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Salciccioli I, Mariano M, Goodall R, Shalhoub J, Marshall D, Salciccioli J. PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE MORTALITY TRENDS ACROSS EU15+ COUNTRIES: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.08.663] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Monteiro J, Caetano A, Costa C, Pires M, Tavares A, Mariano M, Madeira P, Bonito N, Sousa G. Systemic inflammatory index as a predictor of BCG-refractory non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. EUR UROL SUPPL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(22)02585-x] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Correia Magalhães J, Soares R, de Sousa M, Basto R, Póvoa S, Garcia R, Mariano M, Broco S, Madeira P, Pazos I, Pego A, Carvalho T, Sousa G. Locally advanced triple negative breast cancer in older women – a single centre experience. J Geriatr Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1879-4068(21)00354-4] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Correia Magalhães J, de Sousa M, Basto R, Mariano M, Madeira P, Sousa G. Adjuvant hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy in older patients diagnosed with intermediate and high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: effectiveness and safety. J Geriatr Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1879-4068(21)00349-0] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Magalhaes J, De Sousa M, Basto R, Mariano M, Madeira P, Sousa G. Adjuvant hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy in intermediate and high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)03198-0] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cameli N, Silvestri M, Mariano M, Bennardo L, Nisticò SP, Cristaudo A. Erythema nodosum following the first dose of ChAdOx1-S nCoV-19 vaccine. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 36:e161-e162. [PMID: 34662466 PMCID: PMC9088690 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- N Cameli
- Department of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Dermatology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Dermatology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Dermatology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Maiellaro M, Cavallo A, Mariano M, Cristaudo A, Orsini D, Bottillo G, Chavagnac M, Fauger A, Truglio M, Camera E. 115 Space (for) oddity at the skin surface: Enlarged view on the ceramide bio-signature in sebaceous and non sebaceous areas in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.08.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kamath V, Chacko MP, Mariano M, Kirubakaran R, Kamath MS. P–558 SNP array versus karyotype for prenatal diagnosis in fetuses with abnormal ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
Does Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array provide a diagnostic advantage over conventional karyotype in prenatal diagnosis for fetuses with an abnormal ultrasound?
Summary answer
SNP array in the prenatal setting provides an incremental diagnostic yield over karyotype and the diagnostic accuracy is comparable with combined SNP array and karyotype
What is known already
Single nucleotide polymorphism and comparative genomic hybridization based arrays (aCGH) are the two chromosomal microarray (CMA) platforms available. Guidelines which recommend offering CMA instead of karyotyping for prenatal diagnosis are mainly based on studies that compared aCGH with karyotype. There is a paucity of reviews that critically appraise the role of SNP array as a prenatal diagnostic tool. We decided to estimate the incremental yield of SNP array over karyotype in detecting chromosomal abnormalities, and to determine the diagnostic accuracy of SNP alone compared with SNP array and karyotype in combination for prenatal diagnosis in fetuses with an abnormal ultrasound.
Study design, size, duration
We conducted a systematic review of studies comparing SNP array with karyotype for prenatal diagnosis in fetuses with an abnormal ultrasound. We performed a literature search in the electronic databases of EMBASE, PubMed, CENTRAL, CDSR, SCOPUS and Web of science for relevant studies published in the English language between January1996 and May 2020. We also hand searched the referenced list of included studies and performed a google search for grey literature to identify potential studies.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
The study population was women undergoing prenatal diagnosis for abnormal fetal ultrasound. Studies in which SNP array and karyotyping had been used in fetuses with abnormal ultrasound and which allowed for a 2 x 2 data extraction table were included. We estimated the incremental yields for SNP array over karyotype. For determining the diagnostic accuracy, we considered SNP array alone as the index test and combined karyotype & SNP array as the reference standard.
Main results and the role of chance
We included six studies for quantitative analysis. After pooling results, incremental yield of SNP array over normal karyotype was 10% (95% confidence interval, CI 4 to 16%) in fetuses with abnormal ultrasound while incremental yield of karyotype over SNP array was 1% (95% CI 0 to 2%). The agreement between SNP array and karyotype was 92%. Variant of uncertain significance (VUS) rates ranged from 4–8%.
For SNP array alone versus combined SNP array and conventional karyotype, pooled sensitivity and specificity was 0.96 (95% CI 0.91 to 0.99) and 1.00 (95% CI 0.99 to 1.00) respectively. The Area under curve (AUC) was 0.99 indicating the discriminating ability of the SNP array was very high to identify the fetus with chromosomal abnormalities.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Only studies published in English were included. There was some degree of heterogeneity in inclusion criteria for the included studies.
Wider implications of the findings: The current study suggests SNP array alone can replace conventional karyotype for prenatal diagnosis in fetus with an abnormal ultrasound. Limitations to adoption of SNP testing might include the requirement of requisite expertise to interpret the results and counsel patients appropriately, especially with the propensity of SNPs to identify VUS.
