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Pautasso A, Zorzolo I, Bellato E, Pellegrino P, Ferrario A, Pira E, Castoldi F. Allergic reaction and metal hypersensitivity after shoulder joint replacement. Musculoskelet Surg 2023; 107:55-68. [PMID: 34719773 PMCID: PMC10020248 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-021-00729-4] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Metal ion release may cause local and systemic effects and induce hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of our study is first to determine if implant-related hypersensitivity correlates to patient symptoms or not; second, to assess the rate of hypersensitivity and allergies in shoulder arthroplasty. METHODS Forty patients with shoulder replacements performed between 2015 and 2017 were studied with minimum 2-year follow-up; no patient had prior metal implants. Each patient underwent radiographic and clinical evaluation using the Constant-Murley Score (CMS), 22 metal and cement haptens patch testing, serum and urine tests to evaluate 12 metals concentration, and a personal occupational medicine interview. RESULTS At follow-up (average 45 ± 10.7 months), the mean CMS was 76 ± 15.9; no clinical complications or radiographic signs of loosening were detected; two nickel sulfate (5%), 1 benzoyl peroxide (2.5%) and 1 potassium dichromate (2.5%) positive findings were found, but all these patients were asymptomatic. There was an increase in serum aluminum, urinary aluminum and urinary chromium levels of 1.74, 3.40 and 1.83 times the baseline, respectively. No significant difference in metal ion concentrations were found when patients were stratified according to gender, date of surgery, type of surgery, and type of implant. CONCLUSIONS Shoulder arthroplasty is a source of metal ion release and might act as a sensitizing exposure. However, patch test positivity does not seem to correlate to hypersensitivity cutaneous manifestations or poor clinical results. Laboratory data showed small constant ion release over time, regardless of gender, type of shoulder replacement and implant used. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE Level II.
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- A. Pautasso
- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
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- Oncologic Orthopaedic Department, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Division, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Division, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
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Di Terlizzi V, Barone R, Manuppelli V, Correale M, Casavecchia G, Goffredo G, Pellegrino P, Puteo A, Ieva R, Di Biase M, Brunetti N, Iacoviello M. P237 INFLUENCE OF HEART RATE ON LEFT AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR LONGITUDINAL STRAIN IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.229] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Background
Myocardial deformation evaluated by two–dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a useful tool to evaluate both left and right ventricular function. However, there are no conclusive data about the relationship between strain measures and heart rate (HR).
Aim of the Study
To analyse changes in left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) longitudinal strain associated with variations of HR in patients with and without chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods. We enrolled 45 patients. Of the 38 patients diagnosed with CHF, 21 were carrying an ICD (Group 1), and 17 an ICD with CRT (Group 2). Group 3 included 7 participants without CHF with sinus node dysfunction that were carrying a pacemaker. The frequency of atrial stimulation was increased to 90 beats/min and an echocardiogram was performed at each increase of 10 beats/min. Global LV and RV longitudinal strain (LVGLS and RVGLS, respectively) and RV free wall longitudinal strain (RVfwLS) were calculated at each HR, together with other echocardiographic parameters. Worsening or improvement of strain measures was defined as a relative change from baseline of 10%.
Results
The reproducibility of strain measurements was assessed in all the images obtained at the different HRs for 19 of the study participants. A high degree of reproducibility was observed for LVGLS (ICC = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.93 – 0.97) as well as for RVGLS (ICC = 0.91; 95%CI, 0.86 – 0.94) and RVfwLS (ICC = 0.91; 95%CI, 0.85 – 0.94). When analysed as continuous variables, significant reductions in LVGLS were detected at higher HRs, whereas improvements in both RVGLS and RVfwLS were observed (left panels of the figure). Patients with worsening of LVGLS (76% overall) were more likely to present lower baseline LV function and maximum relative changes of LVGLS correlated significantly with the E/e’ ratios (r = –0.56; p < 0.001). Only few patients (18% for RVGLS and 16% for RVfwLS) exhibited HR–related worsening of RV strain measures, which was associated with lower levels of baseline RV function and higher pulmonary systolic pressures. Finally, 21 (47%) and 25 (56%) of the participants responded with improvements in RVGLS and RVfwLS, respectively. Right panels of the figure show the trend of left and right measures in the different groups.
Conclusions
Our findings revealed heterogeneous RV and LV responses to increases in HR. These findings might ultimately be used to optimize cardiac functionality at rest in patients diagnosed with CHF.
