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Cusato J, Manca A, Palermiti A, Mula J, Antonucci M, Chiara F, De Nicolò A, Lupia T, Stroffolini G, Boglione L, D'Avolio A. Pharmacogenetics of tenofovir drug transporters in the context of HBV: Is there an impact? Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 175:116678. [PMID: 38713940 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Current treatments for chronic hepatitis B management include orally administered nucleos(t)ide analogues, such as tenofovir (TDF), which is an acyclic adenine nucleotide analogue used both in HBV and human immune deficiency virus (HIV). The course of HBV infection is mainly dependent on viral factors, such as HBV genotypes, immunological features and host genetic variables, but a few data are available in the context of HBV, in particular for polymorphisms of genes encoding proteins involved in drug metabolism and elimination. Consequently, the aim of this study was to evaluate the potential impact of genetic variants on TDF plasma and urine concentrations in patients with HBV, considering the role of HBV genotypes. METHODS A retrospective cohort study at the Infectious Disease Unit of Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy, was performed. Pharmacokinetic analyses were performed through liquidi chromatography, whereas pharmacogenetic analyses through real-time PCR. FINDINGS Sixty - eight patients were analyzed: ABCC4 4976 C>T genetic variant showed an impact on urine TDF drug concentrations (p = 0.014). In addition, SLC22A6 453 AA was retained in the final regression multivariate model considering factors predicting plasma concentrations, while ABCC4 4976 TC/CC was the only predictor of urine concentrations in the univariate model. INTERPRETATION In conclusion, this is the first study showing a potential impact of genetic variants on TDF plasma and urine concentrations in the HBV context, but further studies in different and larger cohorts of patients are required.
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- J Cusato
- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera, 164, Turin 10149, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera, 164, Turin 10149, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera, 164, Turin 10149, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera, 164, Turin 10149, Italy.
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- Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology San Luigi A.O.U., Orbassano, TO, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera, 164, Turin 10149, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, Italy
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- University of Eastern Piedmont, Department of Translational Medicine, Novara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera, 164, Turin 10149, Italy
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Bellizzi S, Pichierri G, Manca A, Panu Napodano CM. The cost of climate disasters: an additional call for health emergency preparedness. Public Health 2023; 223:e5-e6. [PMID: 36858882 PMCID: PMC9970845 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.01.022] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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- Microbiology, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060, Torino, Italy
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Manca A, Fiorito G, Morrone M, Boi A, Mercante B, Martinez G, Ventura L, Delitala AP, Cano A, Catte MG, Solinas G, Melis F, Ginatempo F, Deriu F. A novel estimate of biological aging by multiple fitness tests is associated with risk scores for age-related diseases. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1164943. [PMID: 37228822 PMCID: PMC10203437 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1164943] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Introduction: Recent research highlights the need for a correct instrument for monitoring the individual health status, especially in the elderly. Different definitions of biological aging have been proposed, with a consistent positive association of physical activity and physical fitness with decelerated aging trajectories. The six-minute walking test is considered the current gold standard for estimating the individual fitness status in the elderly. Methods: In this study, we investigated the possibility of overcoming the main limitations of assessing fitness status based on a single measure. As a result, we developed a novel measure of fitness status based on multiple fitness tests. In 176 Sardinian individuals aged 51-80 years we collected the results of eight fitness tests to measure participants' functional mobility, gait, aerobic condition, endurance, upper and lower limb strength, and static and dynamic balance. In addition, the participants' state of health was estimated through validated risk scores for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, mortality, and a comorbidity index. Results: Six measures contributing to fitness age were extracted, with TUG showing the largest contribution (beta = 2.23 SDs), followed by handgrip strength (beta = -1.98 SDs) and 6MWT distance (beta = -1.11 SDs). Based on fitness age estimates, we developed a biological aging measure using an elastic net model regression as a linear combination of the results of the fitness tests described above. Our newly developed biomarker was significantly associated with risk scores for cardiovascular events (ACC-AHA: r = 0.61; p = 0.0006; MESA: r = 0.21; p = 0.002) and mortality (Levine mortality score: r = 0.90; p = 0.0002) and outperformed the previous definition of fitness status based on the six-minute walking test in predicting an individual health status. Discussion: Our results indicate that a composite measure of biological age based on multiple fitness tests may be helpful for screening and monitoring strategies in clinical practice. However, additional studies are needed to test standardisation and to calibrate and validate the present results.
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- A. Manca
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Unit of Endocrinology, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Tramice A, Paris D, Manca A, Guevara Agudelo FA, Petrosino S, Siracusa L, Carbone M, Melck D, Raymond F, Piscitelli F. Analysis of the oral microbiome during hormonal cycle and its alterations in menopausal women: the "AMICA" project. Sci Rep 2022; 12:22086. [PMID: 36543896 PMCID: PMC9772230 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26528-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The maintenance of human health is dependent on a symbiotic relationship between humans and associated bacteria. The diversity and abundance of each habitat's signature microbes vary widely among body areas and among them the oral microbiome plays a key role. Significant changes in the oral cavity, predominantly at salivary and periodontal level, have been associated with changes in estrogen levels. However, whether the oral microbiome is affected by hormonal level alterations is understudied. Hence the main objective pursued by AMICA project was to characterize the oral microbiome (saliva) in healthy women through: profiling studies using "omics" technologies (NMR-based metabolomics, targeted lipidomics by LC-MS, metagenomics by NGS); SinglePlex ELISA assays; glycosidase activity analyses and bioinformatic analysis. For this purpose, thirty-nine medically healthy women aged 26-77 years (19 with menstrual cycle and 20 in menopause) were recruited. Participants completed questionnaires assessing detailed medical and medication history and demographic characteristics. Plasmatic and salivary levels of sexual hormones were assessed (FSH, estradiol, LH and progesteron) at day 3 and 14 for women with menstrual cycle and only once for women in menopause. Salivary microbiome composition was assessed through meta-taxonomic 16S sequencing and overall, the salivary microbiome of most women remained relatively stable throughout the menstrual cycle and in menopause. Targeted lipidomics and untargeted metabolomics profiling were assessed through the use of LC-MS and NMR spectroscopy technologies, respectively and significant changes in terms of metabolites were identified in saliva of post-menopausal women in comparison to cycle. Moreover, glycosyl hydrolase activities were screened and showed that the β-D-hexosaminidase activity was the most present among those analyzed. Although this study has not identified significant alterations in the composition of the oral microbiome, multiomics analysis have revealed a strong correlation between 2-AG and α-mannosidase. In conclusion, the use of a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the oral microbiome of healthy women provided some indication about microbiome-derived predictive biomarkers that could be used in the future for developing new strategies to help to re-establish the correct hormonal balance in post-menopausal women.
