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Percudani M, Panariello A, Deste G, Bassetti R, Borriello G, Cecchetto F, Marco BD, Falini A, Nibbio G, Calzavara-Pinton I, Gulizia D, Lassini A, Lavatelli L, Levi D, Lise F, Malchiodi F, Mosca L, Piccinini G, Radice A, Romagnoni G, Ruzzi F, Turati S, Zanobio A, Vita A. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-positive psychiatric in-patients: A case-control study in the psychiatric wards of a Great Metropolitan Hospital in Milan. Psychiatry Res 2023; 322:115042. [PMID: 36736155 PMCID: PMC9795794 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115042] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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During the first Covid-19 outbreak, the Niguarda Hospital of Milan featured two Psychiatry wards, one for SARS-CoV-2 positive patient and one for patients requiring hospitalization and negative for SARS-CoV-2. The two groups of patients were compared and were similar in distribution of psychiatric diagnosis, duration of illness and previous hospitalizations. SARS-CoV-2 positive participants had a lower severity of symptoms both at admission and discharge, a lower frequency of psychotic symptoms and substance intoxication at admission. These findings suggest that patients admitted to the COVID ward were hospitalized not only for their mental health condition but also because of the infection.
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- Mauro Percudani
- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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Li X, David AHG, Zhang L, Song B, Jiao Y, Sluysmans D, Qiu Y, Wu Y, Zhao X, Feng Y, Mosca L, Stoddart JF. Fluorescence Quenching by Redox Molecular Pumping. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:3572-3579. [PMID: 35179889 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Artificial molecular pumps (AMPs), inspired by the active cellular transport exhibited in biological systems, enable cargoes to undergo unidirectional motion, courtesy of molecular ratchet mechanisms in the presence of energy sources. Significant progress has been achieved, using alternatively radical interactions and Coulombic repulsive forces to create working AMPs. In an attempt to widen the range of these AMPs, we have explored the effect of molecular pumping on the photophysical properties of a collecting chain on a dumbbell incorporating a centrally located pyrene fluorophore and two terminal pumping cassettes. The AMP discussed here sequesters two tetracationic cyclophanes from the solution, generating a [3]rotaxane in which the fluorescence of the dumbbell is quenched. The research reported in this Article demonstrates that the use of pumping cassettes allows us to generate the [3]rotaxane in which the photophysical properties of fluorophores can be modified in a manner that cannot be achieved with a mixture of the dumbbell and ring components of the rotaxane on account of their weak binding in solution.
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- Xuesong Li
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Research Unit MolSys, NanoChem, University of Liege, Sart-Tilman, B6a, Liege 4000, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, 140 Flagg Rd., Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.,Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
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Sperandeo R, Cioffi V, Mosca L, Muzii B, Maldonato N. Phenomenological experience personality profile: A test to identify the affective dimensions of psychopathology in the context of precision psychotherapy. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475603 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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IntroductionArtificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly used to highlight refined qualifiers of pathologies and to build treatment protocols based on them. These possibilities open up new perspectives for personalized interventions in psychotherapy. The affective neurosciences that link psychopathological phenomena to the hypersensitization of emotional systems are an excellent field of application of deep learning algorithmsObjectivesIn this contribution we present the standardization of a psychodiagnostic test that can be analyzed with a deep learning algorithm for the development of personalized treatments for depressive disorders in a perspective of precision psychotherapyMethodsPreviously we have constructed a psychodiagnostic test that correlates the psychopathological characteristics to the emotional systems described in affective neuroscience. The construction of this test was carried out with the use of a neural network that discriminated 161 items from a pull of 300 psychopathological and character descriptions. In the present work, the 161 selected items were compared, in a sample of 600 subjects, with the measurement of sadness described in the Panksepp model. Comparation was performed with linear and non-linear statistical analysis methods.ResultsThe items emerging from the statistical analyzes as strongly indicative of a hypersensitivity of the sadness system outline a psychopathological profile for which it is possible to adapt specific psychotherapeutic treatment protocols.ConclusionsIn future prospect, neurobiological and psychophysiological variables such as heart rate variability, skin conductance and activity of the areas of the cortex, measured with a scanner of the near infrared photons, will be correlated to these descriptors of psychopathology.
