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Coperchini F, De Marco G, Croce L, Denegri M, Greco A, Magri F, Tonacchera M, Imbriani M, Rotondi M, Chiovato L. PFOA, PFHxA and C6O4 differently modulate the expression of CXCL8 in normal thyroid cells and in thyroid cancer cell lines. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:63522-63534. [PMID: 37052835 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26797-6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Industrial chemical PFAS are persistent pollutants. Long chain PFAS were taken out of production due to their risk for human health, however, new congeners PFAS have been introduced. The in vitro effects of the long-chain PFOA, the short-chain PFHxA and the new-generation C6O4 were evaluated in normal and in thyroid cancer cell lines in terms of cell viability and proliferation, and secretion of a pro-tumorigenic chemokine (CXCL8), both at the mRNA and at the protein level. The Nthy-ory 3-1 normal-thyroid cell line, the TPC-1 and the 8505C (RET/PTC rearranged and BRAFV600e mutated, respectively) thyroid-cancer cell lines were exposed to increasing concentrations of each PFAS in a time-course. We evaluated viability using WST-1 (confirmed by AnnexinV/PI) and proliferation using the cristal-violet test. To evaluate CXCL8 mRNA we used RT-PCR and measured CXCL8 in the supernatants by ELISA. The exposure to none PFAS did not affect thyroid cells viability (except for a reduction of 8505C cells viability after 144 h) or proliferation. Individual PFAS differently modulated CXCL8 mRNA and protein level. PFOA increased CXCL8 both at mRNA and protein level in the three cell lines; PFHxA increased CXCL8 mRNA in the three cell lines, but increased the protein only in TPC-1 cells; C6O4 increased the CXCL8 mRNA only in thyroid cancer cell lines, but never increased the CXCL8 protein. The results of the present study indicate that the in vitro exposure to different PFAS may modulate both at the mRNA and secreted protein levels of CXCL8 in normal and cancer thyroid cells. Strikingly different effects emerged according to the specific cell type and to the targeted analyte (CXCL8 mRNA or protein).
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- Francesca Coperchini
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Pisa (PI), via Paradisa 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
- NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo (PA), 90133, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Molecular Cardiology, 27100, Pavia (PV), Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Pisa (PI), via Paradisa 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia (PV), Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy
- NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo (PA), 90133, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Pavia (PV), 27100, Italy.
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Oddone E, Pernetti R, Fiorentino ML, Grignani E, Tamborini D, Alaimo G, Auricchio F, Previtali B, Imbriani M. Particle measurements of metal additive manufacturing to assess working occupational exposures: a comparative analysis of selective laser melting, laser metal deposition and hybrid laser metal deposition. Ind Health 2022; 60:371-386. [PMID: 34719600 PMCID: PMC9453568 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2021-0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This paper presents the results of a measurement campaign for assessing the release of particles and the potential exposure of workers in metal additive manufacturing. The monitoring deals with three environments, i.e., two academic laboratories and one production site, while printing different metallic alloys for chemical composition and size. The monitored devices implement different metal 3D printing processes, named Selective Laser Melting, Laser Metal Deposition and Hybrid Laser Metal Deposition, providing a wide overview of the current laser-based Additive Manufacturing technologies. Despite showing the generation of metal powders during the printing processes, the usual measurements based on gravimetric analysis did not highlight concentrations higher than the international exposure limits for the selected metals (i.e., chromium, cobalt, iron, nickel, and copper). Additional data, collected through a cascade impactor and particle counter coupled with the achievements from previous measurements reported in literature, indicate that during the printing operations, fine and ultrafine metal particles might be generated. Finally, the authors introduced a preliminary characterisation of the particles released during the different phases of the investigated AM processes (powder charging, printing, part cleaning and support removal), highlighting how the different operations may affect the particle size and concentration.
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- Enrico Oddone
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro, ICS Maugeri, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- DIII, Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy
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- DICAR, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro, ICS Maugeri, Italy
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Chirico F, Nucera G, Sacco A, Taino G, Szarpak L, Imbriani M. Protecting hospitals from SARS-CoV-2 infection: A review-based comprehensive strategy for COVID-19 prevention and control. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2022; 44:32-40. [PMID: 36346297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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SUMMARY SARS-CoV-2-related infection can determine hospital-acquired infections among patients and healthcare workers. Aim of this paper was to review the literature for developing a strategy for protecting healthcare workers, patients, and visitors by COVID-19 hospital infection. A critical and rapid revision of the literature and international standards and Regulations on this topic allowed us to propose an evidencebased strategy in the framework of the workplace risk assessment for preventing nosocomial COVID-19 outbreaks. The virus' high transmissibility, the high prevalence of asymptomatic carriers and false-negative Covid-19 rates on naso- and oropharingeal swabs, put hospitals at high-risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. A comprehensive strategy based on standard precautions, administrative, environmental, and engineering controls, a screening protocol for patients on their admission to hospital, and a testing-based strategy for HCWs within health surveillance programs may prevent the onset of hospital outbreaks, which are a threat to community, patients and HCWs, compromising the sustainability of healthcare facilities.
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- Francesco Chirico
- Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale di Milano, Health Service Department, Italian State Police, Ministry of the Interior, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Science, University of Milan, Italy
- ASST Fatebenefratelli e Sacco, FatebeneFratelli Hospital, Department of Emergency, Milan, Italy
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- Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- ASL Rome 2, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS S. Maugeri Foundation, Hospital Unit of Occupational Medicine (UOOML), Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Outcomes Research, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland and Maria Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Bialystok, Poland
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- IRCCS S. Maugeri Foundation, Hospital Unit of Occupational Medicine (UOOML), Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Pernetti R, Cattenone A, Bergamaschi E, Guseva-Canu I, Fiorentino ML, Oddone E, Imbriani M. Monitoring nano-particle release of metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) to assess working occupational exposures through the printing process phases. Saf Health Work 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2021.12.1185] [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: 10/19/2022] Open
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Coperchini F, Croce L, Pignatti P, Ricci G, Gangemi D, Magri F, Imbriani M, Rotondi M, Chiovato L. The new generation PFAS C6O4 does not produce adverse effects on thyroid cells in vitro. J Endocrinol Invest 2021; 44:1625-1635. [PMID: 33315184 PMCID: PMC8285310 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01466-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl-substances (PFASs) are synthetic compounds that raised concern due to their potential adverse effects on human health. Long-chain PFAS were banned by government rules in many states, and thus, new emerging PFAS were recently introduced as substitutes. Among these, Perfluoro{acetic acid, 2-[(5-methoxy-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)oxy]}, ammonium salt (C6O4) was recently introduced to produce a range of food contact articles and literature data about this compound are scanty. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro effects of exposure to C6O4, compared with PFOA and PFOS on thyroid cells. METHODS FRTL5 rat-thyroid cell lines and normal human thyroid cells (NHT) were incubated with increasing concentrations of C6O4 for 24, 48, 72, and 144 h to assess cell viability by WST-1. Cell viability was confirmed by AnnexinV/PI staining. Long-chain PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) were used at same concentrations as positive controls. The proliferation of cells exposed to C6O4, PFOA, and PFOS was measured by staining with crystal violet and evaluation of optical density after incubation with SDS. Changes in ROS production by FRTL5 and NHT after exposure to C6O4 at short (10, 20, and 30 min) and long-time points (24 h) were evaluated by cytofluorimetry. RESULTS C6O4 exposure did not modify FRTL5 and NHT cell viability at any concentration and/or time points with no induction of necrosis/apoptosis. At difference, PFOS exposure reduced cell viability of FRTL5 while and NHT, while PFOA only in FRTL5. FRTL5 and NHT cell proliferation was reduced by incubation with by PFOA and PFOS, but not with C6O4. ROS production by NHT and FRTL5 cells was not modified after C6O4 exposure, at any time/concentration tested. CONCLUSIONS The present in vitro study constitutes the first evaluation of the potential adverse effects of the new emerging PFAS C6O4 in cultured rat and human thyroid cells, suggesting its safety for thyroid cells in vitro.
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- F Coperchini
- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- PHD Course in Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Allergy and Immunology Unit, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Raglio A, Panigazzi M, Colombo R, Tramontano M, Iosa M, Mastrogiacomo S, Baiardi P, Molteni D, Baldissarro E, Imbriani C, Imarisio C, Eretti L, Hamedani M, Pistarini C, Imbriani M, Mancardi GL, Caltagirone C. Hand rehabilitation with sonification techniques in the subacute stage of stroke. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7237. [PMID: 33790343 PMCID: PMC8012636 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86627-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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After a stroke event, most survivors suffer from arm paresis, poor motor control and other disabilities that make activities of daily living difficult, severely affecting quality of life and personal independence. This randomized controlled trial aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a music-based sonification approach on upper limbs motor functions, quality of life and pain perceived during rehabilitation. The study involved 65 subacute stroke individuals during inpatient rehabilitation allocated into 2 groups which underwent usual care dayweek) respectively of standard upper extremity motor rehabilitation or upper extremity treatment with sonification techniques. The Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Scale, Box and Block Test and the Modified Ashworth Scale were used to perform motor assessment and the McGill Quality of Life-it and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale to assess quality of life and pain. The assessment was performed at baseline, after 2 weeks, at the end of treatment and at follow-up (1 month after the end of treatment). Total scores of the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Scale (primary outcome measure) and hand and wrist sub scores, manual dexterity scores of the affected and unaffected limb in the Box and Block Test, pain scores of the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (secondary outcomes measures) significantly improved in the sonification group compared to the standard of care group (time*group interaction < 0.05). Our findings suggest that music-based sonification sessions can be considered an effective standardized intervention for the upper limb in subacute stroke rehabilitation.
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- Alfredo Raglio
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione S. Lucia, I.R.C.C.S., Rome, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S, Montescano, PV, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, S. Martino Hospital, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Nervi (GE), Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Research Laboratory, Scientific Institute of Pavia , Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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Oddone E, Bollon J, Nava CR, Minelli G, Imbriani M, Consonni D, Marinaccio A, Magnani C, Barone-Adesi F. Forecast of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Mortality in Italy up to 2040. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 18:ijerph18010160. [PMID: 33379304 PMCID: PMC7796001 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Despite their differences, pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma are frequently lumped together to describe epidemic curves and to forecast future mesothelioma trends. This study aims to describe the malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM) epidemic in Italy (1996-2016) and to forecast future trends up to 2040 in order to contribute to the assessment of MPeM future burden. All MPeM deaths in Italy from 1996-2016 were collected (as provided by the Italian National Statistical Institute (ISTAT)) in order to estimate MPeM mortality rates for each 3-year period from 1996 to 2016. Poisson age-period-cohort (APC) models were then used to forecast MPeM future trends. Between 2017 and 2040, 1333 MPeM deaths are expected. The number of MPeM deaths, as well as mortality rates, are expected to constantly decrease throughout the considered period. Based on considering the information from this study, it can be concluded that the MPeM epidemic has probably already reached its peak in Italy.