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- A. Tramice
- grid.473581.c0000 0004 1761 6004CNR Istituto Di Chimica Biomolecolare, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- grid.473581.c0000 0004 1761 6004CNR Istituto Di Chimica Biomolecolare, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- CNR Istituto di Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica (IRGB), Sassari, Italy
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- grid.473581.c0000 0004 1761 6004CNR Istituto Di Chimica Biomolecolare, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy ,Epitech Group SpA, Saccolongo (PD), Italy
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- grid.473581.c0000 0004 1761 6004CNR Istituto Di Chimica Biomolecolare, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- grid.473581.c0000 0004 1761 6004CNR Istituto Di Chimica Biomolecolare, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- grid.473581.c0000 0004 1761 6004CNR Istituto Di Chimica Biomolecolare, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- grid.23856.3a0000 0004 1936 8390Université Laval, Québéc City, Canada
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- grid.473581.c0000 0004 1761 6004CNR Istituto Di Chimica Biomolecolare, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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Calcagno A, Cusato J, Ferrara M, De Nicolò A, Lazzaro A, Manca A, D'Avolio A, Di Perri G, Bonora S. Antiretroviral concentrations in the presence and absence of valproic acid. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 75:1969-1971. [PMID: 32211890 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES An unexpected drug-drug interaction has been recently reported between dolutegravir, an HIV integrase inhibitor, and valproic acid. Despite there being several potential underlying mechanisms, plasma protein displacement has been suggested. The aim of this study was to assess plasma concentrations of several antiretrovirals when administered with or without valproic acid. METHODS We performed a therapeutic drug monitoring registry analysis and identified patients concomitantly taking antiretrovirals and valproic acid and without clinical affecting conditions or interacting drugs. RESULTS One hundred and thirty-four patients were identified. Median (IQR) age and BMI were 49.7 years (45-56) and 23.4 kg/m2 (20.8-26.3) and 78 were male (58.2%). Despite small groups, we observed no major effect on antiretroviral exposure, even when considering highly protein-bound compounds (such as etravirine), with the exception of dolutegravir trough concentrations [median (IQR) = 132 ng/mL (62-227) in individuals on valproic acid versus 760 ng/mL (333-1407) in those not receiving valproic acid]. CONCLUSIONS Valproic acid does not have a major effect on antiretrovirals other than dolutegravir. The mechanism of this unexpected drug-drug interaction may be the combination of protein displacement, reduced absorption and CYP3A4 induction.
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- A Calcagno
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Manca A, Hortobágyi T, Carroll TJ, Enoka RM, Farthing JP, Gandevia SC, Kidgell DJ, Taylor JL, Deriu F. Contralateral Effects of Unilateral Strength and Skill Training: Modified Delphi Consensus to Establish Key Aspects of Cross-Education. Sports Med 2021; 51:11-20. [PMID: 33175329 PMCID: PMC7806569 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-020-01377-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Background Cross-education refers to increased motor output (i.e., force generation, skill) of the opposite, untrained limb following a period of unilateral exercise training. Despite extensive research, several aspects of the transfer phenomenon remain controversial. Methods A modified two-round Delphi online survey was conducted among international experts to reach consensus on terminology, methodology, mechanisms of action, and translational potential of cross-education, and to provide a framework for future research. Results Through purposive sampling of the literature, we identified 56 noted experts in the field, of whom 32 completed the survey, and reached consensus (75% threshold) on 17 out of 27 items. Conclusion Our consensus-based recommendations for future studies are that (1) the term ‘cross-education’ should be adopted to refer to the transfer phenomenon, also specifying if transfer of strength or skill is meant; (2) functional magnetic resonance imaging, short-interval intracortical inhibition and interhemispheric inhibition appear to be promising tools to study the mechanisms of transfer; (3) strategies which maximize cross-education, such as high-intensity training, eccentric contractions, and mirror illusion, seem worth being included in the intervention plan; (4) study protocols should be designed to include at least 13–18 sessions or 4–6 weeks to produce functionally meaningful transfer of strength, and (5) cross-education could be considered as an adjuvant treatment particularly for unilateral orthopedic conditions and sports injuries. Additionally, a clear gap in views emerged between the research field and the purely clinical field. The present consensus statement clarifies relevant aspects of cross-education including neurophysiological, neuroanatomical, and methodological characteristics of the transfer phenomenon, and provides guidance on how to improve the quality and usability of future cross-education studies. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s40279-020-01377-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- A Manca
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Sensorimotor Performance, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
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- University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edit Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy.
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Vaira LA, Hopkins C, Sandison A, Manca A, Machouchas N, Turilli D, Lechien JR, Barillari MR, Salzano G, Cossu A, Saussez S, De Riu G. Olfactory epithelium histopathological findings in long-term coronavirus disease 2019 related anosmia. J Laryngol Otol 2020; 134:1123-1127. [PMID: 33190655 PMCID: PMC7729153 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215120002455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Olfactory dysfunction represents one of the most frequent symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019, affecting about 70 per cent of patients. However, the pathogenesis of the olfactory dysfunction in coronavirus disease 2019 has not yet been elucidated. CASE REPORT This report presents the radiological and histopathological findings of a patient who presented with anosmia persisting for more than three months after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. CONCLUSION The biopsy demonstrated significant disruption of the olfactory epithelium. This shifts the focus away from invasion of the olfactory bulb and encourages further studies of treatments targeted at the surface epithelium.