Trial registration number
Not applicable
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- V Kamath
- Christian Medical College- Vellore, Department of Cytogenetics, Vellore, India
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- Christian Medical College- Vellore, Department of Cytogenetics, Vellore, India
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- Glasgow Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Christian Medical College- Vellore, Department of Biostatistics, Vellore, India
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- Christian Medical College- Vellore, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Vellore, India
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Cameli N, Silvestri M, Mariano M, Nisticò SP, Cristaudo A. Pernio-like skin lesions after the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e725-e727. [PMID: 34236735 PMCID: PMC8447464 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- N Cameli
- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Dermatology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Dermatology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Monteiro A, Pereira T, Macedo F, Soares R, Mariano M, Madeira P, Sousa G. Docetaxel plus androgen deprivation therapy in older versus younger patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: Real-world data. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)36203-0] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Pontes F, Rego I, Domingues I, Pinto L, Garcia R, Teixeira M, Khoury L, Serra T, Mariano M, Sousa G. Survival outcomes and prognostic factors in recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer patients treated with chemotherapy plus cetuximab as first-line therapy in a real-world setting. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz428.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pontes F, Rego I, Domingues I, Pinto L, Garcia R, Teixeira M, Serra T, Khoury L, Mariano M, Sousa G. Survival outcomes and survival predictors in recurrent and metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer (R/M-HNSCC) patients treated with chemotherapy (CT) plus cetuximab as first-line therapy in a real-world study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz428.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Domingues I, Carvalho J, Pratas E, Pinheiro S, Amaral S, Pereira T, Pontes F, Félix R, Chaves A, Mariano M, Carvalho T, Madeira P, Pêgo A, Broco S, Garcia R, Pazos I, Pais A, Sousa G. Illness perceptions, quality of life and mood in metastatic breast cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz242.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Macedo F, Félix Soares R, Cunha Pereira T, Monteiro A, Bonito N, Broco S, Carvalho T, Mariano M, Sousa G. Founder mutations BRCA2 c.156_157insAlu in Portuguese population. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz095.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Amaral S, Cunha Pereira T, Monteiro A, Garcia A, Pinto L, Gonçalves V, Mariano M, Broco S, Carvalho T, Sousa G. Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome: Descriptive analysis of a familial cancer clinic. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz095.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Carvalho J, Peixoto M, Cunha Pereira T, Garcia A, Mariano M, Broco S, Pazos I, Carvalho T, Ribeiro J, Sousa G. Male breast cancer, a heterogeneous entity: Experience from a cancer center. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz101.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bondan E, Baldassi A, Martins M, Bernardi M, Mariano M. Balb/C XID mice do not develop hypothalamic astrogliosis after a hypercaloric diet. J Comp Pathol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.10.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pino MC, Mariano M, Peretti S, D’Amico S, Masedu F, Valenti M, Mazza M. When do children with autism develop adequate social behaviour? Cross-sectional analysis of developmental trajectories. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2018.1537876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Maria Chiara Pino
- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Reference Regional Centre for Autism, Abruzzo Region Health System, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
- Reference Regional Centre for Autism, Abruzzo Region Health System, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Pino MC, Mazza M, Mariano M, Peretti S, Dimitriou D, Masedu F, Valenti M, Franco F. Simple Mindreading Abilities Predict Complex Theory of Mind: Developmental Delay in Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord 2018; 47:2743-2756. [PMID: 28597142 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3194-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Theory of mind (ToM) is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The aims of this study were to: (i) examine the developmental trajectories of ToM abilities in two different mentalizing tasks in children with ASD compared to TD children; and (ii) to assess if a ToM simple test known as eyes-test could predict performance on the more advanced ToM task, i.e. comic strip test. Based on a sample of 37 children with ASD and 55 TD children, our results revealed slower development at varying rates in all ToM measures in children with ASD, with delayed onset compared to TD children. These results could stimulate new treatments for social abilities, which would lessen the social deficit in ASD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Chiara Pino
- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100, L'aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100, L'aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100, L'aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100, L'aquila, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, UCL-Institute of Education, London, UK
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100, L'aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100, L'aquila, Italy.,Regional Centre for Autism, Abruzzo Region Health System, L'aquila, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, School of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
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Children with autism are characterized by an impairment of social interaction and repetitive patterns of behaviour. Autism is a heterogeneous span of disorders with unknown aetiology. Research has grown significantly and has suggested that environmental risk factors acting during the prenatal period could influence the neurodevelopment of offspring. The literature suggests that the maternal diet during pregnancy has a fundamental role in the etiopathogenesis of autism. Indeed, a maternal diet that is high in some nutrients has been associated with an increase or reduction in the risk of develop Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The diet of ASD children is also a key factor for the worsening of ASD symptoms. Children with autism have food selectivity and limited diets due to smell, taste, or other characteristics of foods. This determines eating routines and food intake patterns, with consequent deficiency or excess of some aliments. Several studies have tried to show a possible relationship between nutritional status and autism. In this review we describe, emphasizing the limits and benefits, the main current empirical studies that have examined the role of maternal diet during gestation and diet of ASD children as modifiable risk factors at the base of development or worsening of symptoms of autism.
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- S Peretti
- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.,Abruzzo Region Health System, Reference Regional Centre for Autism, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.,Abruzzo Region Health System, Reference Regional Centre for Autism, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, San Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, Località Coppito, L'Aquila 67100, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.,Abruzzo Region Health System, Reference Regional Centre for Autism, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.,Abruzzo Region Health System, Reference Regional Centre for Autism, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.,Department of Pediatrics, San Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, Località Coppito, L'Aquila 67100, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.,Abruzzo Region Health System, Reference Regional Centre for Autism, L'Aquila, Italy
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Sousa C, Pinto L, Saraiva N, Rego I, Paulo J, Bastos J, Mariano M, Sousa G, Roda D, Miranda C, Melo G, Cruz M, Martins S, Kayla P. EP-1353: Breast Cancer In Young Women: A Retrospective Study. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31662-1] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Mazza M, Mariano M, Peretti S, Masedu F, Pino MC, Valenti M. The Role of Theory of Mind on Social Information Processing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Mediation Analysis. J Autism Dev Disord 2017; 47:1369-1379. [DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3069-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Pino MC, De Berardis D, Mariano M, Vellante F, Serroni N, Valchera A, Valenti M, Mazza M. Two systems for empathy in obsessive-compulsive disorder: mentalizing and experience sharing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 38:307-313. [PMID: 27007147 PMCID: PMC7111355 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2015-1679] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Objective: To investigate empathic abilities in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) compared to control subjects. OCD is characterized by persistent obsessions and compulsions. Previous studies have proposed specific emotion recognition deficits in patients with OCD. The ability to recognize emotion is part of the broad construct of empathy that incorporates mentalizing and experience-sharing dimensions. Methods: Twenty-four subjects with a diagnosis of OCD and 23 control subjects underwent empathic measures. Results: Patients with OCD compared to control subjects showed deficits in all mentalizing measures. They were incapable of understanding the mental and emotional states of other people. On the other hand, in the sharing experience measures, the OCD group was able to empathize with the emotional experience of other people when they expressed emotions with positive valence, but were not able to do when the emotional valence was negative. Conclusion: Our results suggest that patients with OCD show a difficulty in mentalizing ability, whereas the deficit in sharing ability is specific for the negative emotional valence.