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- Enrico Oddone
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
- Occupational Medicine Unit (UOOML), ICS Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0382592708
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy; (J.B.); (C.M.); (F.B.-A.)
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- Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy;
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- Statistics Service, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
- Occupational Medicine Unit (UOOML), ICS Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), 00187 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy; (J.B.); (C.M.); (F.B.-A.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy; (J.B.); (C.M.); (F.B.-A.)
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Taino G, Buonocore C, Stanga A, Imbriani M. [Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS) and ionizing radiation]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2020; 42:292-297. [PMID: 33600657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The term monoclonal gammopathy refers to a clinical condition characterized by the presence in serum and/or urine of clonal immunoglobulins, i.e. homogeneous immunoglobulins, structurally identical both as a heavy chain and as a light chain, produced by a B cell clone (1). The prevalence of MGUS is low in young subjects (less than 2% of patients with MGUS are less than 40 years of age, while in the population aged over 50 years it is relatively high (3.2%) and increases considerably with age. Although historically considered to be a benign condition, patients with MGUS are at risk to develop multiple myeloma over time. Therefore, MGUS may be framed as a preneoplastic stage of the plasma cell that precedes the possible development of a multiple myeloma. In a limited percentage of cases, it can be considered the asymptomatic pre-malignant stage preceding multiple myeloma (MM) on a probabilistic basis. Few studies have assessed the prevalence of MGUS in people occupationally exposed to pesticides. Several other studies on atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki have revealed a possible association with exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). Routine laboratory tests performed on the subjects exposed to the risk factors studied appear to be indicated for workers from the age of 50 years. The finding of a GMUS in the absence of further laboratory alterations is the most frequent finding and does not require further action, if it is not to plan include blood chemistry tests at least every two years. In this situation, no restrictions appear to be justified on the work activity involving the risk of exposure to IR or pesticides. In case of concurrent presence of alterations that may be indicative or suggestive of an increased risk of evolution in a neoplastic way a close periodicity - every 3-6 months - of haematological checks is recommended. In such cases, it appears justified to move away from activities involving exposure to ionizing radiation for a period of time which should be evaluated on the basis of the evolution of the picture and the progress of laboratory tests during the monitoring period.
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- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
- Università degli Studi di Pavia, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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- AIRM (Associazione Italiana Radioprotezione Medica), Roma
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- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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Bordini L, Malagò G, Taino G, Buonocore C, Imbriani M. [Fit for work judgment and ionizing radiation: discussion of clinical cases]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2020; 42:298-303. [PMID: 33600658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Introduction. The formulation of the suitability for risk assessment from exposure to ionizing radiation in workers diagnosed with malignant tumor disease entails important implications of a professional, human, social, but also medical-legal, nature. By now, the management of such situations is an event anything but infrequent in the activity of the Authorized Physician: the increase in the number of people staying in wore and the rise in the incidence and prevalence of malignant neoplastic diseases in the working-age population make the problem more relevant than ever. This is not only because of the improvement of the diagnostic and treatment capacity but also for the increased survival that follows from them. The result is therefore an increase in the cases that can potentially reach the antention of the Authorized Physician/Competent Physician who - in compliance with the provisions of current legislation - will be thus called to express the suitability assessment for the specific task by applying criteria that respect the highest and current scientific evidence in this field. Materials and Methods. Through the guided illustration of two clinical cases, it is intended to propose here a - practical and reasoned - path towards the formulation of the assessment on the occupational reintegration of the worker with diagnosis of neoplastic disease. This methodology is applied and developed through the systematic recourse to objective and specific orientation criteria, able to guide the decision-making process of the Authorized Doctor/Competent Doctor. Results. The proposed criteria were applied to workers operating in the healthcare sector and assigned to different types of activities who were at risk from exposure to ionizing sources. Conclusions. The proposed evaluation path is intended to represent a clinical and rational methodology of approach and management to the problem of assessing the suitability of workers with previous neoplastic diseases, all that by fully safeguarding the decision-making autonomy - variable from case to case - which is characteristic of the activity of the Authorized Physician/Competent Physician.
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- Lorenzo Bordini
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, UOC Medicina del Lavoro
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- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri di Pavia, Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del lavoro (UOOML)
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- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri di Pavia, Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del lavoro (UOOML)
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- Università degli Studi di Pavia, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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Delogu A, Taino G, Imbriani M. [Health surveillance of workers exposed in a hadrontherapy center]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2020; 42:262-264. [PMID: 33600651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica (CNAO) of Pavia is the only Italian structure capable of administering therapeutic radiotherapy treatments with heavy particles (carbon ions, protons) accelerated; in addition to this, it hosts significant research activity, both as basic research and for health-related applications. From the perspective of radioprotection, the most significant risk profile is that linked to external irradiation, from three categories of sources: accelerated external beams (in addition to the treatment beams there are conventional linear accelerators), materials activated following irradiation during treatment or during research activities, unstable isotopes used for diagnostic purposes. The CNAO building has been designed and built to guarantee maximum safety both to the operator and to the patient or visitor, with widely redundant systems in order to exclude the occurrence of accidental irradiation, and to minimize the risk of exposure to activated materials. The cohort of workers shows "atypical" characteristics for healthcare safacilities due to the absolute disproportion between classified and unclassified personnel, the homogeneity of training paths, and demographic characteristics. The health surveillance of the exposed, all classified in category B pursuant to Legislative Decree 230/95, is based on the adoption of the AIRM Protocol, tempered on the specific characteristics of the work process. The main critical issues related to the health surveillance of the exposed CNAO workers come from the energies used, with significant activation capacity, and from the presence of personnel in training.
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- Alberto Delogu
- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri di Pavia, Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del lavoro (UOOML)
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- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri di Pavia, Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del lavoro (UOOML)
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- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri di Pavia, Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del lavoro (UOOML)
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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Coperchini F, Croce L, Denegri M, Pignatti P, Agozzino M, Netti GS, Imbriani M, Rotondi M, Chiovato L. Adverse effects of in vitro GenX exposure on rat thyroid cell viability, DNA integrity and thyroid-related genes expression. Environ Pollut 2020; 264:114778. [PMID: 32417585 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The hexafluoropropylene-oxide-dimer-acid (GenX) is a short-chain perfluoroalkyl substance that was recently introduced following the phase out of PFOA, as an alternative for the process of polymerization. GenX was detected at high concentrations in rivers, drinking water and in sera of exposed workers and recent findings suggested its potential dangerousness for human health. Aim of the study was to assess the consequences of GenX exposure on in vitro thyroid cells with particular attention to the effects on cell-viability, proliferation, DNA-damage and in the thyroid-related genes expression. FRTL-5 rat-thyroid cell line were incubated with increasing concentrations of GenX for 24 h, 48 h and 72 h to assess cell viability by WST-1. DNA-damage was assessed by comet assay and further confirmed by micronucleus assay. The proliferation of survived cells was measured by staining with crystal violet and evaluation of its optical density after incubation with SDS. Changes in TTF-1, Pax8, Tg, TSH-R, NIS and TPO genes expression were evaluated by RT-PCR. GenX exposure reduced FRTL-5 viability in a time and dose-dependent manner (24 h: ANOVA F = 22.286; p < 0.001; 48 h: F = 43.253, p < 0.001; 72 h: F = 49.708, p < 0.001). Moreover, GenX exerted a genotoxic effect, as assessed by comet assay (significant increase in tail-length, olive-tail-moment and percentage of tail-DNA) and micronucleus assay, both at cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic concentrations. Exposure to GenX at concentrations non-cytotoxic exerted a significant lowering of the expression of the regulatory gene TTF-1 (p < 0.05 versus untreated) and higher expression of Pax-8 (p < 0.05 versus untreated) and a down-regulation of NIS (p < 0.05 versus untreated). In addition, cells survived to GenX exposure showed a reduced re-proliferation ability (24 h: ANOVA F = 11,941; p < 0,001; 48 h: F = 93.11; p < 0.001; 72 h F = 21.65; p < 0.001). The exposure to GenX produces several toxic effects on thyroid cells in vitro. GenX is able to promote DNA-damage and to affect the expression of thyroid transcription-factor genes.
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- Francesca Coperchini
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, 27100, Pavia, Italy; PHD Course in Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Molecular Cardiology, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Allergy and Immunology Unit, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pathology Unit, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical Pathology Unit and Center for Molecular Medicine Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, 27100, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Raglio A, Imbriani M, Imbriani C, Baiardi P, Manzoni S, Gianotti M, Castelli M, Vanneschi L, Vico F, Manzoni L. Machine learning techniques to predict the effectiveness of music therapy: A randomized controlled trial. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2020; 185:105160. [PMID: 31710983 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2019.105160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The literature shows the effectiveness of music listening, but which factors and what types of music produce therapeutic effects, as well as how music therapists can select music, remain unclear. Here, we present a study to establish the main predictive factors of music listening's relaxation effects using machine learning methods. METHODS Three hundred and twenty healthy participants were evenly distributed by age, education level, presence of musical training, and sex. Each of them listened to music for nine minutes (either to their preferred music or to algorithmically generated music). Relaxation levels were recorded using a visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after the listening experience. The participants were then divided into three classes: increase, decrease, or no change in relaxation. A decision tree was generated to predict the effect of music listening on relaxation. RESULTS A decision tree with an overall accuracy of 0.79 was produced. An analysis of the structure of the decision tree yielded some inferences as to the most important factors in predicting the effect of music listening, particularly the initial relaxation level, the combination of education and musical training, age, and music listening frequency. CONCLUSIONS The resulting decision tree and analysis of this interpretable model makes it possible to find predictive factors that influence therapeutic music listening outcomes. The strong subjectivity of therapeutic music listening suggests the use of machine learning techniques as an important and innovative approach to supporting music therapy practice.
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- Alfredo Raglio
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Boezio 28, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Boezio 28, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Boezio 28, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Boezio 28, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Fondazione Istituto Ospedaliero di Sospiro, Sospiro (CR) 26048, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto Ospedaliero di Sospiro, Sospiro (CR) 26048, Italy.
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- NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Campolide, Lisboa 1070-312, Portugal.