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Montanari E, Mancini P, Galli F, Varani M, Santino I, Coviello T, Mosca L, Matricardi P, Rancan F, Di Meo C. Biodistribution and intracellular localization of hyaluronan and its nanogels. A strategy to target intracellular S. aureus in persistent skin infections. J Control Release 2020; 326:1-12. [PMID: 32553788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Intracellular pathogens are a critical challenge for antimicrobial therapies. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) causes approximately 85% of all skin and soft tissue infections in humans worldwide and more than 30% of patients develop chronic or recurrent infections within three months, even after appropriate antibacterial therapies. S. aureus is also one of the most common bacteria found in chronic wounds. Recent evidences suggest that S. aureus is able to persist within phagolysosomes of skin cells (i.e. keratinocytes, phagocytic cells), being protected from both the immune system and a number of antimicrobials. To overcome these limits, nano-formulations that enable targeted therapies against intracellular S. aureus might be developed. Herein, the biodistribution and intracellular localisation of hyaluronan (HA) and HA-based nanoparticles (nanogels, NHs) are investigated, both after intravenous (i.v.) injections (in mice) and topical administrations (in ex vivo human skin). Results indicate HA and NHs accumulate especially in skin and liver of mice after i.v. injection. After topical application on human skin explants, no penetration of both HA and NHs was detected in skin with intact stratum corneum. By contrast, in barrier-disrupted human skin (with partial removal and loosening of stratum corneum), HA and NHs penetrate to the viable epidermis and are taken up by keratinocytes. In mechanically produced wounds (skin without epidermis) they accumulate in wound tissue and are taken up by dermis cells, e.g. fibroblasts and phagocytic cells. Interestingly, in all cases, the cellular uptake is CD44-mediated. In vitro studies confirmed that after CD44-mediated uptake, both HA and NHs accumulate in lysosomes of dermal fibroblasts and macrophages, as previously reported for keratinocytes. Finally, the colocalisation between intracellular S. aureus and HA or NHs is demonstrated, in macrophages. Altogether, for the first time, these results strongly suggest that HA and HA-based NHs can provide a targeted therapy to intracellular S. aureus, in persistent skin or wound infections.
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- E Montanari
- Departments of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, V.le Regina Elena 324, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy
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- Departments of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Departments of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
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- Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Departments of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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Sheykhi S, Mosca L, Pushina M, Dey K, Anzenbacher P. Exploiting fluorescent zinc( ii) and copper( ii) complexes for enantiomeric excess determination of hydroxycarboxylates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:8964-8967. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03437a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fluorescent Zn(ii) complexes with quinolino-1,2-diaminocylohexane ligands recognize enantiomeric excess in scalemic mixtures of α-hydroxycarboxylates.
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- Sara Sheykhi
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Northwestern University
- Evanston
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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Anamimoghadam O, Cooper JA, Nguyen MT, Guo Q, Mosca L, Roy I, Sun J, Stern CL, Redfern L, Farha OK, Stoddart JF. Cyclotris(paraquat‐
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‐phenylenes). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Ommid Anamimoghadam
- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
- Institute for Molecular Design and Synthesis Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
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Anamimoghadam O, Cooper JA, Nguyen MT, Guo Q, Mosca L, Roy I, Sun J, Stern CL, Redfern L, Farha OK, Stoddart JF. Cyclotris(paraquat‐
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‐phenylenes). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13778-13783. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ommid Anamimoghadam
- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
- Institute for Molecular Design and Synthesis Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
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Montanari E, Zoratto N, Mosca L, Cervoni L, Lallana E, Angelini R, Matassa R, Coviello T, Di Meo C, Matricardi P. Halting hyaluronidase activity with hyaluronan-based nanohydrogels: development of versatile injectable formulations. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 221:209-220. [PMID: 31227160 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Hyaluronan (HA) is among the most used biopolymers for viscosupplementation and dermocosmetics. However, the current injectable HA-based formulations present relevant limitations: I) unmodified HA is quickly degraded by endogenous hyaluronidases (HAase), resulting in short lasting properties; II) cross-linked HA, although shows enhanced stability against HAase, often contains toxic chemical cross-linkers. As such, herein, we present biocompatible self-assembled hyaluronan-cholesterol nanohydrogels (HA-CH NHs) able to bind to HAase and inhibit the enzyme activity in vitro, more efficiently than currently marketed HA-based cross-linked formulations (e.g. Jonexa™). HA-CH NHs inhibit HAase through a mixed mechanism, by which NHs bind to HAase with an affinity constant 7-fold higher than that of native HA. Similar NHs, based on gellan-CH, evidenced no binding to HAase, neither inhibition of the enzyme activity, suggesting this effect might be due to the specific binding of HA-CH to the active site of the enzyme. Therefore, HA-CH NHs were engineered into injectable hybrid HA mixtures or physical hydrogels, able to halt the enzymatic degradation of HA.