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- L A Vaira
- Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, University Hospital of Sassari, Italy
- Biomedical Science Department, University of Sassari, Italy
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- Department of ENT, King's College, London, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Charing Cross Hospital and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Histopathology Operative Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Operative Unit, University Hospital of Sassari, Italy
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- Radiology Operative Unit, University Hospital of Sassari, Italy
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- COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (‘YO-IFOS’), Belgium
- Department of Human and Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (‘UMons’), Belgium
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University, Naples, Italy
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Naples ‘Federico II’, Italy
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- Histopathology Operative Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Italy
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- COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (‘YO-IFOS’), Belgium
- Department of Human and Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (‘UMons’), Belgium
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, University Hospital of Sassari, Italy
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Zanon D, Musazzi U, Manca A, De Nicolò A, D'Avolio A, Cilurzo F, Maximova N, Tomasello C, Clementi E, Minghetti P. Data on compounding lopinavir and ritonavir suspension for non-cooperative COVID-19 patients. Data Brief 2020; 33:106445. [PMID: 33110933 PMCID: PMC7582040 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 outbreak is now one of the most critical crises to manage for most of national healthcare systems in the world. The situation is complicated by the absence of vaccines and authorized pharmacological treatments, except for remdesivir. In this context, many medicaments, including different Ebola and HIV antivirals, are used off-label in the hospital wards as life-treating medicines for COVID-19 patients. Authorized medicaments manipulation is sometimes necessary because they are not always formulated to be administered to non-cooperative patients or they are in shortage. It is this the case of the fixed combination of lopinavir/ritonavir, which was extensively used in the first phase of the outbreak inducing a shortage of the oral solution available in the EU market. This work provides data on size distribution, osmolarity other than drug chemical stability of a lopinavir/ritonavir extemporaneous preparation made by using the solid dosage form (i.e., tablet) available on the market as drug source. The reported data indicate that such preparation is suitable to be delivered through a nasogastric tube, and enough stable for two weeks from the preparation at room temperature.
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- D. Zanon
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Giuseppe Colombo, 71, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Giuseppe Colombo, 71, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- S.C. Farmacie Ospedaliere - Ospedale M. Vittoria - Asl Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “Luigi Sacco”, L. Sacco University Hospital, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Giuseppe Colombo, 71, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Manca A, Cugusi L, Behm D, Dvir Z, Ferber R, Deriu F. More on "listening to music while running alters ground reaction forces": why women and men pound the ground differently? Eur J Appl Physiol 2020; 121:351-352. [PMID: 32997258 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04517-z] [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] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- A Manca
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Running Injury Clinic, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy.
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Zanon D, Manca A, De Nicolò A, D'Avolio A, Musazzi U, Cilurzo F, Maximova N, Tomasello C, Minghetti P. Data on the stability of darunavir/cobicistat suspension after tablet manipulation. Data Brief 2020; 30:105552. [PMID: 32292805 PMCID: PMC7152873 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The COVID-19 outbreak is now one of the most critical crises to manage for most of the national healthcare systems in the world. In the absence of authorised pharmacological treatments, many antiretrovirals, including darunavir/cobicistat fixed combination, are used off-label in the hospital wards as life-treating medicines for COVID-19 patients. Unfortunately, for most of them, the drug products available on the market are not designed to be administered by a nasogastric tube to inpatients of intensive care units. Therefore, their manipulation, even if it can strongly affect the product quality, is necessary for the preparation of suspension to meet patients' need. In this situation, it is urgent to provide data and guidance to support hospital pharmacists and clinicians in their activity. The data in this article indicate that darunavir/cobicistat suspensions compounded by pharmacists using as active ingredient a commercially available tablet can be stable at least for one week.
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- D. Zanon
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Giuseppe Colombo, 71, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Giuseppe Colombo, 71, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- S.C. Farmacie Ospedaliere - Ospedale M. Vittoria - Asl Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Giuseppe Colombo, 71, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Bosma A, Spuls P, Garcia‐Doval I, Naldi L, Prieto‐Merino D, Tesch F, Apfelbacher C, Arents B, Barbarot S, Baselga E, Deleuran M, Eichenfield L, Gerbens L, Irvine A, Manca A, Mendes‐Bastos P, Middelkamp‐Hup M, Roberts A, Seneschal J, Svensson Å, Thyssen J, Torres T, Vermeulen F, Vestergaard C, Kobyletzki L, Wall D, Weidinger S, Schmit J, Flohr C. 特应性湿疹的治疗 (TREAT) 登记工作组:比较 Dupilumab 与其他全身药物治疗中度至重度湿疹安全性的方法. Br J Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19078] [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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Bosma A, Spuls P, Garcia‐Doval I, Naldi L, Prieto‐Merino D, Tesch F, Apfelbacher C, Arents B, Barbarot S, Baselga E, Deleuran M, Eichenfield L, Gerbens L, Irvine A, Manca A, Mendes‐Bastos P, Middelkamp‐Hup M, Roberts A, Seneschal J, Svensson Å, Thyssen J, Torres T, Vermeulen F, Vestergaard C, Kobyletzki L, Wall D, Weidinger S, Schmitt J, Flohr C. TREatment of ATopic eczema (TREAT) Registry Taskforce: method for comparing the safety of dupilumab with other systemic therapies for moderate‐to‐severe eczema. Br J Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19066] [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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Manca A, Peruzzi A, Aiello E, Cereatti A, Martinez G, Deriu F, Della Croce U. Gait changes following direct versus contralateral strength training: A randomized controlled pilot study in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Gait Posture 2020; 78:13-18. [PMID: 32171169 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Contralateral strength training (CST) is increasingly investigated and employed as a non-conventional way to induce an indirect gain in strength in the weakened untrained limb. However, its effects on gait performance are more controversial. RESEARCH QUESTION To assess and compare the effects of contralateral (CST) and direct (DST) strength training on spatio-temporal parameters, kinematic and kinetic descriptors of gait in persons with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (PwMS). METHODS Twenty-eight PwMS (EDSS 2.0-5.5) with inter-side difference in ankle dorsiflexors' strength ≥ 20 % and moderate gait impairment (walking speed 0.70-0.94 m/s), were randomly assigned to a CST (undergoing training of the less-affected dorsiflexors) or DST group (where the most-affected dorsiflexors were trained). Before and after a 6-week high-intensity resistance training (three 25-minute sessions/week), PwMS underwent bilateral measurements of dorsiflexors' maximal strength and assessment of gait spatio-temporal parameters, lower limb joint kinematics and kinetics. RESULTS AND SIGNIFICANCE Following the training period, muscle strength increased significantly in both groups (on average, CST + 29.5 %, p < 0.0005; DST + 15.7 %, p = 0.001) with no difference between the two interventions. Significant changes in gait speed (+16.5 %; p < 0.0001) and stride length (+6.0 %; p = 0.04) were detected only after DST, while no difference was detected in the CST group. Ankle moment and ROM were unaffected by the training. In PwMS with mild to moderate disability and lower limb dorsiflexors' strength asymmetry, CST was not inferior to DST in inducing significant strength gains in the untrained most-affected limb. However, only DST significantly improved gait performance and, specifically, walking speed. Even though CST did not worsen asymmetry, data suggest that contralateral approaches should not be recommended straightaway if the training goal is to improve outcomes other than strength and, specifically, walking speed.