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- NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Campolide, Lisboa 1070-312, Portugal.
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- ETSI Informatica, Andalucia Tech, University of Malaga, Malaga 29071, Spain.
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- Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione (DISCo), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Viale Sarca 336, 20126 Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Trieste, via Weiss 2, 34128 Trieste, Italy.
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Raglio A, Bellandi D, Gianotti M, Zanacchi E, Gnesi M, Monti MC, Montomoli C, Vico F, Imbriani C, Giorgi I, Imbriani M. Daily music listening to reduce work-related stress: a randomized controlled pilot trial. J Public Health (Oxf) 2020; 42:e81-e87. [PMID: 30942385 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Literature shows that music can reduce stress conditions. This pilot study investigated the effects of music listening on work-related stress and well-being in healthcare professionals. METHOD A total of 45 subjects were randomly assigned to three treatment groups: No Music, Individualized Music and Melomics-Health Listening. Music groups experienced a daily 30-min-playlist listening for 3 weeks at home. The Maugeri Stress Index-Revised (MASI-R) and the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) were administered at baseline, after 3 weeks and after 7 weeks (follow-up). Longitudinal data were analyzed by means of a nested ANOVA model, testing the main effects of time and treatment and the interaction between them. RESULTS MASI-R scores showed a positive trend in music groups and a worsening in the control group. Only the interaction time/treatment emerged as supporting a trend toward statistical significance (P = 0.07). PGWBI showed a stability in music groups and a clear decline in controls, without significant effects. CONCLUSIONS Results from the study support the need for a larger clinical trial: it is suggested that daily music listening could be implemented to reduce work-related stress and that the effects may be related, not only to individual musical preferences and familiarity, but also to specific music structures and parameters.
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- A Raglio
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Maugeri, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto Ospedaliero di Sospiro, Piazza Libertà 2, Sospiro, Cremona 26048, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto Ospedaliero di Sospiro, Piazza Libertà 2, Sospiro, Cremona 26048, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto Ospedaliero di Sospiro, Piazza Libertà 2, Sospiro, Cremona 26048, Italy
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- Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, via Forlanini 2, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, via Forlanini 2, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, via Forlanini 2, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- ETSI Informatica, Andalucia Tech, University of Malaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 35, Malaga 29000, Spain
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Maugeri, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Maugeri, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Maugeri, Pavia 27100, Italy
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Coperchini F, Croce L, Ricci G, Magri F, Rotondi M, Imbriani M, Chiovato L. Thyroid Disrupting Effects of Old and New Generation PFAS. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:612320. [PMID: 33542707 PMCID: PMC7851056 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.612320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a group of synthetic compounds widely used in industry plants due to their low grade of degradation, surfactant properties, thermic and flame resistance. These characteristics are useful for the industrial production, however they are also potentially dangerous for human health and for the environment. PFAS are persistent pollutants accumulating in waters and soil and recoverable in foods due to their release by food packaging. Humans are daily exposed to PFAS because these compounds are ubiquitous and, when assimilated, they are difficult to be eliminated, persisting for years both in humans and animals. Due to their persistence and potential danger to health, some old generation PFAS have been replaced by newly synthesized PFAS with the aim to use alternative compounds presumably safer for humans and the environment. Yet, the environmental pollution with PFAS remains a matter of concern worldwide and led to large-scale epidemiological studies both on plants' workers and on exposed people in the general population. In this context, strong concern emerged concerning the potential adverse effects of PFAS on the thyroid gland. Thyroid hormones play a critical role in the regulation of metabolism, and thyroid function is related to cardiovascular disease, fertility, and fetal neurodevelopment. In vitro, ex vivo data, and epidemiological studies suggested that PFASs may disrupt the thyroid hormone system in humans, with possible negative repercussions on the outcome of pregnancy and fetal-child development. However, data on the thyroid disrupting effect of PFAS remain controversial, as well as their impact on human health in different ages of life. Aim of the present paper is to review recent data on the effects of old and new generation PFAS on thyroid homeostasis. To this purpose we collected information from in vitro studies, animal models, and in vivo data on exposed workers, general population, and pregnant women.
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- Francesca Coperchini
- Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- *Correspondence: Luca Chiovato,
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Croce L, Coperchini F, Tonacchera M, Imbriani M, Rotondi M, Chiovato L. Effect of long- and short-chain perfluorinated compounds on cultured thyroid cells viability and response to TSH. J Endocrinol Invest 2019; 42:1329-1335. [PMID: 31102255 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-019-01062-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE Perfluorinated chemicals are widespread pollutants persistent in the environment with links to some major health issues. The two main compounds, perfluoro-octanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluoro-alkyl sulphonate (PFOS), were recently classified as carcinogenetic and thus their use has been restricted. Short-chain PFCs were recently developed as an alternative, but no data regarding the possible endocrine toxicities of these compounds are available. Aim of this study was to investigate whether short-chain PFCs could jeopardize thyroid cell viability and/or interfere with the functional effect TSH. METHODS Fisher rat thyroid line-5 (FRTL-5) was treated with increasing concentrations of PFOA, PFOS, perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS), perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA), pentafluoropropionic anhydride (PFPA), perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) to evaluate modifications in cell viability and TSH-stimulated cAMP production. RESULTS Neither long nor short-chain PFCs affected cell viability (apart from PFOS 100 µM), or interfered with cAMP production. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study demonstrate for the first time that short-chain PFCs have no acute cytotoxic effect on thyroid cells in vitro and that cAMP production is not modulated by any of the tested PFCs.
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- L Croce
- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, University of Pavia, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- PHD Course in Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, University of Pavia, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Endocrinology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, University of Pavia, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, University of Pavia, Via S. Maugeri 4, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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Raglio A, Oddone E, Morotti L, Khreiwesh Y, Zuddas C, Brusinelli J, Imbriani C, Imbriani M. Music in the workplace: A narrative literature review of intervention studies. J Complement Integr Med 2019; 17:/j/jcim.ahead-of-print/jcim-2017-0046/jcim-2017-0046.xml. [PMID: 31644428 DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2017-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background Music is widely used in clinical and rehabilitative fields and recently also in the field of Occupational Medicine. This review aims at selecting the evidence-based studies regarding music interventions in workplaces. Methods In order to carry out a narrative literature review, two independent pairs of investigators searched in PubMed and PsycInfo databases to select Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) or Clinical Controlled Trials (CCTs) in English regarding music and music therapy interventions in workplaces; the trials were published in peer-reviewed journals from January 2000 to February 2017. Results Fourteen articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Among these, ten were RCTs and four CCTs. The vast majority of RCTs were conducted on students or medical personnel (n=8), while only a few RCTs (n=2) were carried out on air traffic controllers or sick leave workers. Firefighters, computer systems developers, nursing students and office workers were studied through a CCT study design (n=4). Conclusions Psychological factors, communication, rehabilitative outcomes and cognitive and work performances seem to be the principal areas of interest in the field of music and occupational medicine, with possible economic benefits. Future studies should adopt rigorous methodological criteria to carry out larger samples on a wide range of professional categories and music/music therapy interventions.
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- Alfredo Raglio
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Chirico F, Taino G, Magnavita N, Giorgi I, Ferrari G, Mongiovì MC, Imbriani M. [Proposal of a method for assessing the risk of burnout in teachers: the VA.RI.B.O strategy]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2019; 41:221-235. [PMID: 31242352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Introduction. Burnout syndrome (BOS) can be defined as a chronic work strain characterized by three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (or cynicism), reduced professional effectiveness. BOS typically strikes the helping professions like the teachers. Objective. The aims of this study are: 1) clarify the concept of BOS, as currently configured in the international scientific literature; 2) analyze the psychosocial risk factors in teachers; 3) develop a methodology for the assessment and prevention of the risk of BOS in the teachers. Methods. The literature review followed some of the PRISMA guidelines criteria. Results and discussion. The results of the study highlight BOS as a risk factor specific and distinct from labor-related stress. A strategy called VA.RI.B.O is proposed (Burn-Out Recognition) for teachers.
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- Francesco Chirico
- Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale di Milano - Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Ministero dell'Interno - Roma (Italy)
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- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Roma (Italy)
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- Unità Operativa di Psicologia - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia (Italy)
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- Società Italiana di Psicoterapia Integrata per lo Sviluppo Psicosociale (SIPISS) - Milano (Italy)
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- Università degli Studi di Pavia - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) di IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia (Italy)
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- Università degli Studi di Pavia - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) di IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia (Italy)
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Ferraro OE, Guido D, Verri A, Borrelli P, Puci MV, Oddone E, Gnesi M, Monti MC, Gigli Berzolari F, Villani S, Cerra C, Migliazza S, Imbriani M, Pelissero G, Montomoli C. [Epidemiological analysis on the hospitalization from neurological diseases in the Province of Pavia (Lombardy Region, Northern Italy)]. Epidemiol Prev 2019; 43:286-294. [PMID: 31650784 DOI: 10.19191/ep19.4.p286.079] [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: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES to evaluate time and spatial distribution of hospitalization due to neurological diseases in the province of Pavia (Lombardy Region, Northern Italy). DESIGN ecological study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS the study was performed on aggregate data of people residing in the province of Pavia in the period 2005-2014. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES hospital discharge records of neurological diseases and raw and standardized hospitalization rates. RESULTS hospitalization due to neurological diseases in the Province of Pavia showed a slight decreasing trend in time. For the year 2014, the spatial analysis of hospitalizations highlights excesses of risk in the Lomellina district, both in males and in females. CONCLUSION spatial analysis confirms previous results on specific neurological diseases and suggests more detailed analysis on hospitalization excesses in Lomellina area.