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- E Montanari
- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Oxford road, M13 9PT Manchester, UK
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- Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISC-CNR), P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome I-00185, Italy; Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Via A. Borelli, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00185, Italy
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Sheykhi S, Mosca L, Durgala JM, Anzenbacher P. An indicator displacement assay recognizes enantiomers of chiral carboxylates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:7183-7186. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03352a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Analyte chirality induces changes in fluorescence.
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- Sara Sheykhi
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Northwestern University
- Evanston
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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Pavanello C, Mosca L, Cigoli M, Cavallari U, Mombelli G, Romeo S, Calabresi L. Plasma Lp(a) levels correlate with cardiovascular disease beyond LDL-cholesterol in an italian cohort of FH. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.489] [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: 11/16/2022]
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- Cristian Pezzato
- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
- Institute of Molecular Design and Synthesis Tianjin University Nankai District Tianjin 300072 China
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Pezzato C, Nguyen MT, Kim DJ, Anamimoghadam O, Mosca L, Stoddart JF. Controlling Dual Molecular Pumps Electrochemically. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:9325-9329. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Cristian Pezzato
- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL 60208 USA
- Institute of Molecular Design and Synthesis Tianjin University Nankai District Tianjin 300072 China
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Large cell neuroendocrine (LCNE) carcinomas of the lung are a newly recognized, highly aggressive and frequently misdiagnosed entity. We report a case of stage I LCNE lung carcinoma initially misdiagnosed as large cell undifferentiated carcinoma or poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. The tumor was very extensively necrotic and its neuroendocrine differentiation was only demonstrable with immunohistochemical staining with PHE-5 monoclonal antibody and with antisera against synaptophysin and calcitonin. ACTH, somatostatin and neurofilaments were not demonstrable. The clinical course was ominous and the patient died within 17 months. The reason for this rapid fatal outcome could be ascribed either to the neuroendocrine phenotype of the tumor, or to the extensive necrosis, or both.
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- M Barbareschi
- 3rd Chair of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, School of Medicine, State University of Milan, Italy
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Piazza E, Natale N, Trabattoni A, Mariscotti C, Mosca L, Libretti A, Ottolenghi L, Morasca L. Plasma and Tissue Distribution of Adriamycin in Patients with Pelvic Cancer. Tumori 2018; 67:533-7. [PMID: 7336481 DOI: 10.1177/030089168106700604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The levels of adriamycin in plasma, ascitic fluid and normal and neoplastic tissues sampled during surgery of 3 patients with advanced pelvic cancer were measured by fluorimetry. The highest content of fluorescent compounds was found in tumoral masses in necrotic or scarcely viable tissue; viable and invasive tumor areas scored fluorescence levels comparable with normal adnexa. Ascitic fluid contained levels of fluorescence comparable to the last observed phase of plasma levels. Adipose and cutaneous tissue scored the lowest concentrations.
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A case of double bronchial typical carcinoid of the central type, with a nodal metastasis and paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome is reported. The case is remarkable because both the primary tumors and nodal metastasis were composed of a duoble cell population: one was arranged in nests, was argyrophilic, immunostained with PHE-5 monoclonal antibody, and contained neurosecretory granules; the other one was neither argyrophilic nor PHE-5-immunoreactive, but was strongly immunoreactive for S-100 protein, had a stellate morphology and was at the periphery of the nests of the other cells. The S-100 immunoreactive cells were regarded as a sort of « sustentacular » or « satellite » cells, which are themselves neoplastic. Bronchial carcinoids with S-100 positive cells, although strictly related with other bronchial carcinoids, may in fact represent a group of tumors with different histogenesis and/or differentiative pattern. More work should be done to elucidate whether there is any relevant clinical difference between bronchial carcinoids with or without S-100 reactive cells.