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- A Manca
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Bosma A, Spuls P, Garcia‐Doval I, Naldi L, Prieto‐Merino D, Tesch F, Apfelbacher C, Arents B, Barbarot S, Baselga E, Deleuran M, Eichenfield L, Gerbens L, Irvine A, Manca A, Mendes‐Bastos P, Middelkamp‐Hup M, Roberts A, Seneschal J, Svensson Å, Thyssen J, Torres T, Vermeulen F, Vestergaard C, Kobyletzki L, Wall D, Weidinger S, Schmitt J, Flohr C. TREatment of ATopic eczema (TREAT) Registry Taskforce: protocol for a European safety study of dupilumab and other systemic therapies in patients with atopic eczema. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:1423-1429. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- A.L. Bosma
- Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam Department of Dermatology Amsterdam Public health, Infection and Immunity Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam Department of Dermatology Amsterdam Public health, Infection and Immunity Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Research Unit Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología Madrid Spain
- Dermatology Department Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo Vigo Spain
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- Centro Studi GISED Bergamo Italy
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- Applied Statistics in Medical Research Group Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) Murcia Spain
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London U.K
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- Center for Evidence‐based Healthcare Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine University of Regensburg Regensburg Germany
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- Dutch Association for People with Atopic Dermatitis Nijkerk the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology CHU Nantes Nantes France
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- Department of Dermatology Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Dermatology Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics University of California San Diego CA U.S.A
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam Department of Dermatology Amsterdam Public health, Infection and Immunity Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Medicine Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland
- National Children's Research Centre Dublin Ireland
- Department of Paediatric Dermatology Our Lady's Children's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Centre for Health Economics University of York York U.K
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam Department of Dermatology Amsterdam Public health, Infection and Immunity Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Nottingham Support Group for Carers of Children with Eczema Nottingham U.K
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- Department of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology National Reference Center for Rare Skin Diseases University Hospital of Bordeaux Bordeaux France
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology Skane University Hospital Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Herlev‐Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen Hellerup Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology Centro Hospitalar Universitário Porto Porto Portugal
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam Department of Dermatology Amsterdam Public health, Infection and Immunity Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark
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- Centre for Clinical Research Lund University Malmö Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research Örebro University Örebro Sweden
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- St James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
- Irish Skin Foundation Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy University Hospital Schleswig‐Holstein Campus Kiel Kiel Germany
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- Center for Evidence‐based Healthcare Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden Dresden Germany
- University Allergy Center University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden Dresden Germany
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- Unit for Population‐Based Dermatology Research St John's Institute of Dermatology Guy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London London U.K
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Vermeulen F, Gerbens L, Bosma A, Apfelbacher C, Irvine A, Arents B, Barbarot S, Deleuran M, Eichenfield L, Manca A, Schmitt J, Vestergaard C, Wall D, Weidinger S, Middelkamp‐Hup M, Spuls P, Flohr C. 关于 AE 治疗研究注册核心数据集测量的共识. Br J Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18284] [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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De Natale E, Ginatempo F, Mercante B, Manca A, Magnano I, Ortu E, Pilurzi G, Melis F, Rothwell J, Deriu F. Vestibulo masseteric reflex and acoustic masseteric Reflex. Normative data and effects of age and gender. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:1511-1519. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Vermeulen F, Gerbens L, Bosma A, Apfelbacher C, Irvine A, Arents B, Barbarot S, Deleuran M, Eichenfield L, Manca A, Schmitt J, Vestergaard C, Wall D, Weidinger S, Middelkamp‐Hup M, Spuls P, Flohr C. Consensus on measurement of core dataset for AE treatment research registries. Br J Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18270] [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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Vermeulen FM, Gerbens LAA, Bosma AL, Apfelbacher CJ, Irvine AD, Arents BWM, Barbarot S, Deleuran M, Eichenfield LF, Manca A, Schmitt J, Vestergaard C, Wall D, Weidinger S, Middelkamp-Hup MA, Spuls PI, Flohr C. TREatment of ATopic eczema (TREAT) Registry Taskforce: consensus on how and when to measure the core dataset for atopic eczema treatment research registries. Br J Dermatol 2019; 181:492-504. [PMID: 30719709 PMCID: PMC6771812 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Background Comparative, real‐life and long‐term evidence on the effectiveness and safety of phototherapy and systemic therapy in moderate‐to‐severe atopic eczema (AE) is limited. Such data must come from well‐designed prospective patient registries. Standardization of data collection is needed for direct comparisons and data pooling. Objectives To reach a consensus on how and when to measure the previously defined domain items of the TREatment of ATopic eczema (TREAT) Registry Taskforce core dataset for research registries for paediatric and adult patients with AE. Methods Proposals for the measurement instruments were based on recommendations of the Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) initiative, the existing AE database of TREATgermany, systematic reviews of the literature and expert opinions. The proposals were discussed at three face‐to‐face consensus meetings, one teleconference and via e‐mail. The frequency of follow‐up visits was determined by an expert survey. Results A total of 16 experts from seven countries participated in the ‘how to measure’ consensus process and 12 external experts were consulted. A consensus was reached for all domain items on how they should be measured by assigning measurement instruments. A minimum follow‐up frequency of initially 4 weeks after commencing treatment, then every 3 months while on treatment and every 6 months while off treatment was defined. Conclusions This core dataset for national AE research registries will aid in the comparability and pooling of data across centres and country borders, and enables international collaboration to assess the long‐term effectiveness and safety of phototherapy and systemic therapy used in patients with AE. What's already known about this topic? Comparable, real‐life and long‐term data on the effectiveness and safety of phototherapy and systemic therapy in patients with atopic eczema (AE) are needed. There is a high diversity of outcomes and instruments used in AE research, which require harmonization to enhance comparability and allow data pooling.