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- Ottavia Eleonora Ferraro
- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia;
- Both authors contributed equally to this work
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
- Both authors contributed equally to this work
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di medicina del lavoro "Salvatore Maugeri", Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di medicina del lavoro "Salvatore Maugeri", Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di igiene, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità di biostatistica ed epidemiologia clinica, Dipartimento di sanità pubblica, medicina sperimentale e forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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Taino G, Bordini L, Sarto C, Porro S, Chirico F, Oddone E, Imbriani M. [Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS) and occupational risk factors: criteria to carry out the health surveillance]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2019; 41:202-207. [PMID: 31242349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS) identifies a clinically asymptomatic and laboratory-based situation characterized by a modest monoclonal component (MC). In a limited percentage of cases, on a probabilistic basis, the asymptomatic genepremalignant stage could lead to multiple myeloma (MM). Materials and Methods. Based on literature data and available Guidelines on the subject, the diagnostic criteria and a methodological path are here suggested to the Occupational Physician to formulate a judgment of suitability for the task with exposure risk to RI or pesticides. Results. Some studies have evaluated the prevalence of MGUS in subjects exposed professionally to pesticides. Numerous other studies conducted on the survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have highlighted a possible association with exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). The guidelines relating to the diagnosis and management of MGUS cases (with respect to the potential evolution in MM allow) to draw important operational indications for the competent/authorized physician. Conclusions. The routinely use of laboratory tests for subjects exposed to the studied risk factors is generally indicated starting from the worker's 50 years of age. The finding of a MGUS in the absence of further laboratory alterations represents the situation most frequently and does not require further measures, other than those of foreseeing even blood controls at least every two years. In this situation, there are no justified restrictions on work activities with exposure risks to IR or pesticides. If alterations suggestive for an increased risk of evolution in a neoplastic way could be identified, a close periodicity - every 3-6 months - of haematological checks is recommended. In these cases, it appears justified an abstention from activities involving exposure to ionizing radiation for a period of time that will be evaluated based on the evolution of the framework and by the progress of laboratory tests in the monitored period.
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- Giuseppe Taino
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore - Milano, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera di Desio e Vimercate (MI), Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera di Desio e Vimercate (MI), Italy
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- Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Ministero dell'Interno - Milano, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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Taino G, Giardini G, Delogu A, Foti R, Oddone E, Imbriani M. [Work on a building site at high altitude: physiopathological features and entailments for the occupational medicine]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2019; 41:242-252. [PMID: 31242354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Introduction. From a physiological perspective the high altitude is defined by altitudes higher than 3000 meters above sea level: at this altitude the atmospheric pressure is reduced to 525 mmHg and the partial pressure of Oxygen drops to 110 mmHg in the ambient air follows and 60 mmHg in the alveolar air. To stay at altitudes above 3000 m s.l.m. therefore places the human organism in front of a notable reduction of the functional respiratory reserve already in conditions of rest, leading to inevitable repercussions on the ability to sustain physical effort. Materials and methods. A population of 39 workers employed in the construction sector at a high altitude construction site (2200-3480 m) was examined. Data relating to sex, age, body mass index, smoking, residence altitude, mountaineering history (maximum altitude reached over a lifetime, frequency of ascents, time spent at high altitude, both for pleasure and for work) and sport practice were collected. Among them, for 25 workers the data of the ergometric tests in normobaric hypoxia (pO2, desaturation and peak values of heart rate, respiratory frequency, ventilation) conducted with simplified mode were collected. Purpose. The study aims to analyze the health of a group of workers exposed to the risk related to staying at high altitude in light of the indications of the scientific literature on health surveillance. Results. The data relating to the group of workers studied with regard to anamnestic data and to the results of ergospirometric examinations in hypoxic conditions are described. Conclusions. In working conditions at high altitude it is necessary to consider both the effect of high altitude in itself, similar to a sort of substantially unchangeable "background risk", and the ways in which high altitude interacts with other risk factors characteristic of the work site activity (which are the same as for any construction site activity that takes place at sea level), considering also the pathophysiological or frankly pathological conditions of which the worker is a carrier. This evaluation can be articulated on two levels: a first level concerning the suitability of the individual for access and the simple prolonged stay in altitude where the work activity will be performed; a second level regarding the suitability of the worker to carry out the work tasks required by the specific task in the particular environmental conditions.
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- Giuseppe Taino
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
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- Società Italiana di Medicina di Montagna - Azienda Ospedaliera di Aosta, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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Oddone E, Taino G, Vita S, Schimd M, Frigerio F, Imbriani M. Macular degeneration: peculiar sunlight exposure in an agricultural worker. Med Lav 2019; 110:241-245. [PMID: 31268431 PMCID: PMC7812542 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v110i3.8125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background: Occupational exposure to sunlight, in particular to blue light (wavelength of 380-550 nm), is a risk factor for several pathologies, including chronic retinal photochemical damage and, more specifically, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Moreover, in addition to the effect of blue light, there is evidence about the role of near ultraviolet light (UV-A) as a risk factor for AMD since, given the wavelength, a precise “turning point” between effect and no effect is not definable. Methods and results: This work reports the case of a woman employed in the agricultural sector from 15 to 25 years of age, with no significant occupational exposure to other risk factors for AMD, who later developed this pathology. The case is of particular interest given that she worked as a “mondina”, a task involving the transplanting of young rice seedlings into water-flooded fields and manual weed control. This practice, although replaced by the introduction of pesticides, entailed the exposure to sunlight reflection on the water surface in addition to direct exposure to natural light. Conclusion: This brief case-report points out that occupational exposure to the short wavelength component of visible light and UV-A deserve further attention regarding preventive measures and the adoption of adequate personal protective equipment, in particular in productive sectors involving lengthy eye exposure to solar radiation and to the reflectance of surrounding surfaces. Furthermore, the cases of AMD and cataract should receive a complete and accurate occupational anamnesis for a more proper recognition of the possible role of occupational solar radiation exposure in the induction of the disease.
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Imbriani M, Taino G, Panigazzi M, Capodaglio EM, Oddone E. [Active population aging, ICD-ICF clinical model and Occupational and Rehabilitation Medicine]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2019; 41:140-146. [PMID: 31170344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The aging of the active population is more and more increasing in advanced western societies. This phenomenon also implies a constant increase in the average age of workers in various productive sectors, not least that of health. In this, in fact, alongside the known occupational risks, more and more frequently we are witnessing the emergence of chronic-degenerative pathologies connected with aging, even with symptoms that do not determine an unsuitability for work. In fact, within a scientific landscape accounting little evidence on the effectiveness of complex rehabilitation programs, the use of the ICD / ICF system in therapeutic programming should produce an important turning point, providing health professionals with a conceptual paradigm that supports both the functional assessment and the rational planning of therapeutic interventions, also contributing to the advancement of specialist knowledge. The present work shows how an effective collaboration between occupational physicians and rehabilitation specialists can effectively participate in the evaluation of the patient / worker even in the elderly, with particular regard to the return to work, taking full advantage of the classification and diagnostic tools implemented in the ICD and ICF systems.
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- Marcello Imbriani
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics Unit of Pavia and Montescano Institute, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics Unit of Pavia Institute, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
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Panigazzi M, Capodaglio EM, Prestifilippo E, Traversoni S, Quaccini C, Imbriani M. [The ICD-ICF outpatient pathway in occupational therapy]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2019; 41:132-139. [PMID: 31170343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Complex Ambulatory Macroactivity (MAC, Macroattività Ambulatoriale Complessa) has recently been included among the therapeutic and diagnostic Specialized Rehabilitation services issued by the Lombardy Region health institutes. Within Maugeri Scientific Clinical Institutes, our Occupational Physiatrics and Ergonomics Service is actively involved in the organic redefinition of rehabilitative pathways in the light of functional and patient-centered interpretation, typical of ICF (International Classification of Functioning). The article describes the assumptions, criteria and procedures that support the MAC system, proposing a modeling that can be inserted into the modern and complex system of health services.
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- Monica Panigazzi
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics Unit of Pavia and Montescano Institute, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics Unit of Pavia Institute, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics Unit of Montescano Institute, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Psychology Unit of Montescano Institute, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics Unit of Pavia Institute, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCSS, Occupational Medicine Hospital Unit (UOOML), Institute of Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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Negri S, Oddone E, Morandi F, Sottani C, Gardinali F, Lillo A, Pastoris O, Dacrema V, Losurdo A, Grignani E, Cottica D, Imbriani M. Validation of cleaning procedures used in an Italian Hospital Pharmacy for antineoplastic drug decontamination: a new tool for industrial hygiene. Med Lav 2019; 110:93-101. [PMID: 30990471 PMCID: PMC7809970 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v110i2.8001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current Italian regulations and procedures for surface decontamination of antineoplastic drugs (ADs) are not clear. Therefore, most hospital pharmacies follow internal procedures as an interpretation of the recommended handling guidelines. OBJECTIVES Our study compared 7 different cleaning procedures after controlled contamination of the work surface of a biological safety cabinet workbench in an Italian hospital oncology pharmacy (HOP) to determine which of them is more efficient and practical. Moreover, in order to approximate operative routine and improve risk awareness, cleaning procedures were carried out by the personnel that usually operate in the HOP. METHODS Measured quantities, i.e. a drop (100 μL) of 5-FluoroUracil, IPhosfamide, CycloPhosphamide and Gemcitabine, were deposited on the work surface within precisely delimited areas. Following the wipe-test analysis using UPLC-MS/MS, the cleaning efficacy was calculated based on the ratio of the residual concentration of the AD, after the cleaning procedure, to the concentration of each AD before the procedure. RESULTS Tested cleaning procedures were: 1) Hypo-Chlor®, hot water and Farmecol70®; 2) Hypo-Chlor® and hot water; 3) Farmecol70®; 4) Surfa'Safe SH® and hot water; 5) Amuchina® 10%, hot water and Farmecol70®; 6) Incidin® Oxyfoam and hot water; 7) liquid Marseille soap, hot water and Farmecol70®. Within the studied HOP, the Marseille soap was evaluated to be the optimal choice due to its efficacy, low cost, and the very short contact time needed before rinsing. DISCUSSION The application of the protocol for procedure validation suggested here could be used in every HOP as a reliable industrial hygiene tool to demonstrate the validity of the chosen cleaning procedure.
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Colombo R, Raglio A, Panigazzi M, Mazzone A, Bazzini G, Imarisio C, Molteni D, Caltagirone C, Imbriani M. The SonicHand Protocol for Rehabilitation of Hand Motor Function: A Validation and Feasibility Study. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2019; 27:664-672. [PMID: 30872238 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2019.2905076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Musical sonification therapy is a new technique that can reinforce conventional rehabilitation treatments by increasing therapy intensity and engagement through challenging and motivating exercises. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility and validity of the SonicHand protocol, a new training and assessment method for the rehabilitation of hand function. The study was conducted in 15 healthy individuals and 15 stroke patients. The feasibility of implementation of the training protocol was tested in stroke patients only, who practiced a series of exercises concurrently to music sequences produced by specific movements. The assessment protocol evaluated hand motor performance during pronation/supination, wrist horizontal flexion/extension, and hand grasp without sonification. From hand position data, 15 quantitative parameters were computed evaluating mean velocity, movement smoothness, and angular excursions of hand/fingers. We validated this assessment in terms of its ability to discriminate between patients and healthy subjects, test-retest reliability and concurrent validity with the upper limb section of the Fugl-Meyer scale (FM), the functional independence measure (FIM), and the Box and Block Test (BBT). All patients showed a good understanding of the assigned tasks and were able to correctly execute the proposed training protocol, confirming its feasibility. A moderate-to-excellent intraclass correlation coefficient was found in 8/15 computed parameters. The moderate-to-strong correlation was found between the measured parameters and the clinical scales. The SonicHand training protocol is feasible and the assessment protocol showed good to excellent between-group discrimination ability, reliability, and concurrent validity, thus enabling the implementation of new personalized and motivating training programs employing sonification for the rehabilitation of hand function.