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- M Barbareschi
- 3rd Chair of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, School of Medicine, State University of Milan, Italia
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A girl of 12 with a pontine polymorphous astrocytoma diffusely metastasizing to the spinal cord leptomeninges suddenly died 20 hours after the insertion of a right ventriculo–atrial shunt. Many severely damaged glial neoplastic cells were found in the blood vessels of the lung and liver.
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Dinarelli S, Longo G, Dietler G, Francioso A, Mosca L, Pannitteri G, Boumis G, Bellelli A, Girasole M. Erythrocyte's aging in microgravity highlights how environmental stimuli shape metabolism and morphology. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5277. [PMID: 29588453 PMCID: PMC5869709 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22870-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The determination of the function of cells in zero-gravity conditions is a subject of interest in many different research fields. Due to their metabolic unicity, the characterization of the behaviour of erythrocytes maintained in prolonged microgravity conditions is of particular importance. Here, we used a 3D-clinostat to assess the microgravity-induced modifications of the structure and function of these cells, by investigating how they translate these peculiar mechanical stimuli into modifications, with potential clinical interest, of the biochemical pathways and the aging processes. We compared the erythrocyte's structural parameters and selected metabolic indicators that are characteristic of the aging in microgravity and standard static incubation conditions. The results suggest that, at first, human erythrocytes react to external stimuli by adapting their metabolic patterns and the rate of consumption of the cell resources. On longer timeframes, the cells translate even small differences in the environment mechanical solicitations into structural and morphologic features, leading to distinctive morphological patterns of aging.
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- S Dinarelli
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia - CNR, Via fosso del cavaliere 100, 00133, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia - CNR, Via fosso del cavaliere 100, 00133, Roma, Italy.,LPMV-IPhys-EPFL, Route de la Sorge, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- LPMV-IPhys-EPFL, Route de la Sorge, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche "A. Rossi-Fanelli" Universita "Sapienza", Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche "A. Rossi-Fanelli" Universita "Sapienza", Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze cardiovascolari, respiratorie, nefrologiche, anestesiologiche e geriatriche Università "Sapienza", Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche "A. Rossi-Fanelli" Universita "Sapienza", Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche "A. Rossi-Fanelli" Universita "Sapienza", Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia - CNR, Via fosso del cavaliere 100, 00133, Roma, Italy.
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Mosca L, Mantero V, Penco S, La Mantia L, De Benedetti S, Marazzi MR, Spreafico C, Erminio C, Grassi L, Lando G, Zagaria M, Agostoni E, Protti A. HLA-DRB1*15 association with multiple sclerosis is confirmed in a multigenerational Italian family. Funct Neurol 2018; 32:83-88. [PMID: 28676141 DOI: 10.11138/fneur/2017.32.2.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Environmental and genetic factors seem to play a pathogenetic role in multiple sclerosis (MS). The genetic component is partly suggested by familial aggregation of cases; however, MS families with affected subjects over different generations have rarely been described. The aim of this study was to report clinical and genetic features of a multigenerational MS family and to perform a review of the literature on this topic. We describe a multigenerational Italian family with six individuals affected by MS, showing different clinical and neuroradiological findings. HLA-DRB1* typing revealed the presence of the DRB1*15:01 allele in all the MS cases and in 4/5 non-affected subjects. Reports on six multigenerational MS families have previously been published, giving similar results. The HLA-DRB1*15:01 allele was confirmed to be linked to MS disease in this family; moreover, its presence in non-affected subjects suggests the involvement of other susceptibility factors in the development and expression of the disease, in accordance with the complex disease model now attributed to MS.