What does this study add? Our taskforce has reached international consensus on how and when to measure core domain items for national AE research registries. This core dataset is now available for use by researchers worldwide and will aid in the collection of unified data.
What are the clinical implications of this work? The data collected through this core dataset will help to gain better insights into the long‐term effectiveness and safety of phototherapy and systemic therapy in AE and will provide important information for clinical practice. Standardization of such data collection at the national level will also allow direct data comparisons and pooling across country borders (e.g. in the analysis of treatment‐related adverse events that require large patient numbers).
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- F M Vermeulen
- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam Public Health, Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam Public Health, Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam Public Health, Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical Sociology, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland
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- Dutch Association for People with Atopic Dermatitis, Nijkerk, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA, U.S.A
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- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, U.K
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- Centre for Evidence-based Healthcare, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,University Allergy Centre, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.,Irish Skin Foundation, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam Public Health, Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam Public Health, Infection and Immunity, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Unit for Population-Based Dermatology Research, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, U.K
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Iacotucci P, Carnovale V, Blasi F, Braggion C, Castellani C, Cipolli M, Collura M, Colombo C, Lucidi V, Minicucci L, Manca A, Magazzù G, Ferrara N. IPD2.07 Retrospective observational study in cystic fibrosis patients homozygous for F508del treated with lumacaftor/ivacaftor in a compassionate use programme. J Cyst Fibros 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(18)30291-1] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Manca A, Dragone D, Dvir Z, Deriu F. Cross-education of muscular strength following unilateral resistance training: a meta-analysis. Eur J Appl Physiol 2017; 117:2335-2354. [PMID: 28936703 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3720-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Cross-education (CE) of strength is a well-known phenomenon whereby exercise of one limb can induce strength gains in the contralateral untrained limb. The only available meta-analyses on CE, which date back to a decade ago, estimated a modest 7.8% increase in contralateral strength following unilateral training. However, in recent years new evidences have outlined larger contralateral gains, which deserve to be systematically evaluated. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to appraise current data on CE and determine its overall magnitude of effect. METHODS Five databases were searched from inception to December 2016. All randomized controlled trials focusing on unilateral resistance training were carefully checked by two reviewers who also assessed the eligibility of the identified trials and extracted data independently. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias tool. RESULTS Thirty-one studies entered the meta-analysis. Data from 785 subjects were pooled and subgroup analyses by body region (upper/lower limb) and type of training (isometric/concentric/eccentric/isotonic-dynamic) were performed. The pooled estimate of CE was a significant 11.9% contralateral increase (95% CI 9.1-14.8; p < 0.00001; upper limb: + 9.4%, p < 0.00001; lower limb: + 16.4%, p < 0.00001). Significant CE effects were induced by isometric (8.2%; p = 0.0003), concentric (11.3%; p < 0.00001), eccentric (17.7%; p = 0.003) and isotonic-dynamic training (15.9%; p < 0.00001), although a high risk of bias was detected across the studies. CONCLUSIONS Unilateral resistance training induces significant contraction type-dependent gains in the contralateral untrained limb. Methodological issues in the included studies are outlined to provide guidance for a reliable quantification of CE in future studies.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale S. Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale S. Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale S. Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy.