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- Maria C Pino
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Sanità Pubblica, Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università degli studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Salute Mentale, U.O.S. Servizio di Diagnosi e Cura, Teramo, Italy.,Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Imaging e Scienze Cliniche, Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Applicate e Biotecnologiche, Università degli studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Imaging e Scienze Cliniche, Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Salute Mentale, U.O.S. Servizio di Diagnosi e Cura, Teramo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Applicate e Biotecnologiche, Università degli studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.,Centro di Riferimento Regionale per l'Autismo, ASL 1, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Applicate e Biotecnologiche, Università degli studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Valenti M, Di Giovanni C, Mariano M, Pino MC, Sconci V, Mazza M. [Autism after an earthquake: the experience of L'Aquila (Central Italy) as a basis for an operative guideline]. Epidemiol Prev 2016; 40:49-52. [PMID: 27291209 DOI: 10.19191/ep16.2s1.p049.048] [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: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
People with autism, their families, and their specialised caregivers are a social group at high health risk after a disruptive earthquake. They need emergency assistance and immediate structured support according to definite protocols and quality standards. We recommend to establish national guidelines for taking-in-charge people with autism after an earthquake. The adaptive behaviour of participants with autism declined dramatically in the first months after the earthquake in all the dimensions examined (i.e., communication, daily living, socialisation, and motor skills). After relatively stable conditions returned and with immediate and intensive post-disaster intervention, children and adolescents with autism showed a trend towards partial recovery of adaptive functioning. As to the impact on services, this study indicates the need for supporting exposed caregivers at high risk of burnout over the first two years after the disaster and for an immediate reorganisation of person-tailored services.
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- Marco Valenti
- Dipartimento di scienze cliniche applicate e biotecnologiche, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
- Centro di riferimento regionale autismo, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, Regione Abruzzo, L'Aquila
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- Centro di riferimento regionale autismo, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, Regione Abruzzo, L'Aquila
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- Dipartimento di scienze cliniche applicate e biotecnologiche, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
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- Dipartimento di scienze cliniche applicate e biotecnologiche, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
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- Dipartimento di salute mentale, ASL 1 Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, Regione Abruzzo, L'Aquila
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- Dipartimento di scienze cliniche applicate e biotecnologiche, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
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Berardesca E, Ardigo M, Cameli N, Mariano M, Agozzino M, Matts PJ. Randomized, double-blinded, vehicle-controlled, split-face study to evaluate the effects of topical application of a Gold Silk Sericin/Niacinamide/Signaline complex on biophysical parameters related to skin ageing. Int J Cosmet Sci 2015; 37:606-12. [PMID: 25940759 DOI: 10.1111/ics.12237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of topical application of a Gold Silk Sericin (GSS) complex on biophysical parameters related to skin ageing. METHODS A range of non-invasive bioengineering methods were deployed in an 8-week randomized, double-blinded, vehicle-controlled, split-face study among 40 female subjects aged 40-70. Endpoints measured included expert grades of skin condition, stratum corneum (SC) hydration, SC barrier function, elasticity and surface topography. RESULTS The GSS complex produced significant single-variable (P < 0.05) improvements in SC hydration, barrier function, elasticity and surface topography compared with the Vehicle control. CONCLUSION The GSS complex examined in this study represents an interesting new cosmetic topical technology with which to address multiple aspects of aged/photoaged female facial skin.
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- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Via Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Via Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Dermatology, San Gallicano Institute, Rome, Italy
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- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Via Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Via Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- Procter & Gamble, London Innovation Centre, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9NW, U.K
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Barbedo Pedrosa R, Mariano M, Gubina B. Adénomectomie cœlioscopique avec contrôle vasculaire pour l’hyperplasie bénigne de la prostate. Prog Urol 2014; 24:900. [DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2014.09.027] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Mazza M, Pino MC, Mariano M, Tempesta D, Ferrara M, De Berardis D, Masedu F, Valenti M. Affective and cognitive empathy in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:791. [PMID: 25339889 PMCID: PMC4187579 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The broad construct of empathy incorporates both cognitive and affective dimensions. Recent evidence suggests that the subjects with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) show a significant impairment in empathic ability. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cognitive and affective components of empathy in adolescents with ASD compared to controls. Fifteen adolescents with ASD and 15 controls underwent paper and pencil measures and a computerized Multifaceted Empathy Test. All measures were divided into mentalizing and experience sharing abilities. Adolescents with ASD compared to controls showed deficits in all mentalizing measures: they were incapable of interpreting and understanding the mental and emotional states of other people. Instead, in the sharing experience measures, the adolescents with ASD were able to empathize with the emotional experience of other people when they express emotions with positive valence, but were not able to do so when the emotional valence is negative. These results were confirmed by the computerized task. In conclusion, our results suggest that adolescents with ASD show a difficulty in cognitive empathy, whereas the deficit in affective empathy is specific for the negative emotional valence.