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- POLICLINICO RIUNITI, FOGGIA
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Morelli L, Pellegrino P. A critical evaluation of the factors affecting the survival and persistence of beneficial bacteria in healthy adults. Benef Microbes 2021; 12:15-25. [PMID: 34323162 DOI: 10.3920/bm2021.0017] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The efficacy of a probiotic depends on its ability to survive and persist in the digestive tract. Regulatory agencies around the world recommend minimum dosages in order for a product to be termed a probiotic. However, the effect of dosage on the survival of the bacteria in the gut - the primary objective of probiotic administration - has not been critically evaluated. We performed a systematic literature review to assess the available data on the survival rate, during gastrointestinal transit, of probiotic bacteria that were orally administered to healthy adults. We also evaluated the persistence of the administered strain(s) after discontinuation of treatment and the potential role played by the food matrix in which probiotics have been administered. From a regulatory perspective, the profile of the target population is key to establishing the efficacy of probiotics. Therefore, we focussed on subjects without disease conditions. We evaluated 17 studies of single strains and 13 studies of multi-strain products, which reported survival and persistence outcomes. Persistence in the gut and recovery from stool were strain dependent. When the administered dose was higher than 1010 cfu/day, the probiotic could be recovered from stool regardless of the strain used. Treatment duration did not affect faecal recovery. Thus, dosage recommendations for probiotics by regulatory agencies are lower than that required for a strain to survive, persist and be efficacious in the gut.
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- L Morelli
- DISTAS - Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, Piacenza, 29122, Italy
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- Sanofi Consumer Health Care, Milan, 20158, Italy
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Reis C, Pellegrino P, Hunhoff B, Alvarenga T, Neutel D, Paiva T. Epworth sleepiness scale as a screening tool for sleep medicine patients. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Campanati A, Bobyr I, Sorgentoni G, Diotallevi F, Caffarini M, Pellegrino P, Di Primio R, Offidani A, Orciani M. Mesenchymal stem cell profile in actinic keratosis and its modification after topical application of ingenol mebutate. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 34:e148-e149. [PMID: 31709665 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- A Campanati
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences - Dermatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences - Dermatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences - Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences - Dermatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences - Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences - Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences - Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences - Dermatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences - Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Palmer SC, Ruospo M, Wong G, Craig JC, Petruzzi M, De Benedittis M, Ford P, Johnson DW, Tonelli M, Natale P, Saglimbene V, Pellegrini F, Celia E, Gelfman R, Leal MR, Torok M, Stroumza P, Bednarek-Skublewska A, Dulawa J, Frantzen L, Ferrari JN, del Castillo D, Bernat AG, Hegbrant J, Wollheim C, Gargano L, Bots CP, Strippoli GF, Raña S, Serrano M, Claros S, Arias M, Petracci L, Arana M, De Rosa P, Gutierrez A, Simon M, Vergara V, Tosi M, Cernadas M, Vilamajó I, Gravac D, Paulón M, Penayo L, Carrizo G, Ghiani M, Perez G, Da Cruz O, Galarce D, Gravielle M, Vescovo E, Paparone R, Mato Mira C, Mojico E, Hermida O, Florio D, Yucoswky M, Labonia W, Rubio D, Di Napoli G, Fernandez A, Altman H, Rodriguez J, Serrano S, Valle G, Lobos M, Acosta V, Corpacci G, Jofre M, Gianoni L, Chiesura G, Capdevila M, Montenegro J, Bequi J, Dayer J, Gómez A, Calderón C, Abrego E, Cechín C, García J, Corral J, Natiello M, Coronel A, Muñiz M, Muñiz V, Bonelli A, Sanchez F, Maestre S, Olivera S, Camargo M, Avalos V, Geandet E, Canteli M, Escobar A, Sena E, Tirado S, Peñalba A, Neme G, Cisneros M, Oliszewski R, Nascar V, Daud M, Mansilla S, Paredes Álvarez A, Gamín L, Arijón M, Coombes M, Zapata M, Boriceanu C, Frantzen-Trendel S, Albert K, Csaszar I, Kiss E, Kosa D, Orosz A, Redl J, Kovacs L, Varga E, Szabo M, Magyar K, Kriza G, Zajko E, Bereczki A, Csikos J, Kuti A, Mike A, Steiner K, Nemeth E, Tolnai K, Toth A, Vinczene J, Szummer S, Tanyi E, Toth R, Szilvia M, Dambrosio N, Paparella G, Sambati M, Donatelli C, Pedone F, Cagnazzo V, Antinoro R, Torsello F, Saturno C, Giannoccaro G, Maldera S, Boccia E, Mantuano M, Di Toro Mammarella R, Meconizzi M, Steri P, Riccardi C, Flammini A, Moscardelli L, Murgo M, San Filippo N, Pagano S, Marino G, Montalto G, Cantarella S, Salamone B, Randazzo G, Rallo D, Maniscalco A, Fici M, Lupo A, Pellegrino P, Fichera R, D’Angelo A, Falsitta N, Bochenska-Nowacka E, Jaroszynski A, Drabik J, Birecka