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Giambelluca E, Panigazzi M, Saade A, Imbriani M. Assessment of functional status and rehabilitative strategies in occupational therapy: role of the Groningen Activity Restriction Questionnaire. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2019; 41:52-57. [PMID: 30946549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS) is a self-reported non-diseasespecific instrument for measuring patients' disability in Activity of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL). In literature, several studies have demonstrated high psychometric properties of GARS for disability assessment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of GARS administered and scored by the occupational therapists, rather than self-reported by the patient, as a tool for measuring disability in adult patients treated with occupational therapy. METHODS A inter-operator reliability and correlation study was conducted among 31 people (mean age 70.6±13.1 years), admitted to inpatient Occupational Therapy rehabilitation service of ICS Maugeri, Pavia, from May through September 2018. ADL and IADL dependency indices were measured with GARS, which was assessed by three independent occupational therapists during admission of patients to occupational therapy rehabilitation service. Other measures included demographic characteristics and healthcare resource utilization. Therefore, a single occupational therapist performed a second evaluation of patient's performance using GARS at the discharge from treatment, in order to identify any changes in patient's functional abilities after rehabilitation treatment; the results obtained were compared with those detected by the functional independence measures (FIM). Statistical analysis was conducted by Cohen's k coefficient and Pearson's p correlation coefficient. RESULTS The statistical analysis showed a discrete reliability and responsiveness of GARS (Coen's k = 0.531), due to a moderate correlation between GARS and FIM instruments (Pearson's p = 0.359) for evaluating the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions. CONCLUSIONS Even if conducted by occupational therapists, GARS is a useful tool for measuring disability in ADL and IADL, which can help clinicians to develop a customized plan of care in occupational therapy, improving patient's management and clinical outcome.
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- Eliana Giambelluca
- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa, Dipartimento di Scienze Clinico-Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia
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- Servizio di Fisiatria Occupazionale ed Ergonomia, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia e Montescano
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- Servizio di Fisiatria Occupazionale ed Ergonomia, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense - Università degli Studi di Pavia - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro - Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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Taino G, Oddone E, Bianco G, Malagò G, Pucci E, Mongiovì MC, Imbriani M. [Commuting and work: health effects on an exposed occupational population]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2019; 41:14-24. [PMID: 30946545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Commuting is generally described as a modern society issue; despite the relevance of this phenomenon, only few studies investigated occupational and health effects of commuting on workers exposed to it. According to the 15th census of the Italian population, in Italy about 29 millions of people (48,6% of total resident population) daily moved to reach their work. During last ten years, this number increased of about 2.1 millions of people, and also time and distances needed to reach work grew, with a potential high impact on health and environment. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze the possible relationship between commuting and health effects on a group of workers exposed to this risk factor. METHODS Our study analyses health effects related to commuting in an exposed occupational population, by means of the self-completed ad-hoc questionnaire provided to workers of different plants in the North of Italy. RESULTS Our results are consistent with scientific literature ones. Commuting exposed workers showed increased risk of headache and sleep disorders. CONCLUSIONS Our study is an explorative but structured evaluation of health effects of commuting and a base for further researches.
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- Giuseppe Taino
- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia
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- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia
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- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia
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- Centro Cefalee - Consorzio Universitario Studio Disordini Adattativi e Cefalee (UCADH) - Dipartimento di Scienze del Sistema Nervoso e del Comportamento - Università degli Studi di Pavia - IRCCS "Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale C. Mondino"
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Pavia
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia
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Bloise N, Petecchia L, Ceccarelli G, Fassina L, Usai C, Bertoglio F, Balli M, Vassalli M, Cusella De Angelis MG, Gavazzo P, Imbriani M, Visai L. The effect of pulsed electromagnetic field exposure on osteoinduction of human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on nano-TiO2 surfaces. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199046. [PMID: 29902240 PMCID: PMC6002089 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs) are considered a great promise in the repair and regeneration of bone. Considerable efforts have been oriented towards uncovering the best strategy to promote stem cells osteogenic differentiation. In previous studies, hBM-MSCs exposed to physical stimuli such as pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) or directly seeded on nanostructured titanium surfaces (TiO2) were shown to improve their differentiation to osteoblasts in osteogenic condition. In the present study, the effect of a daily PEMF-exposure on osteogenic differentiation of hBM-MSCs seeded onto nanostructured TiO2 (with clusters under 100 nm of dimension) was investigated. TiO2-seeded cells were exposed to PEMF (magnetic field intensity: 2 mT; intensity of induced electric field: 5 mV; frequency: 75 Hz) and examined in terms of cell physiology modifications and osteogenic differentiation. Results showed that PEMF exposure affected TiO2-seeded cells osteogenesis by interfering with selective calcium-related osteogenic pathways, and greatly enhanced hBM-MSCs osteogenic features such as the expression of early/late osteogenic genes and protein production (e.g., ALP, COL-I, osteocalcin and osteopontin) and ALP activity. Finally, PEMF-treated cells resulted to secrete into conditioned media higher amounts of BMP-2, DCN and COL-I than untreated cell cultures. These findings confirm once more the osteoinductive potential of PEMF, suggesting that its combination with TiO2 nanostructured surface might be a great option in bone tissue engineering applications.
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- Nora Bloise
- Department of Molecular Medicine (DMM), Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), INSTM Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- * E-mail: (NB); (LV)
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), Human Anatomy Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine (DMM), Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), INSTM Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), Human Anatomy Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), Human Anatomy Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), Human Anatomy Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine (DMM), Centre for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), INSTM Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- * E-mail: (NB); (LV)
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Ferrari G, Chirico F, Villi C, Taino G, Giorgi I, Oddone E, Imbriani M. [The Italian version of the "Claustrophobia Questionnaire": validation study and perspectives of use for the occupational physician.]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2018; 40:76-82. [PMID: 30480391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Aim of our study was to adapt the Claustrophobia Questionnaire (CLQ) to the Italian context. METHODS In our study, a sample of 50 claustrophobic patients was compared to 50 healthy people (control group). All of them answered the Claustrophobia Questionnaire and the Stait-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y1 and Y2, as well as demographic questions. RESULTS As it was theoretically expected, our results confirmed the two-factor structure and showed that the Italian version of the CLQ has good psychometric properties. Indeed, it was observed that claustrophobic patients scored higher in claustrophobia than those from the control group. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the Italian version of the CLQ is a reliable and valid instrument to assess claustrophobic fear.
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- Giuseppe Ferrari
- Società Italiana di Psicoterapia Integrata per lo Sviluppo Psicosociale (SIPISS), Milano
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- Servizio Sanitario della Polizia di Stato, Ministero dell'Interno, Milano
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- Società Italiana di Psicoterapia Integrata per lo Sviluppo Psicosociale (SIPISS), Milano
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- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML), IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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- Unità Operativa di Psicologia, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia e IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Università degli Studi di Pavia e IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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Taino G, Buonocore CRP, Mongiovi MC, Oddone E, Imbriani M. [The suspension trauma syndrome: preventive features.]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2017; 39:224-229. [PMID: 29916568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The suspension trauma syndrome is a clinical condition that could lead to death, also in short time, by coupling the suspension with loss of consciousness and multiorgan failure. Health risks linked to temporary work in suspension are characterized both by infortunistic ones (for instance: trauma, falls, etc.) and by clinical ones, like the suspension trauma syndrome or compressive issues due to different fall protection systems. METHODS This study deal with the technical and medical meseasures devoted to the prevention of the suspension trauma syndrome. Italian 81/08 and 164/56 laws prescribes that, when no collective protection systems could be used, any single worker has to used personal safety equipment like energy absorbers, anchoring devices, lanyards, retractable devices, flexible life guides or lines, guides or rigid life lines, harnesses. Persons working in height have to undergo a medical surveillance, devoted in particular to identify such illnesses (frequently cardiologic or muscleskeletal disorders, both temporary or chronical) that prevent the exposures possibly leading to the suspension syndrome. RESULTS In some cases, the occupational physician could express a judgement of fitness to work in which only specific personal protection devices are allowed and/or the time to dedicate to work in suspension is limited, to efficiently protect the workers' health. CONCLUSIONS Qualora emergano quadri patologici (in particolare cardiologici ed osteomuscolari) con caratteristiche di cronicità e irreversibilità, è indicato esprimere un giudizio di inidoneità permanente alle attività che prevedono il lavoro in sospensione con imbracatura. In casi specifici, è possibile formulare giudizi di idoneità con limitazioni/prescrizioni rispetto al tempo di sospensione o rispetto alla tipologia di DPI impiegati, in maniera tale da garantire lo svolgimento dell'attività in sospensione minimizzando il rischio di insorgenza della sindrome.
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- Giuseppe Taino
- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri,Pavia
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro - Università degli Studi di Pavia
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense - Università degli Studi di Pavia - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense - Università degli Studi di Pavia - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia
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Taino G, Cornaggia N, Fioramonti B, Imbriani M. [The complaint of suspected occupational disease: news, critical issues and applicative suggestions]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2017; 39:5-15. [PMID: 29916615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The Legislative Decree n. 151 of 14 September 2015 lays down new provisions concerning the DPR 1124/65. The major developments occur with Article 53 of Presidential Decree 1124/65, which transfer the obligation to send the medical certificate, attached to the report of accident and occupational disease, from the employer to the physician - "every physician lends immediate assistance to an injured worker or to a worker that suffers from an occupational disease" - using telematic systems, either directly or through the health facilities. There are however residual critical issues not easily overcome by the general pratictioner or by the physician not specialist in occupational medicine, because of the impossibility of knowing the real occupational causative agents of disease and the production cycle. So, the general practitioner cannot properly study the link between damage to health and work. In addition, there are no indications for diseases not included by tables (DM 09.04.2008) and lists (DM 10.06.2014), which should be evaluated about the possible occupational origin. Moreover, there is no indication of reporting for the pathologies present in the tables of occupational diseases, but not included in the lists of the DM 10.06.2014, and for the diseases with nosological differences between the tables of occupational diseases and lists, as well as those that the doctor believed to be linked to exposure at work, although not included in the two documents (tables or lists). To date, there are other technical critical issues that the legislation seems to overlook. In any of the laws reported (and even in the recent legislation) is mentioned the key element essential to evaluate, according to technical and scientific criteria, the first occupational origin attribution of a suspected technopathy: the results of an appropriate and specific risk assessment of the recognized causative agent. METHODS We propose an operational way to create a technical and sustainable system of reporting suspicious technopathies. RESULTS This system should be based on the figure and the role of occupational physician, both as a "competent" physician, according to the Legislative Decree n. 81/08 (in Italy), both as a doctor inserted in the community and hospital health services (in Lombardy these services are organized in the Health Protection Agencies - ATS - and in the Operative Unit Hospital of Occupational Medicine (UOOML of socio-territorial health companies - ASST). CONCLUSIONS Complementarily, an organized reporting system should be based on risk assessment (according to art. 17 of Legislative Decree n. 81/08). Other aims are to overcome outdated practices, create a constant channel of dialogue between the territorial and the hospital health centers, send and capture in a structured and efficient way reports of technopathy, track all occupational disease reports and create a dedicated archive.