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- Monica Mazza
- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy
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- Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Department of Mental Health, G. Mazzini Hospital Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Environmental Medicine University of L'Aquila L'Aquila, Italy ; Reference Regional Centre for Autism, Abruzzo Region Health System L'Aquila, Italy
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Fakhouri FM, Casari ACA, Mariano M, Yamashita F, Mei LHI, Soldi V, Martelli SM. Effect of a gelatin-based edible coating containing cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) on the quality and nutrient retention of fresh strawberries during storage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/64/1/012024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ahmed I, Biswas A, Krishnamurthy S, Julka P, Rath G, Back M, Huang D, Gzell C, Chen J, Kastelan M, Gaur P, Wheeler H, Badiyan SN, Robinson CG, Simpson JR, Tran DD, Rich KM, Dowling JL, Chicoine MR, Leuthardt EC, Kim AH, Huang J, Michaelsen SR, Christensen IJ, Grunnet K, Stockhausen MT, Broholm H, Kosteljanetz M, Poulsen HS, Tieu M, Lovblom E, Macnamara M, Mason W, Rodin D, Tai E, Ubhi K, Laperriere N, Millar BA, Menard C, Perkins B, Chung C, Clarke J, Molinaro A, Phillips J, Butowski N, Chang S, Perry A, Costello J, DeSilva A, Rabbitt J, Prados M, Cohen AL, Anker C, Shrieve D, Hall B, Salzman K, Jensen R, Colman H, Farber O, Weinberg U, Palti Y, Fisher B, Chen H, Macdonald D, Lesser G, Coons S, Brachman D, Ryu S, Werner-Wasik M, Bahary JP, Chakravarti A, Mehta M, Gupta T, Nair V, Epari S, Godasastri J, Moiyadi A, Shetty P, Juvekar S, Jalali R, Herrlinger U, Schafer N, Steinbach J, Weyerbrock A, Hau P, Goldbrunner R, Kohnen R, Urbach H, Stummer W, Glas M, Houillier C, Ghesquieres H, Chabrot C, Soussain C, Ahle G, Choquet S, Faurie P, Bay JO, Vargaftig J, Gaultier C, Nicolas-Virelizier E, Hoang-Xuan K, Iskanderani O, Izar F, Benouaich-Amiel A, Filleron T, Moyal E, Iweha C, Jain S, Melian E, Sethi A, Albain K, Shafer D, Emami B, Kong XT, Green S, Filka E, Green R, Yong W, Nghiemphu P, Cloughesy T, Lai A, Mallick S, Biswas A, Roy S, Purkait S, Gupta S, Julka PK, Rath GK, Marosi C, Thaler J, Ay C, Kaider A, Reitter EM, Haselbock J, Preusser M, Flechl B, Zielinski C, Pabinger I, Miyatake SI, Furuse M, Miyata T, Yoritsune E, Kawabata S, Kuroiwa T, Muragaki Y, Maruyama T, Iseki H, Akimoto J, Ikuta S, Nitta M, Maebayashi K, Saito T, Okada Y, Kaneko S, Matsumura A, Kuroiwa T, Karasawa K, Nakazato Y, Kayama T, Nabors LB, Fink KL, Mikkelsen T, Grujicic D, Tarnawski R, Nam DH, Mazurkiewicz M, Salacz M, Ashby L, Thurzo L, Zagonel V, Depenni R, Perry JR, Henslee-Downey J, Picard M, Reardon DA, Nambudiri N, Nayak L, LaFrankie D, Wen P, Ney D, Carlson J, Damek D, Blatchford P, Gaspar L, Kavanagh B, Waziri A, Lillehei K, Reddy K, Chen C, Rashed I, Melian E, Sethi A, Barton K, Anderson D, Prabhu V, Rusch R, Belongia M, Maheshwari M, Firat S, Schiff D, Desjardins A, Cloughesy T, Mikkelsen T, Glantz M, Chamberlain M, Reardon DA, Wen P, Shapiro W, Gopal S, Judy K, Patel S, Mahapatra A, Shan J, Gupta D, Shih K, Bacha JA, Brown D, Garner WJ, Steino A, Schwart R, Kanekal S, Li M, Lopez L, Burris HA, Soderberg-Naucler C, Rahbar A, Stragliotto G, Song AJ, Kumar AMS, Murphy ES, Tekautz T, Suh JH, Recinos V, Chao ST, Spoor J, Korami K, Kloezeman J, Balvers R, Dirven C, Lamfers M, Leenstra S, Sumrall A, Haggstrom D, Crimaldi A, Symanowski J, Giglio P, Asher A, Burri S, Sunkersett G, Khatib Z, Prajapati CM, Magalona EE, Mariano M, Sih IM, Torcuator R, Taal W, Oosterkamp H, Walenkamp A, Beerenpoot L, Hanse M, Buter J, Honkoop A, Boerman D, de Vos F, Jansen R, van der Berkmortel F, Brandsma D, Enting R, Kros J, Bromberg J, van Heuvel I, Smits M, van der Holt R, Vernhout R, van den Bent M, Weinberg U, Farber O, Palti Y, Wick W, Suarez C, Rodon J, Desjardins A, Forsyth P, Gueorguieva I, Cleverly A, Burkholder T, Desaiah D, Lahn M, Zach L, Guez D, Last D, Daniels D, Nissim O, Grober Y, Hoffmann C, Nass D, Talianski A, Spiegelmann R, Cohen Z, Mardor Y. MEDICAL RADIATION THERAPIES. Neuro Oncol 2013; 15:iii75-iii84. [PMCID: PMC3823894 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Raysi Dehcordi S, Mariano M, Mazza M, Galzio RJ. Cognitive deficits in patients with low and high grade gliomas. J Neurosurg Sci 2013; 57:259-266. [PMID: 23877271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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AIM Studies in the literature with specific information concerning the neuropsychological alterations in patients with high and low grade gliomas are poor. The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the cognitive functioning in patients with high and low-grade glioma pre- and postoperatively. METHODS Between January 2009 and January 2011 27 patients with high-grade glioma (HG group) and 15 patients with low-grade glioma (LG group) were neuropsychologically assessed in the preoperative time, as well as 6 months and 1 year after surgery. During the examination, memory, visuo-constructive abilities, language and executive functions were tested. In addition in the preoperative time, the effect on cognition of lateralization, size and edema was analyzed for each group. RESULTS Both in the HG and LG group statistical comparisons of the pre- and postoperative assessments of cognitive abilities showed a postoperative improvement in memory functions and in processing speed (P<0.05). In particular the analysis of the significance of clinical factors in the postoperative outcome of patients with glioma showed that lesion size, edema and lateralization affect cognitive functioning in varying degree. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrated different levels of impairments in executive and memory domains and in processing speed in patients with low and high grade gliomas. These deficits may have a strong impact on quality of life. Psychiatric interventions may be useful for patients and their families; in particular for helping the patient to become aware of the illness, in bolstering coping strategies, and for facilitating their support at home.