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Fasciani R, Mosca L, Giannico M, Legrottaglie E, Balestrazzi E. Unusual Coexistence of Bilateral Keratoconus and Optic Disc Pit: A Case Report. Eur J Ophthalmol 2018; 18:134-7. [DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800124] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose To report the unknown coexistence of bilateral optic disc pit and keratoconus. Methods A 23-year-old man with bilateral keratoconus underwent complete ophthalmology screening, with an unexpected detection of undiagnosed optic disc pit in both eyes. Computerized corneal topography (CT), Orbscan, corneal pachometry, endothelial microscopy, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) examination were performed. Results The corneal CT showed a keratoconus pattern in both eyes, evolved in the right eye with a minimum corneal pachometry of 336 μm in the right eye and 405 μm in the left eye. Mean endothelial cell density was 1937 cells/mm2 in the right eye and 1912 cells/mm2 in the left eye. The OCT scans showed the presence of the disc pit in both eyes with a normal macular thickness and profile in the right eye, and in the left eye an augmented retinal thickness in the nasal macular zone due to retinal oedema and schisis, with an initial detachment of the neuroepithelium in the parapapillary area starting from the optic pit. Conclusions This is the first clinical report of bilateral optic disc pit and keratoconus. Further investigations will be necessary to assess if there is a possible pathogenetic correlation between these two ocular pathologies or if this is an unusual coexistence of separate entities.
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- R. Fasciani
- Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome - Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome - Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome - Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome - Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome - Italy
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Mosca L. A Tale about Simplicity and Imagination. Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2017.01.013] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Sheykhi S, Mosca L, Anzenbacher P. Toward wearable sensors: optical sensor for detection of ammonium nitrate-based explosives, ANFO and ANNM. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:5196-5199. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01949a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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An imine-functionalized polymer displays selective fluorimetric response to the component of ANFO and ANNM, ammonium nitrate and nitromethane!
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- Sara Sheykhi
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Northwestern University
- Evanston
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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Mosca L, Čejka J, Dolenský B, Havlík M, Jakubek M, Kaplánek R, Král V, Anzenbacher P. Bowl-shaped Tröger's bases and their recognition properties. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:10664-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc05923f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The electron rich bowl-shaped tris-Tröger bases calix-1 and calix-2 display fluorescence quenching in presence of nitroaromatic analytes. Crystal structures show the formation of inclusion complexes.
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- Lorenzo Mosca
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Solid State Chemistry
- University of Chemical Technology
- 166 28 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- University of Chemical Technology
- 166 28 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- University of Chemical Technology
- 166 28 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- University of Chemical Technology
- 166 28 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- University of Chemical Technology
- 166 28 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- University of Chemical Technology
- 166 28 Prague 6
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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Caglayan MG, Sheykhi S, Mosca L, Anzenbacher P. Fluorescent zinc and copper complexes for detection of adrafinil in paper-based microfluidic devices. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:8279-82. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03640f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Zn(ii) and Cu(ii) complexes are used in the recognition and sensing of adrafinil through an easy-to-detect fluorescence response.
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- Mehmet Gokhan Caglayan
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
- Department of Analytical Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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Sandri M, Zanolli D, Pellegrini C, Sandri D, Aste C, Bertolini O, Dallapiccola R, Franzoi L, Frizzera R, Guagnano A, Ianeselli L, Maines F, Mosca L, Nave M, Pangrazzi M, Paterno L, Rigotti L, Sannicolò M, Varesco S, Zambotti M, Galligioni E. Safe chemotherapy (CT) administration and impact on nurses' workflow of a mobile health (mHealth) information technology system. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv345.03] [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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Tarlarini C, Lunetta C, Mosca L, Avemaria F, Riva N, Mantero V, Maestri E, Quattrini A, Corbo M, Melazzini MG, Penco S. Novel FUS mutations identified through molecular screening in a large cohort of familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Eur J Neurol 2015; 22:1474-81. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.12772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- C. Tarlarini
- Medical Genetics Unit; Department of Laboratory Medicine; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO); Fondazione Serena Onlus; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit; Department of Laboratory Medicine; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit; Department of Laboratory Medicine; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- Neuropathology Unit; Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of Neuroscience; IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Milan Italy
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- Neurological Department; A. Manzoni Hospital; Lecco Italy
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- NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO); Fondazione Serena Onlus; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- Neuropathology Unit; Institute of Experimental Neurology and Division of Neuroscience; IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Milan Italy
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- NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO); Fondazione Serena Onlus; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
- Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences; Casa Cura Policlinico; Milan Italy
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- NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO); Fondazione Serena Onlus; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit; Department of Laboratory Medicine; Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- Lorenzo Mosca
- Department of Chemistry and
Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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Mosca L, Khnayzer RS, Lazorski MS, Danilov EO, Castellano FN, Anzenbacher P. Sensing of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) in the Solid State with Photoluminescent RuIIand IrIIIComplexes. Chemistry 2015; 21:4056-64. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cinchona-derived fluorescent molecules are used in a cross-reactive sensor array for the sensing of enantiomeric excess (ee) in carboxylate drugs analysis.