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- Giuseppe Taino
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - IRCCS Istituto di Pavia, Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML)
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - IRCCS Istituto di Pavia, Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML)
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentare e Forense - Università degli Studi di Pavia - Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro
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Taino G, Pugliese F, Bonetti D, Astengo R, Imbriani M. [Risk assessment and its appropriateness supporting the physician in the certification of a suspected occupational disease.]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2017; 39:100-105. [PMID: 29916599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The topic of appropriateness was defined as the new frontier of development of health interventions. RH Brook in an Editorial published in the BMJ in 1994 defines the appropriateness "… an intervention for which the expected benefits are greater (with a sufficient margin) the possible negative consequences … excluding economic considerations". In workplaces the goal of appropriateness should cover not only the actions of health surveillance and health protocols, but also and primarily all stages of the risk assessment process. METHODS Only through an assessment of occupational risks that aims to identify, evaluate and measure the real professional risk factors in specific working environments, it is possible to meet the requirements of effectiveness, efficiency and protection of ethical principles in the identification of priorities (according to values of person, community and society) that represent the size of the appropriateness of an intervention. At the same time, the risk assessment should provide to the occupational pyisician instruments to study with scientific, justifiable and reproducible criteria the possible correlation between damage to the worker's health and the occupational risk factors. RESULTS In the process of reporting of suspected technopathy, both for prevention purposes (according to art. 139 of Presidential Decree 1165/68, art. 10 of Legislative Decree 38/00 and DM 10 June 2014), both for insurance purposes (according to art. 53 of Presidential Decree 1165/68 and Ministerial Decree 9 April 2008), it should be considered two indispensable judgment elements to study the correlation between the disease and the work: on the one hand the level (measured or estimated) of the occupational risk factors; on the other hand the appropriateness of the risks assessment compared to the best and most current scientific evidence (Evidence Based Medicine - EBM), according to technical standards and specific guidelines. CONCLUSIONS Our study underlines the importance of appropriateness in the risk assessment process to analyze the correlation between the exposure to specific occupational hazards and the suspected technopathy.
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- Giuseppe Taino
- IRCCS Istituti Cinici Scientifici Maugeri - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - Pavia
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- INAIL Sovrintendenza Sanitaria Regionale Emilia Romagna - Bologna
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- INAIL Sovrintendenza Sanitaria Regionale Emilia Romagna - Bologna
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- IRCCS Istituti Cinici Scientifici Maugeri - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML) - Pavia
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense - Università di Pavia
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Taino G, Bordini L, Imbriani M. [Oncological disease: dimensions of the phenomenon and role ionizing radiation]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2017; 39:124-130. [PMID: 29916603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The continuous scientific advances against neoplastic diseases affecting all areas of oncology biomedical research. Age is an extremely important factor in cancer development, since the incidence of cancer increases significantly with age. Because of aging of the Italian population, although the incidence is kept constant, the number of cancer diagnosis is inevitably going to increase over time only to increasing age. METHODS Survival after the diagnosis of cancer is one of the main indicators that allow to evaluate the effectiveness of the health system against the cancer disease. The 5-year survival after diagnosis is a widely used indicator. If we consider the relative survival data after 5 years of diagnosis, for cancer cases diagnosed in subsequent three-year periods, from 1990-1992 to 2005-2007, it shows that the 5-year survival has increased significantly over time for both men and women. Many so-called patients "long-term survivors "are of working age and should return to work. This aims to ensure both the mental and social well-being of the worker, both industrial production. For the oncogenic risk assessment by ionizing radiation, the ICRP Publication 60 has referred to the mortality and cancer data collected from 1950 to 1985 by the RERF, Japan-US bi-national institution with headquarters in Hiroshima that leads the research program called Life Span study (LSS), that is the study of the long-term effects on survivors of the bomb A. For the thyroid, instead, reference is made to the data from medical irradiations, as well as for liver and bone, using in this case adapted data relating to exposure to alpha rays (thorium and radio). The interpretation model is the traditional one: the linear dose-effect assumptions without a threshold even at small doses (LNT theory) when epidemiological data are not more informative for statistical uncertainty, although we resort to radiobiological studies. RESULTS In transferring the risk among different populations ICRP in Publication 103 accommodates the idea that for each type of cancer is more suitable, from time to time, the additive or multiplicative model or a combination of the two. CONCLUSIONS To study the oncogenic role of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in the onset of neoplastic disease, the probability of cause (PC), is a "reasonable way to address the problem of evaluation of the likelihood that previous exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) is responsible for an oncogenic event "(Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements - NCRP - Statement N. 7 of 30/09/92).
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- Giuseppe Taino
- IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri di Pavia - Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del lavoro (UOOML) - Fisiopatologia Respiratoria - Medico autorizzato
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- IRCCS Fondazione Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Clinica del Lavoro "L. Devoto", U.O.C. Protezione e Promozione Salute Lavoratori
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- Dipartimento di Sanità pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense - Università di Pavia. Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del lavoro (UOOML) - Fisiopatologia Respiratoria - IRCCS Fondazione "S. Maugeri" di Pavia
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Modonesi C, Oddone E, Panizza C, Imbriani M. The missing link between human ecology and public health: the case of cancer. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2017; 39:106-112. [PMID: 29916600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The primary role played by the 'ecological context' in clarifying the causes and dynamics of human health and disease is the topic of this article. It emphasizes that the challenging incidence of cancer and other diseases can be charged primarily to the effects of the worldwide dominant economic model. METHODS Human culture may act as a powerful force affecting the environment, biology and health of humans and other species. Human culture can be viewed as a special and extreme case of 'niche construction', where human-specific traits, technologies and beliefs act together. RESULTS The feedback between human activities and the environment can promote different trends in public health. This should provide the opportunity to rethink the consequences that our economic model produces both on the environment and on physical, mental and social health of our species.
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- Carlo Modonesi
- Cancer Registry and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy
- International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE)
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Occupational Medicine Unit, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE)
- Service for Occupational Safety and Prevention, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL), Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Occupational Medicine Unit, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Persechino B, Fontana L, Buresti G, Rondinone BM, Laurano P, Imbriani M, Iavicoli S. Professional activity, information demands, training and updating needs of occupational medicine physicians in Italy: National survey. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017; 29:837-58. [PMID: 27518892 DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Occupational medicine is a discipline continually evolving in response to technological advances, changes in workplaces and production processes, emergence of new occupational risks and diseases and modifications in regulatory framework for occupational health and safety. Therefore, the recurrent revaluation of professional activity, information demands and education and training needs of occupational physicians is essential in order to identify methodologies and tools that may contribute to improvement of their professional knowledge and competency. In this regard, we conducted the first large-scale national survey of Italian occupational medicine physicians to define their demographic and professional activity and to assess their information demands, training and updating needs. MATERIAL AND METHODS A random sample of occupational physicians, listed in the national register of the Italian Ministry of Health, was selected to complete a voluntary survey. Subjects recruited in this study were asked to complete 3 different sections (personal and professional information, training and updating needs, professional activity and practice characteristics) of a questionnaire for a total of 35 questions. RESULTS Most of participants were specialized in occupational medicine, worked for a large number of companies and carried out health surveillance on a total number of workers that exceeds 1500. Occupational physicians would like to have a higher training offer towards practical aspects of health surveillance, risks assessment, manual handling of loads, chemical substances and upper limb biomechanical overload. Interestingly, statistically significant differences were observed subdividing the sample into different groups according to the legal requirements to perform the professional activity of occupational physicians in Italy or according to particular aspects of their professional activity. CONCLUSIONS This study has provided interesting findings that may help to guide future discussion on alternative and additional instruments and/or methodologies that may be adopted to implement the quality and effectiveness of occupational medicine practice. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(5):837-858.
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- Benedetta Persechino
- Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene).
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- Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene).
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- Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene).
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- Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene).
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- Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene).
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- University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy (Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine).
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- Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), Italy (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene).
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Raglio A, Gnesi M, Monti MC, Oasi O, Gianotti M, Attardo L, Gontero G, Morotti L, Boffelli S, Imbriani C, Montomoli C, Imbriani M. The Music Therapy Session Assessment Scale (MT-SAS): Validation of a new tool for music therapy process evaluation. Clin Psychol Psychother 2017; 24:O1547-O1561. [PMID: 28840630 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Music therapy (MT) interventions are aimed at creating and developing a relationship between patient and therapist. However, there is a lack of validated observational instruments to consistently evaluate the MT process. AIM The purpose of this study was the validation of Music Therapy Session Assessment Scale (MT-SAS), designed to assess the relationship between therapist and patient during active MT sessions. METHODS Videotapes of a single 30-min session per patient were considered. A pilot study on the videotapes of 10 patients was carried out to help refine the items, define the scoring system and improve inter-rater reliability among the five raters. Then, a validation study on 100 patients with different clinical conditions was carried out. The Italian MT-SAS was used throughout the process, although we also provide an English translation. RESULTS The final scale consisted of 7 binary items accounting for eye contact, countenance, and nonverbal and sound-music communication. In the pilot study, raters were found to share an acceptable level of agreement in their assessments. Explorative factorial analysis disclosed a single homogeneous factor including 6 items (thus supporting an ordinal total score), with only the item about eye contact being unrelated to the others. Moreover, the existence of 2 different archetypal profiles of attuned and disattuned behaviours was highlighted through multiple correspondence analysis. CONCLUSIONS As suggested by the consistent results of 2 different analyses, MT-SAS is a reliable tool that globally evaluates sonorous-musical and nonverbal behaviours related to emotional attunement and empathetic relationship between patient and therapist during active MT sessions.