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy -
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Giagnorio M, Minicucci V, Mariano M, Romano R, Napolitano C, Manchisi M, Macchiaroli A, Vecchio AL, Raia V, Giannattasio A. 177 Strategies to improve influenza vaccination coverage in at-risk children: The experience of patients with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(13)60318-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mazza M, Catalucci A, Mariano M, Pino MC, Tripaldi S, Roncone R, Gallucci M. Neural correlates of automatic perceptual sensitivity to facial affect in posttraumatic stress disorder subjects who survived L'Aquila eartquake of April 6, 2009. Brain Imaging Behav 2013; 6:374-86. [PMID: 22367971 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9151-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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: 10/28/2022]
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The "Emotional Numbing" (EN) constitutes one of the core symptoms in PTSD although its exact nature remains elusive. This disorder shows an abnormal response of cortical and limbic regions which are normally involved in understanding emotions since the very earliest stages of the development of processing ability. The aim of our study, which included ten physically healthy subjects with PTSD, diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR, who survived L'Aquila earthquake of April 6, 2009, and 10 healthy controls matching for age, sex and education, was to examine automatic perceptual sensitivity to facial affect in PTSD, through an affective priming task that was administered during functional magnetic resonance (fMRI). Behavioural data revealed in the PTSD group a higher sensitivity to negative facial affect on an automatic processing level. FMRI data analysis revealed that PTSD subjects showed a significantly higher activation in right insula and left amygdala that we did not observe in healthy subjects; on the contrary, healthy controls showed a greater activation of left lingual gyrus. Our data support the hypothesis that PTSD appears to be sensitive to negative affect on an automatic processing level and correlates with the activation of specific areas involved in processing emotions. An elevated activation of these areas may underlie the emotion dysregulation in PTSD and could explain the Emotional Numbing symptom associated with this disorder. The present study suffers of a number of limitations, for instance, the relatively small sample size did not allow the application of alternative statistical models.
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- Monica Mazza
- Department of Science of Health, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Località Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, AQ, Italy.
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Mazza M, Pollice R, Pacitti F, Pino MC, Mariano M, Tripaldi S, Casacchia M, Roncone R. New evidence in theory of mind deficits in subjects with chronic schizophrenia and first episode: correlation with symptoms, neurocognition and social function. Riv Psichiatr 2012; 47:327-36. [PMID: 23023084 DOI: 10.1708/1139.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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AIM Currently substantial evidence exists about Theory of Mind (ToM) impairment in subjects affected by chronic and first episode schizophrenia. In particular, in order to enhance the validity of our construct, we used in this study classical false beliefs tasks and advanced theory of mind tasks, together with the application of structural equation model, in order to ex-amine whether we are using ToM tasks with good psychometric properties. The main goal of the present study was to examine ToM deficits in a large sample including subjects suffering from chronic schizophrenia, first episode of schizophrenia and nor-mal controls, by observing in the same task the relationship with symptomatological gravity, neurocognition and social function.Materials and methods. A sample of 178 patients with chronic schizophrenia, a sample of 49 subjects with a first episode of psychosis and 484 healthy controls participated to this study. Measures of social cognition included task of false belief and advanced theory of mind task. RESULTS No significant differences were found on ToM tasks between subjects affected by chronic and first episode schizophrenia. Social cognition showed in both groups a strong correlation with negative symptoms and social function, but did not evidence any relationship with neurocognition. CONCLUSION; ToM deficits exist in subjects suffering from chronic and first episode schizophrenia. These impairments do not seem to be a consequence of illness condition, they are likely to be state-independent and appear to be the most important cognitive mediator of social functioning in both groups.
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- Monica Mazza
- Department of Science of Health, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
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Facincone S, De Siqueira AL, Jancar S, Russo M, Barbuto JA, Mariano M. A novel murine model of late-phase reaction of immediate hypersensitivity. Mediators Inflamm 2012; 6:127-33. [PMID: 18472846 PMCID: PMC2365854 DOI: 10.1080/09629359791820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We describe here a novel experimental model of late-phase reaction of immediate hypersensitivity developed in mice. It consists of introducing small fragments of heat-coagulated hen egg white into the subcutaneous tissue of mice. After 14 days, animals challenged with purified ovalbumin into the footpad presented an immediate swelling of the paw peaking at 30 min, followed by two peaks of swelling at 6 and 24 h. Histological examination of the paws showed a massive eosinophil infiltration (more than 800 cells/5 microscopic fields). This intense infiltration persisted for more than 14 days after the challenge. Furthermore, in mice immunized with coagulated egg white the delayed swelling of the paws and eosinophilic infiltration were significantly higher than in mice immunized with the classical protocol of ovalbumin in alumen adjuvant. Transfer of lymph node cells obtained from mice implanted with heat-coagulated hen egg white induced footpad swelling and eosinophil infiltration in response to ovalbumin. High levels of ovalbuminspecific IgG1 but not of IgE were detected in the serum of these animals. The advantages of this model for the experimental study of late-phase reaction per se and its relevance to the study of allergic diseases such as asthma are discussed.