M, Daniewska D, Drobisz M, Doskocz K, Wyrwicz G, Inchaustegui L, Outerelo C, Sousa Mendes D, Mendes A, Lopes J, Barbas J, Madeira C, Fortes A, Vizinho R, Cortesão A, Almeida E, Bernat A, De la Torre B, Lopez A, Martín J, Cuesta G, Rodriguez R, Ros F, Garcia M, Orero E, Ros E, Caetano A, MacGregor K, Santos M, Silva Pinheiro S, Martins L, Leitão D, Izidoro C, Bava G, Bora A, Gorena H, Calderón T, Dupuy R, Alonso N, Siciliano V, Frantzen-Trendel S, Nagy K, Bajusz Ö, Pinke I, Decsi G, Gyergyoi L, Jobba Z, Zalai Z, Zsedenyi Á, Kiss G, Pinter M, Kereszturi M, Petruzzi M, De Benedittis M, Szkutnik J, Sieczkarek J, Capelo A, Garcia Gallart M, Mendieta C. Dental Health and Mortality in People With End-Stage Kidney Disease Treated With Hemodialysis: A Multinational Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2015; 66:666-76. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pellegrino P, Falvella FS, Cheli S, Perrotta C, Clementi E, Radice S. The role of Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms in vaccine immune response. Pharmacogenomics J 2015; 16:96-101. [PMID: 25823688 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2015.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of pattern recognition receptors that are deputed to recognise a range of molecular structures in pathogens. One of the most studied members of this family is the TLR4, which is essential for the signalling of lipopolysaccharide. The gene encoding for TLR4 is highly polymorphic and this genetic variability may explain in part the interindividual variability observed in several clinical setting, including the response to vaccination. Herein, we review and systematise the available scientific evidence about the effect of TLR4 polymorphisms on vaccine response, including approved prophylactic, new therapeutic cancer vaccines and recently approved vaccine adjuvants. Data reviewed in this analysis indicate that TLR4 polymorphisms significantly affect vaccine response. If these results are confirmed by further analyses, the use of these genetic biomarkers may become a useful tool to tailor vaccination in specific subsets of patients.
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- P Pellegrino
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco", Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco", Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco", Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco", Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Lecco, Italy.,Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco", Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco", Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Brusadelli T, Carnovale C, Gentili M, Borsadoli C, Speziali A, Perrone V, Pellegrino P, Antoniazzi S, Pozzi M, Radice S, Clementi E. Throbbing headache associated with enoxaparin administration: a case report, a review of pharmacovigilance databases for similar cases and possible mechanisms. J Clin Pharm Ther 2015; 40:342-4. [PMID: 25726970 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12257] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVES To date, no case of headache has been reported with enoxaparin. We present the case of a 60-years-old man, who developed enoxaparin-induced throbbing headache and discuss the possible pharmacological mechanisms. We provide an analysis of enoxaparin-induced headache in three international databases. CASE SUMMARY A few hours after the subcutaneous administration of this drug at therapeutic dose, the patient experienced throbbing headache. Rechallenge on two other separate occasions separated by several days produced the same effect although with reduced intensity when the dose was lowered. The Naranjo Algorithm indicated a 'certain' relationship. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION We report a case of throbbing headache associated with the use of enoxaparin; with the increasing use of enoxaparin, physicians who prescribe this drug should be aware of this potential ADR. We suggest that it is a heparin class-effect, and therefore, a more general caution is also appropriate.
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- T Brusadelli
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Pellegrino P, Falvella FS, Perrone V, Carnovale C, Brusadelli T, Pozzi M, Antoniazzi S, Cheli S, Perrotta C, Clementi E, Radice S. The first steps towards the era of personalised vaccinology: predicting adverse reactions. Pharmacogenomics J 2014; 15:284-7. [PMID: 25287071 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2014.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Until now, the occurrence of adverse reactions among individuals inoculated with identical vaccines has been ascribed to unpredictable stochastic processes. Recent advances in pharmacogenomics indicate that some features of host response to immunisation are influenced by genetic traits, henceforth predictable. The ability to predict the adverse reaction to vaccination would represent an important step towards the development of personalised vaccinology and could enhance public confidence in the safety of vaccines. Herein, we have reviewed all the available information on the association between genetic variants and the risk for healthy subjects to develop adverse reactions.