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Oteri S, Iusco D, Manca A, Costa S, Pellegrino S, Saja A, Magazzù G, Lucanto M. WS06.3 Psychological aspects of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in Italy: risks or benefits? J Cyst Fibros 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(17)30190-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: 10/19/2022]
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Manca A, Dvir Z, Dragone D, Mureddu G, Bua G, Deriu F. Time course of strength adaptations following high-intensity resistance training in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Eur J Appl Physiol 2017; 117:731-743. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3534-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cugusi L, Manca A, Romita G, Bergamin M, Di Blasio A, Mercuro G. Exercise intensity and energy expenditure during a mini-trampoline rebounding exercise session in overweight women. Sci Sports 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Manca A, Ginatempo F, Cabboi MP, Mercante B, Ortu E, Dragone D, De Natale ER, Dvir Z, Rothwell JC, Deriu F. No evidence of neural adaptations following chronic unilateral isometric training of the intrinsic muscles of the hand: a randomized controlled study. Eur J Appl Physiol 2016; 116:1993-2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-016-3451-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Orgiano L, Pani F, Astara G, Madeddu C, Marini S, Manca A, Mantovani G. The role of “closed abdomen” hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the palliative treatment of neoplastic ascites from peritoneal carcinomatosis: report of a single-center experience. Support Care Cancer 2016; 24:4293-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3262-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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de Natale E, Ginatempo F, Manca A, Paulus K, Agnetti V, Tolu E, Deriu F. Paired neurophysiological and clinical approach to brainstem assessment in Parkinson’s Disease. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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de Natale E, Ginatempo F, Pilurzi G, Ortu E, Mercante B, Manca A, Magnano I, Tolu E, Rothwell J, Deriu F. ID 267 – Vestibulo-masseteric reflex and acoustic-masseteric reflex: Normative values. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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de Natale E, Ginatempo F, Paulus K, Manca A, Mercante B, Pes G, Agnetti V, Tolu E, Deriu F. Paired neurophysiological and clinical study of the brainstem at different stages of Parkinson’s Disease. Clin Neurophysiol 2015; 126:1871-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Palomba G, Cossu A, Paliogiannis P, Pazzola A, Baldino G, Scartozzi M, Ionta M, Ortu S, Capelli F, Lanzillo A, Sedda T, Sanna G, Barca M, Virdis L, Colombino M, Casula M, Manca A, Tanda F, Budroni M, Palmieri G. Disease progression and overall survival in sardinian patients with colorectal cancer according to the kras mutational status. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv340.29] [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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Manca A, Solinas G, Dragone D, Dvir Z, Deriu F. Characterization of ankle dorsiflexors performance in healthy subjects following maximal-intensity isokinetic resistance training. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2015; 25:773-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Colombino M, Paliogiannis P, Defraia E, Porcu G, Pazzola A, Cordero L, Palomba G, Sini M, Manca A, Carta A, Saba E, Scotto T, Sarobba M, Capelli F, Ortu S, Baldino G, Sedda T, Pirina P, Budroni M, Cossu A, Palmieri G. Mutations in main candidate genes (egfr, kras, braf) among patients with non-small-cell lung cancer from sardinia. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv343.36] [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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Mercante B, Pilurzi G, Ginatempo F, Manca A, Follesa P, Tolu E, Deriu F. Trigeminal nerve stimulation modulates brainstem more than cortical excitability in healthy humans. Exp Brain Res 2015; 233:3301-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4398-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Corsetti V, Florenzano F, Atlante A, Bobba A, Ciotti MT, Natale F, Della Valle F, Borreca A, Manca A, Meli G, Ferraina C, Feligioni M, D'Aguanno S, Bussani R, Ammassari-Teule M, Nicolin V, Calissano P, Amadoro G. NH2-truncated human tau induces deregulated mitophagy in neurons by aberrant recruitment of Parkin and UCHL-1: implications in Alzheimer's disease. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:3058-81. [PMID: 25687137 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Disarrangement in functions and quality control of mitochondria at synapses are early events in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathobiology. We reported that a 20-22 kDa NH2-tau fragment mapping between 26 and 230 amino acids of the longest human tau isoform (aka NH2htau): (i) is detectable in cellular and animal AD models, as well in synaptic mitochondria and cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) from human AD subjects; (ii) is neurotoxic in primary hippocampal neurons; (iii) compromises the mitochondrial biology both directly, by inhibiting the ANT-1-dependent ADP/ATP exchange, and indirectly, by impairing their selective autophagic clearance (mitophagy). Here, we show that the extensive Parkin-dependent turnover of mitochondria occurring in NH2htau-expressing post-mitotic neurons plays a pro-death role and that UCHL-1, the cytosolic Ubiquitin-C-terminal hydrolase L1 which directs the physiological remodeling of synapses by controlling ubiquitin homeostasis, critically contributes to mitochondrial and synaptic failure in this in vitro AD model. Pharmacological or genetic suppression of improper mitophagy, either by inhibition of mitochondrial targeting to autophagosomes or by shRNA-mediated silencing of Parkin or UCHL-1 gene expression, restores synaptic and mitochondrial content providing partial but significant protection against the NH2htau-induced neuronal death. Moreover, in mitochondria from human AD synapses, the endogenous NH2htau is stably associated with Parkin and with UCHL-1. Taken together, our studies show a causative link between the excessive mitochondrial turnover and the NH2htau-induced in vitro neuronal death, suggesting that pathogenetic tau truncation may contribute to synaptic deterioration in AD by aberrant recruitment of Parkin and UCHL-1 to mitochondria making them more prone to detrimental autophagic clearance.