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- Alfredo Raglio
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Laboratory, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto Ospedaliero di Sospiro, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Master in Music Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Laboratory, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Master in Music Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Master in Music Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Music Therapy Laboratory, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Occupational Medicine Section, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Coperchini F, Awwad O, Rotondi M, Santini F, Imbriani M, Chiovato L. Thyroid disruption by perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA). J Endocrinol Invest 2017; 40:105-121. [PMID: 27837466 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-016-0572-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) are two fluorinated compounds widely used in industry because of their useful chemical characteristics. They were identified as endocrine disruptors due to their ability to interfere with thyroid function. The resistance of PFOA and PFOS to environmental degradation, their bio-accumulation in food chains, and their long half-life raised concern in the scientific community, and several studies were performed with the aim to establish the real dangerousness of these compounds for the human health. PURPOSE The present review will focus on the effects of PFOA and PFOS on the thyroid gland taking into account in vitro experiments, animal studies, and human data. PFOS and PFOA reduce the circulating levels of thyroid hormones in diet-exposed animals, mainly by increasing their metabolic clearance rate. CONCLUSIONS An accumulation of PFOS and PFOA was documented in thyroid cells, and a cytotoxic effect was observed after exposure to extremely high concentrations of these compounds. In environmentally exposed communities and in the general population, the most consistent effect of exposure to PFOA, and to a less extent to PFOS, is the occurrence of hypothyroidism. Women and children appear to be more at risk of developing mild thyroid failure. Pregnant women with circulating thyroid antibodies might be at risk of developing subclinical hypothyroidism, mainly when exposed at high doses of PFOS. The relative risks for thyroid cancer in people exposed to PFOA and PFOS were low and based on a few cases. Moreover, there was no consistent finding across all or even most studies.
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors Fondazione, Salvatore Maugeri I.R.C.C.S., Chair of Endocrinology, University of Pavia, Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors Fondazione, Salvatore Maugeri I.R.C.C.S., Chair of Endocrinology, University of Pavia, Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit 1, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors Fondazione, Salvatore Maugeri I.R.C.C.S., Chair of Endocrinology, University of Pavia, Via Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Raglio A, Zaliani A, Baiardi P, Bossi D, Sguazzin C, Capodaglio E, Imbriani C, Gontero G, Imbriani M. Active music therapy approach for stroke patients in the post-acute rehabilitation. Neurol Sci 2017; 38:893-897. [PMID: 28138867 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-017-2827-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Guidelines in stroke rehabilitation recommend the use of a multidisciplinary approach. Different approaches and techniques with music are used in the stroke rehabilitation to improve motor and cognitive functions but also psychological outcomes. In this randomized controlled pilot trial, relational active music therapy approaches were tested in the post-acute phase of disease. Thirty-eight hospitalized patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke were recruited and allocated in two groups. The experimental group underwent the standard of care (physiotherapy and occupational therapy daily sessions) and relational active music therapy treatments. The control group underwent the standard of care only. Motor functions and psychological aspects were assessed before and after treatments. Music therapy process was also evaluated using a specific rating scale. All groups showed a positive trend in quality of life, functional and disability levels, and gross mobility. The experimental group showed a decrease of anxiety and, in particular, of depression (p = 0.016). In addition, the strength of non-dominant hand (grip) significantly increased in the experimental group (p = 0.041). Music therapy assessment showed a significant improvement over time of non-verbal and sonorous-music relationships. Future studies, including a greater number of patients and follow-up evaluations, are needed to confirm promising results of this study.
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- Alfredo Raglio
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy.
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy.,Department of Public Health, Experimental ad Forensic Medicine, Section of Occupational Health, University of Pavia, Via Boezio 28, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Oddone E, Imbriani M. [Approaches to the study of occupational cancer with a low etiologic fraction]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2017; 38:311-314. [PMID: 29916614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Cancers with a low occupational etiologic fraction are still a major health issue, taking into account both that 2-8% of all neoplasm is attributable to occupational exposures and that a large amount of workers are still exposed to carcinogens in their occupational environments. The study of cancers with a low occupational etiologic fraction is to date of great interest, and consequently the Italian Ministry of Health have included this kind of research among the Essential Levels of Assistance (Livelli Essenziali di Assistenza, LEA), which represent the goals of the Italian Public Health System for the next years. METHODS In Italy, two major methodologies were used to monitor cancers with a low occupational etiologic fraction: the first one has been based on an active search carried out during the patients' hospitalization and featured by a clinical approach, while the second one, based on record-linkage studies, has been characterized by an epidemiological approach. RESULTS This paper aims to briefly review these approaches and their major results, and, as a result, it indicates that both the methods could be useful for the study of cancers with a low occupational etiologic fraction, due to their complementary and interesting results.
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- Enrico Oddone
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Unità di Medicina del Lavoro "Salvatore Maugeri", Università degli Studi di Pavia
- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML), Istituto scientifico di Pavia, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Sperimentale e Forense, Unità di Medicina del Lavoro "Salvatore Maugeri", Università degli Studi di Pavia
- Unità Operativa Ospedaliera di Medicina del Lavoro (UOOML), Istituto scientifico di Pavia, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS
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Massidda D, Giorgi I, Vidotto G, Tringali S, Imbriani M, Baiardi P, Bertolotti G. The Maugeri Stress Index - reduced form: a questionnaire for job stress assessment. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:917-926. [PMID: 28392695 PMCID: PMC5373830 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s107030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES A multidimensional self-report questionnaire to evaluate job-related stress factors is presented. The questionnaire, called Maugeri Stress Index - reduced form (MASI-R), aims to assess the impact of job strain on a team or on a single worker by considering four domains: wellness, resilience, perception of social support, and reactions to stressful situations. MATERIAL AND METHODS The reliability of a first longer version (47 items) of the questionnaire was evaluated by an internal consistency analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis. An item reduction procedure was implemented to obtain a short form of the instrument, and the psychometric properties of the resulting instrument were evaluated using the Rasch measurement model. RESULTS A total of 14 items from the initial pool were deleted because they were not productive for measurement. The analysis of internal consistency led to the exclusion of eight items, while the analysis performed using structural equation models led to the exclusion of another six items. According to the Rasch model, item properties and the reliability of the instruments appear good, especially for the scales for wellness and resilience. In contrast, the scales for perception of social support and negative coping styles show a lower internal consistency. CONCLUSIONS The Maugeri Stress Index - reduced form provides a reliable and valid measure, useful for early identification of stress levels in workers or in a team along the eustress-vadistress continuum.
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- Psychology Unit, ICS Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- ICS Maugeri, IRCCS, UOOML, Pavia, Italy; Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, ICS Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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Raglio A, Galandra C, Sibilla L, Esposito F, Gaeta F, Di Salle F, Moro L, Carne I, Bastianello S, Baldi M, Imbriani M. Effects of active music therapy on the normal brain: fMRI based evidence. Brain Imaging Behav 2016; 10:182-6. [PMID: 25847861 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-015-9380-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the neurophysiological bases of Active Music Therapy (AMT) and its effects on the normal brain. Twelve right-handed, healthy, non-musician volunteers were recruited. The subjects underwent 2 AMT sessions based on the free sonorous-music improvisation using rhythmic and melodic instruments. After these sessions, each subject underwent 2 fMRI scan acquisitions while listening to a Syntonic (SP) and an A-Syntonic (AP) Production from the AMT sessions. A 3 T Discovery MR750 scanner with a 16-channel phased array head coil was used, and the image analysis was performed with Brain Voyager QX 2.8. The listening to SP vs AP excerpts mainly activated: (1) the right middle temporal gyrus and right superior temporal sulcus, (2) the right middle frontal gyrus and in particular the right precentral gyrus, (3) the bilateral precuneus, (4) the left superior temporal sulcus and (5) the left middle temporal gyrus. These results are consistent with the psychological bases of the AMT approach and with the activation of brain areas involved in memory and autobiographical processes, and also in personal or interpersonal significant experiences. Further studies are required to confirm these findings and to explain possible effects of AMT in clinical settings.
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- Alfredo Raglio
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Boezio 24, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation I.R.C.C.S., Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation I.R.C.C.S., Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation I.R.C.C.S., Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Nervous System and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation I.R.C.C.S., Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Boezio 24, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Oddone E, Bai E, Massari S, Marinaccio A, Imbriani M, Crosignani P. P041 Cohorts without cohorts. mapping occupational cancer in milan great area. Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103951.366] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Vercellino M, Ceccarelli G, Cristofaro F, Balli M, Bertoglio F, Bruni G, Benedetti L, Avanzini MA, Imbriani M, Visai L. Nanostructured TiO₂ Surfaces Promote Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiation to Osteoblasts. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2016; 6:nano6070124. [PMID: 28335251 PMCID: PMC5224601 DOI: 10.3390/nano6070124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Micro- and nano-patterning/modification are emerging strategies to improve surfaces properties that may influence critically cells adherence and differentiation. Aim of this work was to study the in vitro biological reactivity of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) to a nanostructured titanium dioxide (TiO2) surface in comparison to a coverglass (Glass) in two different culture conditions: with (osteogenic medium (OM)) and without (proliferative medium (PM)) osteogenic factors. To evaluate cell adhesion, hBMSCs phosphorylated focal adhesion kinase (pFAK) foci were analyzed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) at 24 h: the TiO2 surface showed a higher number of pFAK foci with respect to Glass. The hBMSCs differentiation to osteoblasts was evaluated in both PM and OM culture conditions by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), CLSM and real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) at 28 days. In comparison with Glass, TiO2 surface in combination with OM conditions increased the content of extracellular bone proteins, calcium deposition and alkaline phosphatase activity. The qRT-PCR analysis revealed, both in PM and OM, that TiO2 surface increased at seven and 28 days the expression of osteogenic genes. All together, these results demonstrate the capability of TiO2 nanostructured surface to promote hBMSCs osteoblast differentiation and its potentiality in biomedical applications.
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- Marco Vercellino
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), UdR INSTM, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 3/b, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Human Anatomy Unit, Center of Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Viale Forlanini 8, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), UdR INSTM, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 3/b, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Human Anatomy Unit, Center of Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Viale Forlanini 8, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), UdR INSTM, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 3/b, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry-Physical-Chemistry Section, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 16, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Human Anatomy Unit, Center of Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Viale Forlanini 8, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Transplant Immunology/Cell Factory, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", P.le Golgi 19, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic, Human Anatomy Unit, Center of Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Viale Forlanini 8, Pavia 27100, Italy.