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- P Pellegrino
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
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- IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- 1] Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy [2] Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital 'Luigi Sacco', Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Pellegrino P, Carnovale C, Perrone V, Salvati D, Gentili M, Brusadelli T, Antoniazzi S, Pozzi M, Radice S, Clementi E. Epidemiological analysis on two decades of hospitalisations for meningitis in the United States. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 33:1519-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2102-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Esposito G, Bichi S, Cappabianca G, Pellegrino P, Patrini D, Redaelli M, Poloni C, Passeretti B, Perlasca E. 015 * "TAILORED" VALVULAR AND SUBVALVULAR REPAIR OF CHRONIC ISCHAEMIC MITRAL REGURGITATION: MID-TERM FOLLOW-UP. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt372.15] [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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Esposito G, Bichi S, Cappabianca G, Patrini D, Pellegrino P, Redaelli M, Poloni C, Peretti E, Pennesi M. 116 * HYBRID MULTI-STEP APPROACH TO MEGA-AORTIC SYNDROME: THE LUPIAE TECHNIQUE. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt372.116] [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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Carnovale C, Pellegrino P, Perrone V, Antoniazzi S, Pozzi M, Nisic A, Clementi E, Radice S. Neurological and psychiatric adverse events with prucalopride: case report and possible mechanisms. J Clin Pharm Ther 2013; 38:524-5. [PMID: 23889005 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Chronic constipation is very frequent in the general population. Although usually considered banal, this disorder has considerable personal, social and healthcare impact. Several studies have shown that the psychological impact exceeds that caused by rheumatoid arthritis or haemodialysis. Recently, prucalopride, a highly selective 5-HT4 receptor agonist has been shown to improve the symptoms of chronic constipation and to have a beneficial effect on social and healthcare impact. The drug was approved by the European Medicine Agency, in 2009 at a dose of 2 mg/day, 'for symptomatic treatment of chronic constipation in women in whom laxatives fail to provide adequate relief'. Neurological side effects or psychiatric disorders have not been reported previously with prucalopride. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman, who developed such adverse effects when given prucalopride for the treatment for chronic constipation. CASE SUMMARY A few hours after oral administration of this drug at therapeutic dose (2 mg/day), the patient experienced life-threatening neurological effects that included visual hallucination, loss of balance and memory, disorientation, exhaustion and suicidal ideation. Analysis with the Naranjo algorithm indicated a 'possible' relationship between prucalopride and these disorders. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION This is the first report of prucalopride-induced neurological side effects and psychiatric disorders with prucalopride. The absence of other similar reports suggests that prucalopride rarely causes these adverse effects.
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- C Carnovale
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences L. Sacco, 'Luigi Sacco' University Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Durante Mangoni E, Carbonara S, Iacobello C, Tripodi MF, Carretta A, Caprioli V, Pellegrino P, Di Biase M, Favale S, Santantonio TA, Esposito S, Nappi G, Angarano G, Utili R. [Management of infections from cardiac implantable electronic devices: recommendations from a study panel]. Infez Med 2011; 19:207-223. [PMID: 22212160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) infections are an emerging clinical issue. There are no national recommendations on the management of these infections, also due to the limited number of dedicated and high quality clinical studies. Therefore, researchers from southern Italian centres have decided to share the clinical experience gathered so far in this field and report practical recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with CIED infection or endocarditis. Here we review the risk factors, diagnostic issues (microbiological and echocardiographic) and aetiology, and describe extensively the best therapeutic approach. We also address the management of complications, follow-up after discharge and the prevention of CIED infections. In this regard, a multidisciplinary approach is fundamental to appropriately manage the initial diagnostic process and the comorbidities, to plan proper antimicrobial treatment and complete percutaneous hardware removal, with the key support of microbiology and echocardiography.
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- E Durante Mangoni
- Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Seconda Universita di Napoli ed U.O.C. Medicina Infettivologica e dei Trapianti, AORN dei Colli, Monaldi, Napoli, Italy
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Martinez A, Hernändez S, Pellegrino P, Jambois O, Miska P, Grün M, Rinnert H, Vergnat M, Izquierdo-Roca V, Fedeli JM, Garrido B. Comparative study of the nonlinear optical properties of Si nanocrystals fabricated by e-beam evaporation, PECVD or LPCVD. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/pssc.201000420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Scully M, Anderson BH, Gasparovic C, Magnotta VA, Pieper S, Kikinis R, Pellegrino P, Lane T, Bockholt HJ. A Synergistic Combination of Supervised Machine Learning Methods for Analysis of White Matter Lesions in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)70233-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Chilton D, Edwards SG, Pellegrino P, Miller RF. Factors influencing delay in initiating antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients coinfected with tuberculosis. Thorax 2008; 63:935-6. [PMID: 18820121 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.104232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Pellegrino P, Groth N, Cento G, Bedogni C, Moirano F, Nante N. [A model of shared analysis of perceived quality of hospital care]. Ann Ig 2002; 14:37-50. [PMID: 11921845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- P Pellegrino
- Azienda Ospedaliera S. Croce e Carle, Regione Piemonte, Cueno
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Ligon DA, Gillespie JB, Pellegrino P. Aerosol properties from spectral extinction and backscatter estimated by an inverse Monte Carlo method. Appl Opt 2000; 39:4402-4410. [PMID: 18350029 DOI: 10.1364/ao.39.004402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The feasibility of using a generalized stochastic inversion methodology to estimate aerosol size distributions accurately by use of spectral extinction, backscatter data, or both is examined. The stochastic method used, inverse Monte Carlo (IMC), is verified with both simulated and experimental data from aerosols composed of spherical dielectrics with a known refractive index. Various levels of noise are superimposed on the data such that the effect of noise on the stability and results of inversion can be determined. Computational results show that the application of the IMC technique to inversion of spectral extinction or backscatter data or both can produce good estimates of aerosol size distributions. Specifically, for inversions for which both spectral extinction and backscatter data are used, the IMC technique was extremely accurate in determining particle size distributions well outside the wavelength range. Also, the IMC inversion results proved to be stable and accurate even when the data had significant noise, with a signal-to-noise ratio of 3.