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- Ali Akdeniz
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
- Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green
- USA
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Cobellis L, Castaldi MA, Frega V, Mosca L, Corvino F, Cappabianca S, Colacurci N. Endometrial cancer in unicornuate uterus: a case report. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2015; 36:599-601. [PMID: 26513891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION Miillerian anomalies have not been implicated as a significant risk factor for the development of cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancers; in the present literature, there are only a few reports of endometrial cancer arising in patients with Miillerian abnormalities. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of endometrial cancer arising in a patient with unicornuate uterus. CASE REPORT A 69-year-old Caucasian woman underwent clinical examination and office hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy because of abnormal post-menopausal bleeding. The diagnosis was endometrial cancer in unicornuate uterus, hence the patient underwent total hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy. CONCLUSION Uterine malformations and genetic disorders may cause a delayed diagnosis of gynaecological cancers. Gynaecological examination in asymptomatic patients and differential diagnosis in abnormal uterine bleeding patients should be considered.
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Lunetta C, Sansone VA, Penco S, Mosca L, Tarlarini C, Avemaria F, Maestri E, Melazzini MG, Meola G, Corbo M. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in pregnancy is associated with a vascular endothelial growth factor promoter genotype. Eur J Neurol 2014; 21:594-8. [PMID: 24471417 DOI: 10.1111/ene.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 05/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) during pregnancy is uncommon and the effect of one on the other is not well described. METHODS The clinical and genetic features of five cases of ALS are reported with an onset during pregnancy or within 1 month from delivery. Charts from 239 women with a diagnosis of ALS attending the neuromuscular clinics at the Neuromuscular Omnicentre (NEMO) and at IRCCS Policlinico San Donato from 2008 to 2011 were reviewed. RESULTS Of these, 12.8% of the women in child-bearing age had a diagnosis of ALS during pregnancy or immediately after delivery. Genetic screening of the major causative genes revealed two mutations in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene; the analysis of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) promoter variation showed a segregation of the haplotype CA/AG (-2578C/A; -1190A/G) in patients developing ALS related to pregnancy. No effects on foetal development or neonatal course were observed. CONCLUSIONS Pregnancy may unmask ALS but whether this is coincidental is unclear. Hormonal and inflammatory modifications might trigger ALS in subjects with increased susceptibility to oxidative stress related to the toxic function of SOD1 or in subjects with a reduction of neuroprotective molecules such as VEGF.
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- C Lunetta
- Neuromuscular Omnicentre, Fondazione Serena Onlus, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Garshick M, Mochari-Greenberger H, Mosca L. Reduction in dietary trans fat intake is associated with decreased LDL particle number in a primary prevention population. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2014; 24:100-106. [PMID: 24099723 PMCID: PMC3943937 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Increased trans fat intake has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). While the effect of trans fat on traditional lipids is known, it's association with LDL particle number (LDL-P), a novel marker of CVD risk, has not been established. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between trans fat intake and LDL-P over 1-year among individuals participating in a lifestyle intervention trial. METHODS AND RESULTS Family members (N = 400, 33% male, mean age 48 ± 13) of patients hospitalized with CVD who participated in a 1-year randomized controlled primary prevention lifestyle intervention trial and had complete dietary data and LDL-P measures at baseline and 1-year. Change in trans fat as a percentage of total diet and mean absolute change in LDL-P at 1-year was assessed using multivariate adjusted linear regression models. At baseline, there was a significant positive correlation between dietary trans fat intake and LDL-P (Beta = 37, p = 0.04). For every 1 percent change in trans fat intake there was a 27 nmol/L change in LDL-P (Beta = 27, p = 0.04) over 1-year which was independent of baseline predictors and confounders (age, sex, smoking, statin use, waist size and physical activity; Beta = 30, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION A reduction in trans fat intake over 1-year was significantly associated with a reduction in LDL-P independent of potential confounders. Healthcare providers should reinforce the beneficial impact of a healthy diet, and in particular modifications in trans fat intake on improving lipid profiles.