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- S Facincone
- Department of Immunology Institute of Biomedical Sciences University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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Mazza M, Giusti L, Albanese A, Mariano M, Pino MC, Roncone R. Social cognition disorders in military police officers affected by posttraumatic stress disorder after the attack of An-Nasiriyah in Iraq 2006. Psychiatry Res 2012; 198:248-52. [PMID: 22397917 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2011] [Revised: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Emotional numbness in individuals affected by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be a result of the depletion of emotional capacities. The ability to process emotions in a social context is a part of social cognition, which is still an under-explored topic in PTSD. The present study investigated deficits in social cognition, such as emotion recognition and theory of mind, and their relationship to emotional numbing in 35 military police officers who were in Iraq in April 2006 during a terrorist attack in An-Nasiriyah. Our results indicated that individuals suffering from PTSD showed deficits in social cognition when compared with healthy subjects. These disorders seemed to involve emotional numbing rather than clinical symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Future research directions are suggested to improve the measurement of emotional functioning in PTSD.
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- Monica Mazza
- Department of Science of Health, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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Falzetti G, Massaria A, Mariano M, Locchi G. Diagnosi precoce di tetano tramite visita odontostomatologica. Dental Cadmos 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cadmos.2011.09.004] [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: 10/15/2022]
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Pantarotto M, Moreira C, Ferreira M, Lombo L, Pereira D, Faria J, Mariano M, Faustino I, Domingues N, Mariz J. 9225 POSTER G-CSF Administration in First Line Chemotherapy With ABVD for Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Adults. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)72490-x] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Fabbrocini G, Romano MC, Cameli N, Mariano M, Pastore F, Annunziata MC, Mazzella C, De Vita V, Mauriello MC, Monfrecola G. "Il corpo ritrovato": dermocosmetological skin care project for the oncologic patient. ISRN Oncol 2011; 2011:650482. [PMID: 22084736 PMCID: PMC3200092 DOI: 10.5402/2011/650482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Neoplastic disease and its therapeutic options have a huge impact on the patient's quality of life from both the emotional and the working point of view. The project “Il Corpo Ritrovato” aims at creating an interdisciplinary network of physicians to improve the quality of life of the oncologic patient, focusing on such important aspects as dermocosmetological skin care but also on the evaluation of new therapeutic and diagnostic algorithms in order to make further progress in the field of prevention.
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- G Fabbrocini
- Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Systematic Pathology, University of Naples Federico II, Street Sergio Pansini 5, Naples 80133, Italy
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Mariano M, Jesus E, Barradas L, Carvalho L, Gervásio H. 52P PRIMARY EWING'S SARCOMA/PERIPHERAL NEURO- ECTODERMAL TUMORS ARISING FROM THE LUNG OF AN ADULT MALE. Lung Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(11)70189-1] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Brito RRNE, Cortez BA, Machado-Santelli GM, Xander P, De Lorenzo BH, Oliveira HC, Thies FG, Kioshima ES, Maricato JT, Lopes JD, Mariano M. In Vitro and In Vivo Phagocytic Ability of Mouse B-1 Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.4137/iii.s6156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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B-1 cells are a peculiar subpopulation of B cells found in the peritoneal and pleural cavities in mice. These cells are typically IgM+ and CD11b+. B-1 cells are able to migrate from the peritoneal cavity to non-specific inflammatory sites in mice. In addition, they can differentiate into mononuclear phagocyte-like cells in vitro; however, it is still unknown whether B-1 cells are capable of performing phagocytosis in vivo. Here we further characterized B-1 cells as phagocytes in vitro, and we investigated their ability to phagocytose apoptotic cells and bacteria in vivo. Our results demonstrate that B-1 phagocytes are able to uptake apoptotic thymocytes and Escherichia coli bacteria, both in vitro and in vivo. These findings indicate that along with macrophages, B-1 phagocytic cells might play a role in fundamental processes such as tissue remodeling, resolution of inflammation and pathogen clearance.
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- RR Novaes E Brito