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- D A Ligon
- US Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, USA
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Pellegrino P, Videen G, Pinnick RG. Quantitative light-scattering angular correlations of conglomerate particles. Appl Opt 1997; 36:7672-7677. [PMID: 18264284 DOI: 10.1364/ao.36.007672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A quantitative analysis of the fluctuations in the scattering associated with micrometer-size glycerol droplets that contain spherical latex inclusions are performed. Scattering intensities at two angles (the near-forward and the near-backward directions) are measured as functions of time. We analyze these signals using two techniques. We find that calculated autocorrelation time constants associated with these signals are not consistent with current models based on interference of light scattering from latex inclusions that exhibit Stokes-Einstein diffusion. The intensity fluctuations at different scattering angles display extended periods of both positive and negative correlations with characteristic time constants of the order of seconds. The time constants associated with the cross correlations provide information on the physical parameters of the inclusions.
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Agrò F, Brain A, Gabbrielli A, Alloni R, Pellegrino P, Cataldo R, Costamagna G, Carassiti M. Prevention of tracheal aspiration in a patient with a high risk of regurgitation using a new double-lumen gastric laryngeal mask airway. Gastrointest Endosc 1997; 46:257-8. [PMID: 9378214 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(97)70096-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- F Agrò
- Department of Anesthesia, Libero Istituto Universitario Campus Bio Medico, Rome, Italy
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Videen G, Pellegrino P, Ngo D, Videen JS, Pinnick RG. Light-scattering intensity fluctuations in microdroplets containing inclusions. Appl Opt 1997; 36:6115-6118. [PMID: 18259458 DOI: 10.1364/ao.36.006115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A prominent characteristic of the light scattered from a microparticle containing inclusions is a fluctuation in the intensity that is due to the changing positions of the inclusions with respect to each other and the host droplet. We calculate the magnitude of these fluctuations for a host sphere containing a single eccentrically located spherical inclusion and experimentally measure the fluctuation amplitudes for host spheres containing multiple inclusions. We find that, for sufficiently small single inclusions, the amplitude of the scattering fluctuations increases approximately linearly with the area of the inclusion. For multiple inclusions, the fluctuation amplitude increases with concentration with an approximate power-law dependence.
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Videen G, Pellegrino P, Ngo D, Nachman P, Pinnick RG. Qualitative light-scattering angular correlations of conglomerate particles. Appl Opt 1997; 36:3532-3537. [PMID: 18253372 DOI: 10.1364/ao.36.003532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The scattering phase functions of micrometer-sized glycerol droplets containing spherical latex inclusions undergo random fluctuations with time. We measure scattering intensities in the near-forward and near-backward scattering directions and find them to have strong positive correlations during some time periods and strong negative correlations during other time periods. The characteristic time constants of these correlations are of the order of seconds. We calculate scattering correlations from two types of scattering system. Correlations from a two-sphere system generally are positive, whereas correlations from a sphere containing a single spherical inclusion may be both positive and negative. Calculations of correlations from our experimental data are consistent with diffusion of inclusions within the host droplet, rather than interference effects between the inclusions.