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- M Garshick
- Preventive Cardiology Program, Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Preventive Cardiology Program, Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Preventive Cardiology Program, Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
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Cobellis L, Castaldi MA, Mosca L, Frega V, Ambrosio D, Corvino F, Colacurci N. Benign pulmonary metastasizing leiomyomatosis: case report. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2014; 35:195-198. [PMID: 24772929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The authors report a rare case of leiomyomatosis of the lung diagnosed in a 43-year-old woman, with uterine intravenous leiomyomatosis. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is an extremely rare lesion characterized by usually multiple, benign-appearing smooth muscle tumors of the lung in females with coexisting uterine leiomyoma. On the basis of their histological and immunohistological features, a unified histogenetic view of leiomyomas with vascular invasion (LWVI) and BML of the uterus is proposed. LWVI and BML may be the same pathological entity and microscopic vascular invasion may represent the metastatic mechanism of BML. LWVI seems to be the precursor of BML.
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Healthy vaginal microbiota is an important biological barrier to pathogenic microorganisms. When this predominantly Lactobacillus community is disrupted, decreased in abundance and replaced by different anaerobes, bacterial vaginosis (BV) may occur. BV is associated with prevalence and incidence of several sexually transmitted infections. This review provides background on BV, discusses the epidemiologic data to support a role of altered vaginal microbiota for acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases and analyzes mechanisms by which lactobacilli could counteract sexually transmitted viral infections.
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- C Nardis
- Departments of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Microbiology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Avemaria F, De Benedetti S, Mosca L, Lapolla A, Penco S, Mosca A. Genetic variability of the fructosamine 3-kinase gene in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clin Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.05.026] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Amendola V, Bergamaschi G, Boiocchi M, Fabbrizzi L, Mosca L. The Interaction of Fluoride with Fluorogenic Ureas: An ON1–OFF–ON2 Response. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:6345-55. [DOI: 10.1021/ja4019786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Valeria Amendola
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, via Taramelli 12, 27100
Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, via Taramelli 12, 27100
Pavia, Italy
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- Centro Grandi
Strumenti, Università di Pavia,
via Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia,
Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, via Taramelli 12, 27100
Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
and Center
for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0001, United States
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Esipenko NA, Koutnik P, Minami T, Mosca L, Lynch VM, Zyryanov GV, Anzenbacher P. First supramolecular sensors for phosphonate anions. Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc51407b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Ronchetti D, Todoerti K, Tuana G, Agnelli L, Mosca L, Lionetti M, Fabris S, Colapietro P, Miozzo M, Ferrarini M, Tassone P, Neri A. The expression pattern of small nucleolar and small Cajal body-specific RNAs characterizes distinct molecular subtypes of multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2012. [PMID: 23178508 PMCID: PMC3511933 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2012.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and small Cajal body-specific RNAs (scaRNAs) are non-coding RNAs involved in the maturation of other RNA molecules and generally located in the introns of host genes. It is now emerging that altered sno/scaRNAs expression may have a pathological role in cancer. This study elucidates the patterns of sno/scaRNAs expression in multiple myeloma (MM) by profiling purified malignant plasma cells from 55 MMs, 8 secondary plasma cell leukemias (sPCLs) and 4 normal controls. Overall, a global sno/scaRNAs downregulation was found in MMs and, even more, in sPCLs compared with normal plasma cells. Whereas SCARNA22 resulted the only sno/scaRNA characterizing the translocation/cyclin D4 (TC4) MM, TC2 group displayed a distinct sno/scaRNA signature overexpressing members of SNORD115 and SNORD116 families located in a region finely regulated by an imprinting center at 15q11, which, however, resulted overall hypomethylated in MMs independently of the SNORD115 and SNORD116 expression levels. Finally, integrative analyses with available gene expression and genome-wide data revealed the occurrence of significant sno/scaRNAs/host genes co-expression and the putative influence of allelic imbalances on specific snoRNAs expression. Our data extend the current view of sno/scaRNAs deregulation in cancer and add novel information to the bio-molecular complexity of plasma cell dyscrasias.