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomέdicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomέdicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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Barker CA, Chang M, Lassman AB, Beal K, Chan TA, Hunter K, Grisdale K, Ritterhouse M, Moustakas A, Iwamoto FM, Kreisl TN, Sul J, Kim L, Butman J, Albert P, Fine HA, Chamberlain MC, Alexandru D, Glantz MJ, Kim L, Chamberlain MC, Bota DA, Takahashi K, Ikeda N, Kajimoto Y, Miyatake S, Kuroiwa T, Iwamoto F, Lamborn K, Kuhn J, Wen P, Yung WKA, Gilbert M, Chang S, Lieberman F, Prados M, Fine H, Lu-Emerson C, Norden AD, Drappatz J, Quant EC, Ciampa AS, Doherty LM, LaFrankie DC, Wen PY, Sherman JH, Moldovan K, Yeoh HK, Starke BM, Pouratian N, Shaffrey ME, Schiff D, O'Connor PC, Kroon HA, Recht L, Montano N, Cenci T, Martini M, D'Alessandris QG, Banna GL, Maira G, De Maria R, Larocca LM, Pallini R, Kim CH, Yang MS, Cheong JH, Kim JM, Shonka N, Gilbert M, Alfred Yung WK, Piao Y, Liu J, Bekele N, Wen P, Chen A, Heymach J, de Groot J, Gilbert MR, Wang M, Aldape K, Sorensen AG, Mikkelsen T, Bokstein F, Woo SY, Chmura SJ, Choucair AK, Mehta M, Perez Segura P, Gil M, Balana C, Chacon I, Munoz J, Martin M, Flowers A, Salner A, Gaziel TB, Soerensen M, Hasselbalch B, Poulsen HS, Lassen U, Peyre M, Cartalat-Carel S, Meyronet D, Sunyach MP, Jouanneau E, Guyotat J, Jouvet A, Frappaz D, Honnorat J, Ducray F, Wagle N, Nghiemphu PL, Lai A, Cloughesy TF, Kairouz VF, Elias EF, Chahine GY, Comair YG, Dimassi H, Kamar FG, Parchman AJ, Nock CJ, Bartolomeo J, Norden AD, Drappatz J, Ciampa AS, Doherty LM, LaFrankie DC, Ruland S, Quant EC, Beroukhim R, Wen PY, Graber JJ, Lassman AB, Kaley T, Johnson DR, Kimmel DW, Burch PA, Cascino TL, Giannini C, Wu W, Buckner JC, Dirier A, Abacioglu U, Okkan S, Pak Y, Guney YY, Aksu G, Soyuer S, Oksuzoglu B, Meydan D, Zincircioglu B, Yumuk PF, Alco G, Keven E, Ucer AR, Tsung AJ, Prabhu SS, Shonka NA, Alistar AT, van den Bent M, Taal W, Sleijfer S, van Heuvel I, Smitt PAS, Bromberg JE, Vernhout I, Porter AB, Dueck AC, Karlin NJ, Hiramatsu R, Kawabata S, Miyatake SI, Kuroiwa T, Easson MW, Vicente MGH, Sahebjam S, Garoufalis E, Guiot MC, Muanza T, Del Maestro R, Kavan P, Smolin AV, Konev A, Nikolaeva S, Shamanskaya Y, Malysheva A, Strelnikov V, Vranic A, Prestor B, Pizem J, Popovic M, Khatua S, Finlay J, Nelson M, Gonzalez I, Bruggers C, Dhall G, Fu BD, Linskey M, Bota D, Walbert T, Puduvalli V, Ozawa T, Brennan CW, Wang L, Squatrito M, Sasayama T, Nakada M, Huse JT, Pedraza A, Utsuki S, Tandon A, Fomchenko EI, Oka H, Levine RL, Fujii K, Ladanyi M, Holland EC, Raizer J, Avram MJ, Kaklamani V, Cianfrocca M, Gradishar W, Helenowski I, McCarthy K, Mulcahy M, Rademaker A, Grimm S, Landolfi JC, Chen S, Peeraully T, Anthony P, Linendoll NM, Zhu JJ, Yao K, Mignano J, Pfannl R, Pan E, Vera-Bolanos E, Armstrong TS, Bekele BN, Gilbert MR, Alexandru D, Glantz MJ, Kim L, Chamberlain MC, Bota DA, Albrecht V, Juerchott K, Selbig J, Tonn JC, Schichor C, Sawale KB, Wolff J, Vats T, Ketonen L, Khasraw M, Kaley T, Panageas K, Reiner A, Goldlust S, Tabar V, Green RM, Woyshner EA, Cloughesy TF, Abe T, Morishige M, Shiqi K, Momii Y, Sugita K, Fukuyoshi Y, Kamida T, Fujiki M, Kobayashi H, Lavon I, Refael M, Zrihan D, Siegal T, Elias EF, Kairouz VF, Chahine GY, Comair YG, Dimassi H, Kamar FG, Tham CK, See SJ, Toh CK, Kang SH, Park KJ, Kim CY, Yu MO, Park CK, Park SH, Chung YG, Park KJ, Yu MO, Kang SH, Cho TH, Chung YG, Sasaki H, Sano K, Nariai T, Uchino Y, Kitamura Y, Ohira T, Yoshida K, Kirson ED, Wasserman Y, Izhaki A, Mordechovich D, Gurvich Z, Dbaly V, Vymazal J, Tovarys F, Salzberg M, Rochlitz C, Goldsher D, Palti Y, Ram Z, Gutin PH, Furuse M, Miyatake SI, Kawabata S, Kuroiwa T, Torcuator RG, Ibaoc K, Rafael A, Mariano M, Reardon DA, Peters K, Desjardins A, Sampson J, Vredenburgh JJ, Gururangan S, Friedman HS, Le Rhun E, Kotecki N, Zairi F, Baranzelli MC, Faivre-Pierret M, Dubois F, Bonneterre J, Arenson EB, Arenson JD, Arenson PK, Pierick M, Jensen W, Smith DB, Wong ET, Gautam S, Malchow C, Lun M, Pan E, Brem S, Raizer J, Grimm S, Chandler J, Muro K, Rice L, McCarthy K, Mrugala M, Johnston SK, Chamberlain M, Marosi C, Handisurya A, 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M, Gonzalez-Espinoza R, Reiner A, Panageas K, Lin O, Liu CM, Deangelis LM, Omuro A, Taylor LP, Ammirati M, Lamki T, Zarzour H, Grecula J, Dudley RW, Kavan P, Garoufalis E, Guiot MC, Del Maestro RF, Maurice C, Belanger K, Moumdjian R, Dufresne S, Fortin C, Fortin MA, Berthelet F, Renoult E, Belair M, Rouleau D, Gallego O, Benavides M, Segura PP, Balana C, Gil MJG, Berrocal A, Reynes G, Garcia JL, Mazarico J, Bague S. 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Mazza M, Lucci G, Pacitti F, Pino MC, Mariano M, Casacchia M, Roncone R. Could schizophrenic subjects improve their social cognition abilities only with observation and imitation of social situations? Neuropsychol Rehabil 2010; 20:675-703. [PMID: 20714969 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2010.486284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Schizophrenics display impairments in domains of social cognition such as theory of mind and emotion recognition. Recent studies, showing that the relationship of social cognition abilities with functional outcome is more significant than other neuro-cognitive functions, have considered these abilities as a target for intervention research. This article describes preliminary data from a new group-based study focused on Emotion and ToM Imitation Training (ETIT), an imitation treatment aimed at improving social cognition and social functioning in schizophrenia. In the present study, 16 outpatients with schizophrenia completed ETIT assessment and were compared with 17 outpatients who participated to a Problem Solving Training group. Participants were assessed at pre- and post-test on measures of emotion recognition, theory of mind, cognition, flexibility and social functioning. We compared the rehabilitation training effects on neuro-physiological activation through the event-related potentials (ERPs) method, which was recorded pre- and post-rehabilitation training. The results showed that when compared to the control group, ETIT participants improved on every social cognitive measure and showed better social functioning at post-test. Improvement in social cognition, in particular in emotion recognition, is also supported by ERP responses: we recorded an increase in electroactivity of medio-frontal areas only after ETIT treatment. Action observation and imitation could be regarded as a new frontier in rehabilitation.