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Lafeuillade A, Poggi C, Sayada C, Pellegrino P, Profizi N. Focusing on the second phase of plasma HIV-1 RNA clearance. AIDS 1997; 11:264-6. [PMID: 9030385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the antiretroviral effect of a combination of zidovudine (ZDV) and didanosine (ddl) on plasma, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and lymph nodes after 24 weeks. METHODS Eight patients naive of antiretroviral therapy were followed by monthly blood samples and two surgical lymph-node biopsies taken at baseline and after 24 weeks. CD4+ T cells were counted monthly by flow cytometry. Plasma HIV-1 RNA was measured monthly by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Infectious cellular viraemia was measured monthly by a culture technique. Proviral DNA titres in PBMC were measured by endpoint dilution PCR at baseline and 24 weeks. Infectious HIV-1 and proviral DNA titres were measured in the lymph-node mononuclear cells (LNMC). The total HIV-1 RNA content of lymph nodes was measured by PCR. In some cases, phenotypic resistance to ZDV was measured, and codon 215 and 74 mutations in PBMC and LNMC were analysed. RESULTS A mean increase in CD4 cell count of 122 x 10(6)/l, a mean decrease in HIV-1 RNA of 1.47 log10 in plasma and a mean decrease in HIV-1 DNA titre of 0.63 log10 were found after 24 weeks of therapy. Nevertheless, there were no statistically significant changes in the mean infectious HIV-1 titre in PBMC and LNMC, in the HIV-1 DNA titre in LNMC or in the total lymph-node HIV-1 RNA burden at week 24. Phenotypic or genotypic markers of drug resistance were rarely found in PBMC at week 24, although they were detected in LNMC from some patients. CONCLUSION A discrepancy in the therapeutic effect can be observed between lymphoid organs and blood after 24 weeks of therapy with ZDV and ddl. This difference could be explained by the insufficient antiretroviral potency of this combination facing the significant viral burden present in lymph nodes. Development of drug resistance in this compartment prior to blood can be demonstrated in some cases, although other mechanisms remain to be investigated in future studies to explain this difference.
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- A Lafeuillade
- Department of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital, Toulon, France
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Plasma HIV-1 RNA testing was used to monitor 43 HIV-1 infected patients newly placed on antiretroviral therapy or whose therapy had been recently changed. A polymerase chain reaction kit was used to measure HIV-1 RNA in clinical samples or frozen plasma. The cutoff of this test was 200 RNA copies/ml. The first group (11 patients) was stable on long-term zidovudine monotherapy when switched to stavudine. The HIV-1 RNA of three patients who had a regular decline in CD4+ T cell count did not change despite this switch, with a mean follow-up of 630 days. The HIV-1 RNA copy numbers of eight patients whose CD4+ T cell counts were stable declined an average of 0.53 log10 between days 90 and 650. The second group (14 patients) was on long-term zidovudine monotherapy and had declining CD4+ T cell counts over the past 6 months. Lamivudine was added to this regimen on day 0. HIV-1 RNA copy number decreased rapidly within 30 d, reaching -0.86 log10 on day 90, and this effect was maintained thereafter, with a mean follow-up of 161 days. There was a concomitant mean gain of +33 CD4+ T cells on day 90. The third group (nine patients) had never received anti-retroviral therapy and was given zidovudine+didanosine. HIV-1 RNA copy number decreased in all cases but one, reaching -1.31 log10 on day 150. This decrease was transient in three cases. The last group (nine patients) had also not had previous anti-retroviral therapy and was given zidovudine + didanosine + lamivudine in combination. HIV-1 RNA copy numbers declined rapidly in all cases, to below the cutoff in eight cases within a mean period of 50.5 days. The CD4+ cell counts increased by 164 cells/microliter on day 14 and by 201 cells/microliter on day 180. The response to therapy of the total population of 43 patients varied according to cases. The relative changes in p24 antigen compared to HIV-1 RNA also differed between patients. Measurement of HIV-1 viremia appears to be a valuable tool in current practice for individualizing therapy.
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- A Lafeuillade
- Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Chalucet, Toulon, France
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The HIV-1 RNA in plasma and CSF samples from 40 HIV-1 infected patients was measured by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The possible implication of cytokines in HIV-1 replication was investigated by measuring the concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), macrophage colony stimulation factor (M-CSF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in these fluids. HIV-1 RNA was quantified in all plasma samples and in 87.5% of the CSF samples. CSF HIV-1 RNA titers did not correlate with the stage of disease or the CD4+ T cell counts, unlike the plasma HIV-1 RNA titers. These results were confirmed when patients with a blood brain barrier damage, as assessed by the CSF/ plasma albumin ratio, were excluded from the analysis. TNF-alpha levels were statistically correlated with the HIV-1 RNA in plasma and CSF. These data demonstrate that HIV-1 replication in the CSF at each clinical stage can be accurately measured with PCR and, although the titers of HIV-1 RNA copies in the CSF are correlated with those in the plasma, the magnitude of HIV-1 replication in CSF is not directly linked to the stage of disease, or to the CD4+ T cell count. The significance of early high levels of HIV-1 RNA in CSF is now being studied prospectively.
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- A Lafeuillade
- Unité Infectiologie, Hôpital Chalucet, Toulon, France
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The temporal association between the increase in viral replication and the depletion in CD4+ T cells in HIV-1 infection is not yet clear. To investigate this phenomenon HIV-1 RNA was quantified in several frozen sera from 20 asymptomatic HIV-1 infected patients in the 2 years preceding CD4+ T cell depletion of 50% or more, and compared with 20 HIV-1 infected paired patients who were stable in the same period. In each group, no statistically significant variation in the mean HIV-1 RNA titre was found between the last checkup and the one 24 months earlier. The mean HIV-1 RNA titre was 10(3.86) copies/ml in the non-progressor group and 10(5.12) copies/ml in the progressor group. These data support the view that the quantity of circulating HIV-1 RNA is an early predictor of disease progression that is relatively constant during the asymptomatic period of HIV-1 infection.