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- V Corsetti
- Institute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT) - National Research Council (CNR), Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100-00133, Rome, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics (IBBE)-CNR, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics (IBBE)-CNR, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CNR, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CNR, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CNR, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CNR, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CNR, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- UCO Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology Unit, Cattinara Hospital Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy and
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- Institute of Cellular Biology and Neuroscience (IBCN)-CNR, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 449, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT) - National Research Council (CNR), Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100-00133, Rome, Italy European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64-65, 00143 Rome, Italy
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Patton T, Manca A. Integrating Health Psychometrics With Health Economics: Can the 'Mapping' Toolbox Be Extended Using Ordinal Structural Equation Models? Value Health 2014; 17:A576. [PMID: 27201934 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1940] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- University of York, York, UK
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Faria R, Liu S, Epstein D, Manca A. Real-World Verse Randomised Controlled Trial Data: A Case Study On The Cost-Effectiveness Of Laparoscopic Surgery For Chronic Reflux. Value Health 2014; 17:A576. [PMID: 27201936 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1939] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- R Faria
- University of York, York, UK
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- University of York, York, UK
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- University of York, York, UK
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Manca A, Ortu E, Ginatempo F, De Natale E, Pisanu F, Deriu F. P243: Rehabilitation of drop-foot with maximal isokinetic cross-training: a case report. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50370-7] [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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Manca A, Ortu E, Ginatempo F, Pisanu F, Tolu E, Deriu F. P238: Does cross-training balance strength asymmetry in healthy subjects? A proof-of-concept trial. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50366-5] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Manca A, Limonta E, Pilurzi G, Ginatempo F, De Natale ER, Mercante B, Tolu E, Deriu F. Ultrasound and Laser as Stand-Alone Therapies for Myofascial Trigger Points: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Physiother Res Int 2014; 19:166-75. [DOI: 10.1002/pri.1580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 11/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- A. Manca
- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Sassari; Sassari Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Sassari; Sassari Italy
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; University of Sassari; Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Sassari; Sassari Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Sassari; Sassari Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Sassari; Sassari Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Sassari; Sassari Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Sassari; Sassari Italy
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Pilurzi G, Alkomiet H, Saifee T, Manca A, Tolu E, Rothwell J, Deriu F. P 20. Corticobulbar projection and intracortical circuits in the facial motor cortex innervating lower facial muscles in healthy humans. Clin Neurophysiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.04.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Meli G, Krako N, Manca A, Lecci A, Cattaneo A. Intrabodies for protein interference in Alzheimers disease. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2013; 27:89-105. [PMID: 24813318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Several open questions call for new studies on pathogenic mechanisms leading to Alzheimers Disease (AD), with the search for upstream drivers of the neurodegeneration cascade, such as neurotrophic deficits, early misfolding events of AD-related proteins (Abeta and tau) and understanding the multifactorial basis of AD pathogenesis. Since seminal immunosympathectomy experiment which represents the first example of a knock out experiment (albeit a protein knock-out), antibodies have had a long and successful history as a tool to selectively interfere with the function of proteins in cells and in organisms and antibody technologies represent a major weapon in the set of target validation techniques. Here, we describe a technology, pioneered by our group, based on recombinant antibody domains exploited as intracellular antibodies (intrabodies) whereby antibodies are used as genes, rather than as proteins. We discuss several applications and new promising developments of the intrabody approach for protein interference, especially in the field of AD research.
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- G Meli
- European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi-Montalcini, Roma, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi-Montalcini, Roma, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi-Montalcini, Roma, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi-Montalcini, Roma, Italy
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- European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi-Montalcini, Roma, Italy
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Tiveron C, Fasulo L, Capsoni S, Malerba F, Marinelli S, Paoletti F, Piccinin S, Scardigli R, Amato G, Brandi R, Capelli P, D'Aguanno S, Florenzano F, La Regina F, Lecci A, Manca A, Meli G, Pistillo L, Berretta N, Nisticò R, Pavone F, Cattaneo A. ProNGF\NGF imbalance triggers learning and memory deficits, neurodegeneration and spontaneous epileptic-like discharges in transgenic mice. Cell Death Differ 2013; 20:1017-30. [PMID: 23538417 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2013.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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ProNGF, the precursor of mature nerve growth factor (NGF), is the most abundant form of NGF in the brain. ProNGF and mature NGF differ significantly in their receptor interaction properties and in their bioactivity. ProNGF increases markedly in the cortex of Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains and proNGF\NGF imbalance has been postulated to play a role in neurodegeneration. However, a direct proof for a causal link between increased proNGF and AD neurodegeneration is lacking. In order to evaluate the consequences of increased levels of proNGF in the postnatal brain, transgenic mice expressing a furin cleavage-resistant form of proNGF, under the control of the neuron-specific mouse Thy1.2 promoter, were derived and characterized. Different transgenic lines displayed a phenotypic gradient of neurodegenerative severity features. We focused the analysis on the two lines TgproNGF#3 and TgproNGF#72, which shared learning and memory impairments in behavioral tests, cholinergic deficit and increased Aβ-peptide immunoreactivity. In addition, TgproNGF#3 mice developed Aβ oligomer immunoreactivity, as well as late diffuse astrocytosis. Both TgproNGF lines also display electrophysiological alterations related to spontaneous epileptic-like events. The results provide direct evidence that alterations in the proNGF/NGF balance in the adult brain can be an upstream driver of neurodegeneration, contributing to a circular loop linking alterations of proNGF/NGF equilibrium to excitatory/inhibitory synaptic imbalance and amyloid precursor protein (APP) dysmetabolism.
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- C Tiveron
- Neurotrophic Factors and Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, EBRI-European Brain Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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Anselmetti G, Manca A, Chiara G, Iussich G, Guzzetta M, Russo F, Regge D. Abstract No. 188: Peek endovertebral implant assisted vertebroplasty in painful ostelytic metastases with vertebral wall involvement: clinical experience on 30 patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.12.235] [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] Open
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Montagna MT, Barbuti G, Paglionico F, Lovero G, Iatta R, De Giglio O, Cuna T, Coretti C, Santostasi T, Polizzi A, Manca A, Caggiano G, Bouchara JP. Retrospective analysis of microorganisms isolated from cystic fibrosis patients in Southern Italy, 2002-2010. J Prev Med Hyg 2011; 52:209-214. [PMID: 22442927] [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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OBJECTIVE This study aim was to determine the prevalence of microorganisms in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) admitted to the CF Reference Centre in Southern Italy between 2002-2010. METHODS Microbiology assessment of samples (sputum and tracheal aspirates) collected from patients with pulmonary exacerbation admitted to hospital was carried out. All patients were registered in a database and clinical and microbiological data were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS Overall, 188 patients were included and a total of 1217 samples were analysed. The most common microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus (78.7% of the patients) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (58%), followed by Candida albicans (19.1%), Haemophilus influenzae (13.3%) and Aspergillus fumigatus (9.6%). CONCLUSION Compared to similar studies performed in other European countries, our microbiological data, especially the low occurrence of filamentous fungi, suggest a specific local epidemiology, probably related to some uncommon CFTR mutations, which are specific to Southern Italy.