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Via S.Boezio 28, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), UdR INSTM, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 3/b, Pavia 27100, Italy.
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Via S.Boezio 28, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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Ceccarelli G, Graziano A, Benedetti L, Imbriani M, Romano F, Ferrarotti F, Aimetti M, Cusella de Angelis GM. Osteogenic Potential of Human Oral-Periosteal Cells (PCs) Isolated From Different Oral Origin: An In Vitro Study. J Cell Physiol 2016. [PMID: 26206324 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The periosteum is a specialized connective tissue containing multipotent stem cells capable of bone formation. In this study, we aimed at demonstrating that human oral periosteal cells derived from three different oral sites (upper vestibule, lower vestibule, and hard palate) represent an innovative cell source for maxillo-facial tissue engineering applications in terms of accessibility and self-commitment towards osteogenic lineage. Periosteal cells (PCs) were isolated from patients with different ages (20-30 yy, 40-50 yy, 50-60 yy); we then analyzed the in vitro proliferation capacity and the bone self-commitment of cell clones culturing them without any osteogenic supplement to support their differentiation. We found that oral PCs, independently of their origin and age of patients, are mesenchymal stem cells with stem cell characteristics (clonogenical and proliferative activity) and that, even in absence of any osteogenic induction, they undertake the osteoblast lineage after 45 days of culture. These results suggest that oral periosteal cells could replace mesenchymal cells from bone marrow in oral tissue-engineering applications.
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- Gabriele Ceccarelli
- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,CIT, Tissue Engineering Center, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dental school, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,SHRO Center of Biotechnology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,CIT, Tissue Engineering Center, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Occupational Medicine, Ergonomy and Disability, Nanotechnology Laboratory, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,CIT, Tissue Engineering Center, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Scavone M, Armentano I, Fortunati E, Cristofaro F, Mattioli S, Torre L, Kenny JM, Imbriani M, Arciola CR, Visai L. Antimicrobial Properties and Cytocompatibility of PLGA/Ag Nanocomposites. Materials (Basel) 2016; 9:ma9010037. [PMID: 28787836 PMCID: PMC5456580 DOI: 10.3390/ma9010037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial properties of multifunctional nanocomposites based on poly(dl-Lactide-co-Glycolide) (PLGA) and increasing concentration of silver (Ag) nanoparticles and their effects on cell viability for biomedical applications. PLGA nanocomposite films, produced by solvent casting with 1 wt%, 3 wt% and 7 wt% of Ag nanoparticles were investigated and surface properties were characterized by atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurements. Antibacterial tests were performed using an Escherichia coli RB and Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4 strains. The cell viability and morphology were performed with a murine fibroblast cell line (L929) and a human osteosarcoma cell line (SAOS-2) by cell viability assay and electron microscopy observations. Matrix protein secretion and deposition were also quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results suggest that the PLGA film morphology can be modified introducing a small percentage of silver nanoparticles, which induce the onset of porous round-like microstructures and also affect the wettability. The PLGA/Ag films having silver nanoparticles of more than 3 wt% showed antibacterial effects against E. coli and S. aureus. Furthermore, silver-containing PLGA films displayed also a good cytocompatibility when assayed with L929 and SAOS-2 cells; indicating the PLGA/3Ag nanocomposite film as a promising candidate for tissue engineering applications.
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- Mariangela Scavone
- Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) S949, Inserm, Strasbourg 67000, France.
- Etablissement Français du Sang-Alsace (EFS-Alsace), Strasbourg 67000, France.
- Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), Strasbourg 67000, France.
- Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg 67000, France.
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- Materials Engineering Center, UdR INSTM, University of Perugia, Terni 05100, Italy.
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- Materials Engineering Center, UdR INSTM, University of Perugia, Terni 05100, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, INSTM UdR of Pavia, Biochemistry Unit, "A Castellani", Viale Taramelli, 3/b-27100 Pavia, Center for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Materials Engineering Center, UdR INSTM, University of Perugia, Terni 05100, Italy.
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- Materials Engineering Center, UdR INSTM, University of Perugia, Terni 05100, Italy.
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- Materials Engineering Center, UdR INSTM, University of Perugia, Terni 05100, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensics, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy.
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS Pavia 27100, Italy.
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- Research Unit on Implant Infections, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, and DIMES, University of Bologna, Via di Barbiano 1/10-40136, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, INSTM UdR of Pavia, Biochemistry Unit, "A Castellani", Viale Taramelli, 3/b-27100 Pavia, Center for Health Technologies (C.H.T.), University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy.
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS Pavia 27100, Italy.
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Taino G, Pucci E, Oddone E, Delogu A, Imbriani M. [Not Available]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2016; 38:14-21. [PMID: 27311141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Primary headaches are characterized by an high prevalence, especially among workers. This issue entails remarkable costs, both direct and indirect. For a great amount, the latter consist in the loss of work days for this disease and in a decrease of occupational efficiency among these patients. Moreover, workers suffering from headache could be at high risk for occupational injuries, due to a reduction in attention and to the possible onset of adverse drug effects of their therapies. Thus, primary headache should not be no longe overlooked as an important occupational disease. Among putative risks factors that could increase the rate of headache's onset in the occupational environment, shift work is of great interest. We studied 97 workers (93 males and 4 females) of a single, chemical plant located in Lombardy (Italy). Considering only male workers, the prevalence of primary headache was found to be significantly high among shift workers compared to workers occupied only during the day (40.4% vs. 21.9%, p=0.043). Our results, although observed on a little population, seem to add some evidence, suggesting a role for shift work to increase the prevalence of headache among workers.
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Pucci E, Cristina S, Antonaci F, Costa A, Imbriani M, Taino G. P034. Technostress and primary headache: psychosocial risk. J Headache Pain 2015; 16:A147. [PMID: 28132241 PMCID: PMC4759240 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-16-s1-a147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Oddone E, Imbriani M. Pleural mesothelioma: Case-report of uncommon occupational asbestos exposure in a small furniture industry. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2015; 29:523-6. [DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Raglio A, Bellandi D, Baiardi P, Gianotti M, Ubezio MC, Zanacchi E, Granieri E, Imbriani M, Stramba-Badiale M. Effect of Active Music Therapy and Individualized Listening to Music on Dementia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2015; 63:1534-9. [PMID: 26289682 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [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] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of active music therapy (MT) and individualized listening to music (LtM) on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) in persons with dementia (PWDs). DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Nine Italian institutions. PARTICIPANTS Persons with moderate to severe dementia and BPSDs (N = 120) were randomized to one of three treatments. INTERVENTIONS All groups received standard care (SC), and two groups attended 20 individualized MT or LtM sessions, twice a week, in addition to SC. MEASUREMENTS The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), and Cornell-Brown Scale for Quality of Life in Dementia (CBS-QoL) were administered before treatment, after treatment, and at follow-up to evaluate behavioral and psychological outcomes. A specific coding scheme (Music Therapy Check List-Dementia) was used to evaluate the MT process. RESULTS Behavioral assessment did not show significant differences between groups. All groups showed a reduction over time in NPI global score (P ≤ .001), CSDD (P = .001), and CBS-QoL (P = .01). The NPI global score fell 28% in the MT group, 12% in the LtM group, and 21% in the SC group at the end of treatment. An exploratory post hoc analysis showed similar within-group improvements for the NPI Delusion, Anxiety, and Disinhibition subscales. In the MT group, communication and relationships between the music therapists and PWDs showed a positive albeit nonsignificant trend during treatment. CONCLUSION The addition of MT or LtM to standard care did not have a significant effect on BPSDs in PWDs. Further studies on the effects of the integration of standard care with different types of music interventions on BPSD in PWD are warranted.
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- Alfredo Raglio
- Department of Public Health and Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Neurology Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Occupational Medicine, Ergonomics and Disability, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics and Cardiovascular Medicine, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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Rea G, Cristofaro F, Pani G, Pascucci B, Ghuge SA, Corsetto PA, Imbriani M, Visai L, Rizzo AM. Microgravity-driven remodeling of the proteome reveals insights into molecular mechanisms and signal networks involved in response to the space flight environment. J Proteomics 2015; 137:3-18. [PMID: 26571091 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Space is a hostile environment characterized by high vacuum, extreme temperatures, meteoroids, space debris, ionospheric plasma, microgravity and space radiation, which all represent risks for human health. A deep understanding of the biological consequences of exposure to the space environment is required to design efficient countermeasures to minimize their negative impact on human health. Recently, proteomic approaches have received a significant amount of attention in the effort to further study microgravity-induced physiological changes. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the effects of microgravity on microorganisms (in particular Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34, Bacillus cereus and Rhodospirillum rubrum S1H), plants (whole plants, organs, and cell cultures), mammalian cells (endothelial cells, bone cells, chondrocytes, muscle cells, thyroid cancer cells, immune system cells) and animals (invertebrates, vertebrates and mammals). Herein, we describe their proteome's response to microgravity, focusing on proteomic discoveries and their future potential applications in space research. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Space experiments and operational flight experience have identified detrimental effects on human health and performance because of exposure to weightlessness, even when currently available countermeasures are implemented. Many experimental tools and methods have been developed to study microgravity induced physiological changes. Recently, genomic and proteomic approaches have received a significant amount of attention. This review summarizes the recent research studies of the proteome response to microgravity inmicroorganisms, plants, mammalians cells and animals. Current proteomic tools allow large-scale, high-throughput analyses for the detection, identification, and functional investigation of all proteomes. Understanding gene and/or protein expression is the key to unlocking the mechanisms behind microgravity-induced problems and to finding effective countermeasures to spaceflight-induced alterations but also for the study of diseases on earth. Future perspectives are also highlighted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppina Rea
- Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 3/b, 27100 Pavia, Italy
| | - Giuseppe Pani
- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via D. Trentacoste 2, 20134 Milan, Italy
| | - Barbara Pascucci
- Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
| | - Sandip A Ghuge
- Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
| | - Paola Antonia Corsetto
- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via D. Trentacoste 2, 20134 Milan, Italy
| | - Marcello Imbriani
- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensics, University of Pavia, V.le Forlanini 8, Pavia, Italy; Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Via S. Boezio 28, 27100 Pavia, Italy
| | - Livia Visai
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 3/b, 27100 Pavia, Italy; Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Via S. Boezio 28, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
| | - Angela M Rizzo
- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via D. Trentacoste 2, 20134 Milan, Italy
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