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- A Lafeuillade
- Dept. of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital, Toulon, France
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Quilichini R, Mazzerbo F, Baume D, Amiel O, Lafeuillade A, Pellegrino P. [Myasthenia during interferon alpha therapy]. Presse Med 1995; 24:1178. [PMID: 7567837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Lafeuillade A, Poggi C, Tamalet C, Pellegrino P, Profizi N, Quilichini R, Sayada C. HIV-1 viraemia and splenectomy. AIDS 1995; 9:821-2. [PMID: 7546436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Lafeuillade A, Tamalet C, Pellegrino P, de Micco P, Vignoli C, Quilichini R. Correlation between surrogate markers, viral load, and disease progression in HIV-1 infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988) 1994; 7:1028-33. [PMID: 7916049] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Surrogate markers generally used for observation of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and their plasma and cellular viral load were assayed in a series of 40 patients before initiation of zidovudine therapy. Plasma viremia was positive in 62.5% of patients and was statistically correlated with clinical stage, CD4+ T cell count, CD8+ T cell count, beta 2-microglobulin level, neopterin level, and immunoglobulin A level. Cellular viremia was positive in 95% of patients and was correlated with clinical stage, CD4+ T cell count, beta 2-microglobulin, neopterin levels, and disease progression during the following months. A discordance was found between p24 antigenemia, even after acid dissociation of immune complexes, and plasma viremia. In fact, p24 antigenemia was correlated with only biological markers of immune activation as beta 2-microglobulin and neopterin levels. The measurement of anti-p24 antibodies did not appear discriminative in our staging. Plasma viremia, like CD4+ T cell count, reflects the patient's status at the time of assessment. Cellular viremia could be more informative for the prediction of future clinical progression.
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- A Lafeuillade
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Chalucet Hospital, Toulon, France
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Tamalet C, Lafeuillade A, Yahi N, Vignoli C, Tourres C, Pellegrino P, de Micco P. Comparison of viral burden and phenotype of HIV-1 isolates from lymph nodes and blood. AIDS 1994; 8:1083-8. [PMID: 7986403 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199408000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the viral burden and the biological phenotype of HIV-1 isolates obtained from lymphoid node mononuclear cells (LNMC) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in 11 HIV-infected patients. METHODS Viral burden was quantified by cocultivating LNMC and PBMC from HIV-infected patients with PBMC from seronegative donors. For each patient, LNMC and PBMC isolates were characterized in terms of susceptibility to neutralizing antibodies, syncytium-inducing capacity and sensitivity to zidovudine. RESULTS Our data show that: (1) viral burden was 1.73 log higher in LNMC than PBMC in patients with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy and only 0.37 log higher in patients with AIDS-related complex; (2) five out of 11 LNMC bulk isolates were phenotypically distinct from autologous PBMC isolates; (3) in three patients, the autologous serum neutralized the PBMC isolates but not the LNMC isolates. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the relatively high level of HIV-1 replication in lymph nodes may favour the emergence of viruses exhibiting specific phenotypes, including neutralization escape variants. The existence of viral variants in lymphoid tissue at all stages of HIV infection may elucidate certain aspects of the pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection.