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- M T Montagna
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
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Campbell HE, Epstein D, Bloomfield D, Griffin S, Manca A, Yarnold J, Bliss J, Johnson L, Earl H, Poole C, Hiller L, Dunn J, Hopwood P, Barrett-Lee P, Ellis P, Cameron D, Harris AL, Gray AM, Sculpher MJ. The cost-effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer: A comparison of no chemotherapy and first, second, and third generation regimens for patients with differing prognoses. Eur J Cancer 2011; 47:2517-30. [PMID: 21741831 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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: 02/22/2011] [Revised: 06/07/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The risk of recurrence following surgery in women with early breast cancer varies, depending upon prognostic factors. Adjuvant chemotherapy reduces this risk; however, increasingly effective regimens are associated with higher costs and toxicity profiles, making it likely that different regimens may be cost-effective for women with differing prognoses. To investigate this we performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of four treatment strategies: (1) no chemotherapy, (2) chemotherapy using cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) (a first generation regimen), (3) chemotherapy using Epirubicin-CMF (E-CMF) or fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide (FEC60) (a second generation regimens), and (4) chemotherapy with FEC60 followed by docetaxel (FEC-D) (a third generation regimen). These adjuvant chemotherapy regimens were used in three large UK-led randomised controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS A Markov model was used to simulate the natural progression of early breast cancer and the impact of chemotherapy on modifying this process. The probability of a first recurrent event within the model was estimated for women with different prognostic risk profiles using a parametric regression-based survival model incorporating established prognostic factors. Other probabilities, treatment effects, costs and quality of life weights were estimated primarily using data from the three UK-led RCTs, a meta-analysis of all relevant RCTs, and other published literature. The model predicted the lifetime costs, quality adjusted life years (QALYs) and cost-effectiveness of the four strategies for women with differing prognoses. Sensitivity analyses investigated the impact of uncertain parameters and model assumptions. FINDINGS For women with an average to high risk of recurrence (based upon prognostic factors and any other adjuvant therapies received), FEC-D appeared most cost-effective assuming a threshold of £20,000 per QALY for the National Health Service (NHS). For younger low risk women, E-CMF/FEC60 tended to be the optimal strategy and, for some older low risk women, the model suggested a policy of no chemotherapy was cost-effective. For no patient group was CMF chemotherapy the preferred option. Sensitivity analyses demonstrated cost-effectiveness results to be particularly sensitive to the treatment effect estimate for FEC-D and the future price of docetaxel. INTERPRETATION To our knowledge, this analysis is the first cost-effectiveness comparison of no chemotherapy, and first, second, and third generation adjuvant chemotherapy regimens for early breast cancer patients with differing prognoses. The results demonstrate the potential for different treatment strategies to be cost-effective for different types of patients. These findings may prove useful for policy makers attempting to formulate cost-effective treatment guidelines in the field of early breast cancer.
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- H E Campbell
- Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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D'Ambrosio L, Ponzetti A, Lista P, Bombaci S, Palesandro E, Galizia D, Aliberti S, Allione P, Manca A, Gallo S, Grignani G, Aglietta M. Imatinib mesylate (IM) therapy in elderly patients affected by advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e20514] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Colombino M, Capone M, Maio M, De Giorgi V, Cossu A, Lissia A, Rubino C, Massidda B, Staibano S, Nappi O, Botti G, Caraco C, Mozzillo N, Manca A, Sini M, Ascierto PA, Palmieri G. Mutation frequency in BRAF and NRAS genes among primary tumors and different types of metastasis from melanoma patients. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.8574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Anselmetti G, Manca A, Chiara G, Iussich G, Liotti M, Regge D. Abstract No. 194: Peek endovertebral implant assisted vertebroplasty: Early clinical experience on 25 patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.01.214] [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] Open
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Colombo C, Lucidi V, Collura M, Terlizzi V, Bignamini E, Assael B, Quattrucci S, Gagliardini R, Manca A, Ratclif L, Salvatore D, Magazzù G, Padoan R, Poli F, Negri A, Pizzamiglio G, Motta V, Repetto T. Influenza A/H1N1 in patients with cystic fibrosis in Italy: a multicenter survey of the Italian CF Society. J Cyst Fibros 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(10)60144-0] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Pironti A, Tadeu V, Pedroni A, Porcu A, Manca A, Massarelli G, Realdi G, Dore MP. Role of routine small intestinal biopsy in adult patient with irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms. Minerva Med 2010; 101:129-134. [PMID: 20562801] [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: 05/29/2023]
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AIM The clinical evaluation of patients with chronic diarrhea and/or abdominal pain requires a complex work-up. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether routine duodenal biopsy sampling of macroscopically normal mucosa of patients with irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms undergoing upper endoscopy assists in diagnosis and management. METHODS Consecutive adults scheduled for upper endoscopy for evaluation of uninvestigated dyspepsia and abdominal pain and/or chronic diarrhea based upon the history, were enrolled. Gastric biopsies and 3 duodenal biopsies were taken for histological evaluation. RESULTS A total of 786 sets of biopsies from 262 consecutive patients (200 females and 62 males, mean age 46 years; range: 15-82), were analyzed. Microscopic damage was observed in 212 of 262 patients (81%) with normal mucosa. Mild to moderate and severe duodenitis or villi atrophy was histologically confirmed in 65%, 26% and 8% of 212 patients respectively. The negative predictive value of a normal appearing duodenal mucosa was 19%. Additional tests confirmed celiac disease in 12 patients. Lactose malabsorption was present in 42%, bacterial overgrowth in 14%, and H. pylori infection in 28%. Colonoscopy performed in 92 patients revealed non specific colitis (25%), microscopic colitis (28%), Crohn's disease (1%), and diverticulosis (15%). CONCLUSION Duodenal biopsies revealed abnormalities in the majority of adults with chronic diarrhea and/or abdominal pain despite macroscopically normal gross findings. These results suggest that duodenal biopsies could be helpful in patients with chronic diarrhea and/or abdominal pain for the following work up.
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- A Pironti
- Departiment of Clinical Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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