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Tarantino M, Martelli D, Del Nevo A, Utili M, Di Piazza I, Eboli M, Diamanti D, Tincani A, Miccichè G, Bernardi D, Nitti F, Cristalli C, Bassini S, Fiore A, Cataldo S, Sartorio C, Venturini A, Marinari R, Lorusso P. Fusion technologies development at ENEA Brasimone Research Centre: Status and perspectives. Fusion Engineering and Design 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.112008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bravaccini S, Ravaioli S, Rocca A, Maltoni R, Cristalli C, Marasco E, De Carolis S, Cricca M, Bonafè M. Abstract P2-04-01: Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detection in breast cancer by liquid biopsy: Something new on the horizon? Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p2-04-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in breast cancer (BC) tissues has been widely investigated in recent years. HPV DNA has been detected in ductal lavage fluids and in serum-derived extracellular vesicles of patients with benign or in situ breast lesions. However, there are no data attesting to its presence in liquid biopsies of different BC subtypes or to its impact on prognosis.
Methods We analyzed a total of 72 serum samples for the presence of circulating HPV DNA, of which 20 were from luminal A BC (5 relapsed, 15 non relapsed), 17 from luminal B BC (5 relapsed, 12 non relapsed), 15 from triple-negative BC (6 relapsed and 9 non relapsed), 12 from HER2-positive BC (3 relapsed, 9 non relapsed) and 8 from healthy subjects. Circulating DNA was extracted and purified from 500 μl of serum by Qiamp DNA minikit (Qiagen, Milan, Italy) according to the manufacturer's instructions. HPV DNA was assessed by a high-throughput MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry-based method (Mass Array Platform, Agena Bioscience, Hamburg, Germany). The DNA target sequence was amplified by a multiplex PCR with HPV E6 or E7 gene-specific primers. A primer for primer extension annealing to the amplified product was extended at its 3′ terminal base for each HPV type.
Results HPV DNA was detected in 5 BC patients but in none of the healthy controls. None of the serum samples analyzed showed HPV DNA types 16 or 18. Four of the 5 BC cases had high-risk HPV DNA (type 39,45,52,59) and one had low-risk HPV DNA (type 73). The 4 patients with high risk HPV DNA had low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 1) detected by Pap smear prior to the diagnosis of BC. No relation was found between HPV infection and tumor subtype or prognosis. Our in vitro studies also revealed the active release of HPV DNA into the extracellular vesicle compartment of cervical cancer cells.
Table 1.Features of BC patients positive for circulating HPV DNA.Sample IDAge (years)GradingSubtypeDeathRelapseHPV type, riskCervical lesion17471Luminal A-No59, highCIN 139783Luminal B20/03/2015No45, highCIN 145462Luminal B-No39, highCIN 160583TN03/01/2011Yes73, lowHyperplasia63523HER2-positive-Yes52, highCIN 1TN, triple negative; CIN 1:low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Conclusions Our findings support the feasibility of HPV DNA evaluation by liquid biopsy in BC. They also suggest that circulating HPV DNA in BC patients might be of cervical tissue origin and that the presence of HPV DNA in BC may be a consequence of its spreading from virus-infected tissue such as that of the uterine cervix.
Citation Format: Bravaccini S, Ravaioli S, Rocca A, Maltoni R, Cristalli C, Marasco E, De Carolis S, Cricca M, Bonafè M. Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detection in breast cancer by liquid biopsy: Something new on the horizon? [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-04-01.
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- S Bravaccini
- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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A mathematical lumped parameter model of the oscillometric technique for indirect blood pressure measurement is presented. The model includes cuff compliance, pressure transmission from the cuff to the brachial artery through the soft tissue of the arm, and the biomechanics of the brachial artery both at positive and negative transmural pressure values. The main aspects of oscillometry are simulated i.e., the increase in cuff pressure pulsatility during cuff deflation maneuvers, the existence of a point of maximum pulsations (about 1.5 mmHg) at a cuff pressure close to mean arterial pressure, and the characteristic ratios for cuff pressure pulsatility at systole and diastole (0.52 and 0.70, respectively, with this model, using basal parameters and an individual set of data for the arterial pressure waveform). Subsequently, the model is used to examine how alterations in some biomechanical factors may prejudice the accuracy of pressure measurement. Numerical simulations indicate that alterations in wall viscoelastic properties and in arterial pressure pulse amplitude may significantly affect the accuracy of pressure estimates, leading to errors as great as 15-20% in the computation of diastolic and systolic arterial pressure. By contrast, changes in arterial pressure mean value and cuff compliance do not seem to have significant influence on the measurement. Evaluation of mean arterial pressure through a characteristic ratio is not robust and may lead to misleading results. Mean arterial pressure may be better evaluated as the lowest pressure at which cuff pulse amplitude reaches a plateau. The obtained results may help to explain the nature of errors which usually limit the reliability of arterial pressure measurement (for instance in the elderly).
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- M Ursino
- Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems, University of Bologna, Italy.
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Ursino M, Cristalli C. Mathematical modeling of noninvasive blood pressure estimation techniques--Part I: Pressure transmission across the arm tissue. J Biomech Eng 1995; 117:107-16. [PMID: 7609474 DOI: 10.1115/1.2792258] [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: 01/26/2023]
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A mathematical model of the arm tissue mechanical behavior under the effect of external pressure loads is presented. The model has been used to study stress and strain distribution across the tissue, and pressure transmission to the brachial artery, when the arm is compressed by two adjacent cuffs independently inflated. Using this configuration, the tissue elastic parameters (Young modulus and Poisson ratio) can be individually identified using a simple and noninvasive experimental procedure. Model validation has been achieved by comparing its results with data obtained experimentally on 10 subjects. These comparisons demonstrate that the proposed model may constitute a simple but valid new tool able to describe tissue behavior, subjected to external pressures, with sufficient accuracy. Joined with a model of brachial hemodynamics, it might contribute to improve our understanding of noninvasive blood pressure estimation techniques.
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- M Ursino
- Department of Electronics and Automatics, University of Ancona, Italy
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The main biomechanical factors which may affect the accuracy of the oscillometric method for indirect blood pressure measurement are analyzed using a new model of brachial hemodynamics. In a first stage of this work, the model has been used to reproduce some well-known responses of collapsing arteries, such as the sharp increase in compliance, and the nonlinear pressure-flow characteristic with negative dynamic resistance. In a second stage the model has been linked to the arm tissue mechanics description presented in a previous work. The final model so obtained has then been employed to analyze the pattern of the main hemodynamic quantities (pressure pulsations in the cuffs, blood volume changes, blood flow upstream and downstream of the cuffs) during deflation manoeuvres. The simulation results agree with those found in the recent literature quite well. Results indicate that the cuff pressure value for maximum pulsations exhibits a large plateau, located approximately around the mean arterial pressure. However, stiffness of wall artery, or stretching of the cuff internal surface, may significantly alter the obtained results causing a phenomena of "pseudo-hypertension."
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- M Ursino
- Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems, University of Bologna, Italy
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