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- C Tamalet
- Virology Laboratory, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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The objective of the study was to evaluate the role of autoimmune mechanisms in the pathophysiology of protein S deficiency during HIV-1 infection. In a prospective study the correlation between protein S activity and the presence of anti-protein S autoantibodies or anti-cardiolipin antibodies in HIV-1-positive patients and in a population of patients without HIV infection was investigated. Fifty-five HIV-1-infected patients and 15 hospitalized patients without HIV infection were analysed for protein S activity (functional assay), complement system activation, presence of autoantibodies against protein S (Dot Immunobinding) and levels of anti-cardiolipin IgG antibodies (ELISA). The presence of anti-protein S antibodies was detected in 31 (56.36%) out of the 55 HIV-1-positive patients and in three (20%) of the 15 control patients (Fisher's exact test, p = 0.012). The average value (+/- standard deviation) of protein S activity was 100.93 (14.73)% in the control group. For the HIV-1-infected patients it was 73.70 (20.67)% in those with anti-protein S antibodies compared to 88.08 (25.48)% in those without (Mann-Whitney U Test, p = 0.01). In the HIV-1-positive group protein S activity was correlated with concentrations of circulating immune complexes (Spearman rank sum test, r = -0.41, p = 0.018) and in the control group with concentrations of anti-cardiolipin antibodies (Spearman rank sum test, r = 0.709, p = 0.032). In conclusion, HIV-1 infection is associated with a high prevalence of antibodies against protein S. These antibodies are associated with a significantly low protein S activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- A Lafeuillade
- Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Chalucet Hospital, Toulon, France
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Lafeuillade A, Pellegrino P, Savoye M, Poggi C, Profizi N, Quilichini R. [Syndrome of hyperimmunoglobulinemia E in a HIV-1 seropositive patient. A new case]. Presse Med 1994; 23:97. [PMID: 8140081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Lafeuillade A, Tamalet C, Pellegrino P, Tourres C, Yahi N, Vignoli C, Quilichini R, de Micco P. High viral burden in lymph nodes during early stages of HIV-1 infection. AIDS 1993; 7:1527-8. [PMID: 8280422 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199311000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Lafeuillade A, Pellegrino P, Poggi C, Profizi N, Quilichini R, Chouette I, Navarreté MS. [Efficacy of atovaquone in resistant toxoplasmosis in AIDS]. Presse Med 1993; 22:1708. [PMID: 8278330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Lafeuillade A, Pellegrino P, Quilichini R. [Angioneurotic edema acquired during chronic lymphoid leukemia. A case]. Presse Med 1993; 22:1421. [PMID: 8248088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Quilichini R, Pellegrino P, Lafeuillade A, Mazzerbo F, Benderriter T. Immunocytome avec amylose généralisée et déficit en facteur X. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)80447-3] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Lafeuillade A, Tamalet C, Pellegrino P, de Micco P, Vignoli C, Vidal J, Geoffroy M, Quilichini R. Corrélation entre les marqueurs de substitution et la charge virale au cours de l'infection à VIH. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)80403-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lafeuillade A, Pellegrino P, Quilichini R. Oedème angioneurotique acquis au cours d'une leucémie lymphoïde chronique: physiopathologie et thérapeutique. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)80517-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: 11/28/2022]
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Lafeuillade A, Pellegrino P, Benderitter T, Quilichini R. [Cortical blindness disclosing progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis in AIDS]. Presse Med 1993; 22:554. [PMID: 8511090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Oderda G, Forni M, Morra I, Tavassoli K, Pellegrino P, Ansaldi N. Endoscopic and histologic findings in the upper gastrointestinal tract of children with coeliac disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1993; 16:172-7. [PMID: 8450385 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199302000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Frequency of mucosal damage to the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum was investigated in 176 children with coeliac disease (CD) during 230 upper GI endoscopies performed to obtain duodenal biopsy specimens and was compared with findings in 230 age-matched children who underwent endoscopy for upper GI complaints without CD (non-CD patients). To evaluate a possible association with gluten ingestion, we then compared frequency of mucosal damage in patients on a gluten-containing diet and those on a gluten-free Diet (GFD). In children with CD, frequency of esophageal damage seen at endoscopy and of peptic esophagitis shown by histology were significantly lower than in non-CD patients (p < 0.01) due to the very low frequency of mucosal damage in CD children on GFD; however, frequency of columnar metaplasia was significantly higher (p < 0.05). At endoscopy, CD children had a significantly lower frequency of gastric abnormalities, but histology showed a higher prevalence of superficial chronic gastritis (SCG; p < 0.01). SCG was associated with gluten ingestion, since its frequency in CD children on GFD was similar to the frequency in non-CD patients. At endoscopy, frequency of duodenal mucosal damage was similar in CD and non-CD patients. In addition to villous atrophy, histology showed a significantly higher frequency of duodenitis in CD children on a gluten-containing diet (p < 0.001 vs. non-CD patients; p < 0.05 vs. CD children on GFD). Our findings show that the mucosa of the whole upper GI tract can be damaged in CD patients and that the prevalence of some changes is higher with a gluten-containing diet.
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- G Oderda
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Turin, Italy
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Lafeuillade A, Quilichini R, Chiozza R, Pellegrino P, Thirkill CE. [Paraneoplastic retinopathy (CAR syndrome) revealing prostatic cancer]. Presse Med 1993; 22:35. [PMID: 8469662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Lafeuillade A, Sorice M, Griggi T, Pellegrino P, Geoffroy M, Profizi N, Quilichini R. Rôle de l'auto-immunité dans le déficit en protéine S au cours de l'infection à VIH. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)80206-1] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Lafeuillade A, Poizot-Martin I, de Jaureguiberry JP, Allègre T, Boulat O, Kaplanski G, Pellegrino P. Les infections à mycobactéries non tuberculeuses au cours du Sida: 46 observations. Rev Med Interne 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)80233-4] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Papierok G, Lafeuillade A, Dombrecht S, Pautrat G, Pellegrino P, Escarguel C, Quilichini R. In-vitro activity of zidovudine against mycoplasma. Lancet 1992; 340:1543. [PMID: 1361623 DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(92)92792-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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