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- D Ronchetti
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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Castaldi M, Trabucco E, Boccia O, Frega V, Fatigati G, Adamo M, Mosca L, De Luca A, Colacurci N, Cobellis L. O134 NONYLPHENOL AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER: IN VITRO EFFECTS AT DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)60564-5] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Anzenbacher P, Mosca L, Palacios MA, Zyryanov GV, Koutnik P. Iptycene-Based Fluorescent Sensors for Nitroaromatics and TNT. Chemistry 2012; 18:12712-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 06/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ruggeri G, Mosca L, Zei U. Applying the problem solving paradigm to dream content analysis: A case study of 130 succeeding dream reports in a psychotherapy. Dreaming 2011. [DOI: 10.1037/a0024858] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Baggi G, Boiocchi M, Fabbrizzi L, Mosca L. Moderate and Advanced Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Urea-Anion Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes. Chemistry 2011; 17:9423-39. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Amendola V, Fabbrizzi L, Mosca L, Schmidtchen FP. Urea-, Squaramide-, and Sulfonamide-Based Anion Receptors: A Thermodynamic Study. Chemistry 2011; 17:5972-81. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fabbrizzi L, Licchelli M, Mosca L, Poggi A. Template synthesis of azacyclam metal complexes using primary amides as locking fragments. Coord Chem Rev 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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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Amendola V, Boiocchi M, Brega V, Fabbrizzi L, Mosca L. Octahedral Copper(II) and Tetrahedral Copper(I) Double-Strand Helicates: Chiral Self-Recognition and Redox Behavior. Inorg Chem 2009; 49:997-1007. [DOI: 10.1021/ic9019684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Boiocchi M, Fabbrizzi L, Garolfi M, Licchelli M, Mosca L, Zanini C. Templated Synthesis of Copper(II) Azacyclam Complexes Using Urea as a Locking Fragment and Their Metal-Enhanced Binding Tendencies towards Anions. Chemistry 2009; 15:11288-97. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Mastromarino P, Macchia S, Meggiorini L, Trinchieri V, Mosca L, Perluigi M, Midulla C. Effectiveness of Lactobacillus-containing vaginal tablets in the treatment of symptomatic bacterial vaginosis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009; 15:67-74. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Camardese G, Di Giuda D, Mosca L, Giordano A, Bria P. DAT binding and psychopathological features in depressed patients. Eur Psychiatry 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.01.102] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Guerri A, Carfagna C, Gatti G, Mosca L, Paoli P. Combined approaches to characterize the intermediates in alkyne cyclocarbonylations promoted by bioxazoline Pd IIcomplexes. Acta Crystallogr A 2004. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767304094437] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Duvernoy C, Martin J, Briesmiester K, Bargardi A, Muzik O, Mosca L. Myocardial blood flow and flow reserve in response to hormone therapy in postmenopausal women with risk factors for coronary disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004; 89:2783-8. [PMID: 15181058 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Estrogen has beneficial effects on markers of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but may increase overall CHD events. The effects of hormone therapy on vascular endothelial function have been mixed, and require further assessment. We studied the myocardial blood flow (MBF) response to postmenopausal combination hormone therapy (CHT) in postmenopausal women with risk factors for CHD. We performed dynamic [13N]ammonia positron emission tomography in 15 postmenopausal women in a 7-month placebo-controlled crossover trial of continuous conjugated equine estrogen/cyclical micronized progesterone. MBF was measured at rest, after sympathetic stimulation with the cold pressor test (CPT), and after i.v. adenosine infusion, to determine baseline, endothelium-dependent, and maximal flows, respectively. Response to CPT was neutral in all women at baseline (-0.51 +/- 27%). Adenosine induced a marked increase in MBF (161 +/- 111%). Treatment with 3 months of combined estrogen/progestin CHT did not change CPT or adenosine MBF responses. Myocardial flow reserve was unchanged as well. In this group of postmenopausal women at higher cardiovascular risk, no association was found between CHT assignment and change in MBF. Further study is needed to clarify the effects of CHT on the endothelium of women with presumably diseased vasculature.
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- C Duvernoy
- Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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