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- Monica Mazza
- Department of Science of Health, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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Relvas WGM, Izar MCO, Helfenstein T, Ihara SSM, Pomaro DR, França CN, Lopes JD, Mariano M, Carvalho ACC, Fonseca FAH. I 003 Resident Peritoneal Inflammatory Cells are Pivotal in the Development of Experimental Atherosclerosis. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(09)71757-x] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Relvas W, Izar M, Helfenstein T, Lopes J, Mariano M, Segretto H, Ihara S, Pomaro D, Fonseca F. Abstract: P688 RESIDENT PERITONEAL INFLAMMATORY CELLS ARE PIVOTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(09)70856-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oliveira HC, Popi AF, Bachi ALL, Nonogaki S, Lopes JD, Mariano M. B-1 cells modulate the kinetics of wound-healing process in mice. Immunobiology 2009; 215:215-22. [PMID: 19457571 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2009.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Revised: 03/16/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wound healing is a complex phenomenon whose mechanisms are not fully understood. Although inflammatory cells are recruited to the site of the lesion there are no reports concerning the participation of B lymphocytes in tissue repair. As demonstrated in our laboratory, B-1 cells migrate to a non-specific inflammatory focus and differentiate into a phagocyte. It has been reported that BALB/Xid mice are deficient in B-1 cells. Using this model, here we report that BALB/Xid mice have an increased inflammatory response, a delayed wound-healing process, a prominent neutrophilic infiltration of the lesion, and an increased neovascularization of the lesion as compared with BALB/c and BALB/Xid reconstituted with B-1 cells. The infiltration of B-1 cells into the wound was demonstrated. As B-1 cells secret and use interleukin 10 (IL-10) as an autocrine growth factor, the possible participation of this interleukin in the kinetics of wound healing was investigated. Results show that C57/BL6 IL-10 KO mice had an increased inflammatory response when compared with C57/BL6 and C57/BL6 IL-10 KO mice reconstituted with B-1 cells, thus suggesting that the observed effects of B-1 cells in the healing process is mediated by this interleukin. However, the mechanisms by which IL-10 influence these phenomena remain to be uncovered.
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- H C Oliveira
- Discipline of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 862, 4o andar, 04023-900 São Paulo, Brazil
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Popi AF, Zamboni DS, Mortara RA, Mariano M. Microbicidal property of B1 cell derived mononuclear phagocyte. Immunobiology 2009; 214:664-73. [PMID: 19321225 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2008.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Revised: 12/13/2008] [Accepted: 12/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A mononuclear phagocyte derived from B1b cells (B1CDP) has been described. As these cells migrate from the peritoneal cavity to non-specific inflammatory lesion sites and are highly phagocytic via Fc and mannose receptors, their microbicidal ability of these cells was investigated using the Coxiella burnetii cell infection model in vitro. In this report, the pattern of infection and C. burnetii phase II survival in B1CDP phagosomes was compared with the pattern of infection of peritoneal macrophages from Xid mice (PMphi) and bone marrow derived macrophages (BMMphi). Infection was assessed by determining the large parasitophorous vacuole formation, the relative focus forming units and the quantification of DAPI (4',6-diamino-2-phenylindole) fluorescence images acquired by confocal microscopy. When compared to macrophages, B1CDP are more permissive to the bacterial infection and less effective to kill them. Further, results suggest that IL-10 secreted by B1 cells are involved in their susceptibility to infection by C. burnetti, since B1CDP from IL-10 KO mice are more competent to control C. burnetii infection than cells from wild type mice. These data contribute further to characterize B1CDP as a novel mononuclear phagocyte.
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- A F Popi
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 04023-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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e Brito RRN, De Lorenzo BHP, Xander P, Godoy LC, Lopes JD, da Silva NP, Sampaio SC, Mariano M. Role of distinct immune components in the radiation-induced abrogation of systemic lupus erythematosus development in mice. Lupus 2008; 16:947-54. [PMID: 18042588 DOI: 10.1177/0961203307084298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The New Zealand Black x New Zealand White F1 [(NZB/NZW) F1] mouse develops an autoimmune condition resembling aspects of human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We investigated the effects of a novel prophylactic thoraco-abdominal gamma irradiation protocol on the onset and evolution of lupus in these animals. Survival of irradiated mice was higher when compared with nonirradiated mice. Kidney lesions were milder and autoantibody levels were lower in irradiated mice. To identify possible mechanisms involved in the radiation-induced improvement of disease, distinct components of humoral and cellular immune responses were evaluated. Because B-1 cells are known to be involved in various autoimmune diseases, we investigated the participation of these cells in SLE progression. Unexpectedly, B-1 cells were not depleted in (NZB/NZW) F1, even after several rounds of irradiation. No alterations were found in viability and physiology of B-1 cells in SLE animals with the exception of constitutive overexpression of the anti-apoptotic molecule Bcl-2, which may account for the observed radioresistance. Thus, a role for B-1 cells in murine SLE cannot be excluded, since the irradiation protocol did not effectively eliminate these cells. Additionally, we demonstrate a marked delay in the ability of splenocytes to repopulate the spleen after irradiation in (NZB/NZW) F1, in contrast to leucocytes in other cellular compartments. The implications of these findings for the fate of SLE in this model are discussed.
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- R R N e Brito
- Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rua Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Fabbrocini G, Balato A, Rescigno O, Mariano M, Scalvenzi M, Brunetti B. Telediagnosis and face-to-face diagnosis reliability for melanocytic and non-melanocytic ‘pink’ lesions. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007; 22:229-34. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02400.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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