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Panti-May JA, Gómez Muñoz MÁ, Yeh-Gorocica AB, Hernández-Betancourt S, Milano F, Galliari C, Robles MR. Morphological and molecular characterization of Trichuris muris (Nematoda: Trichuridae): studies from two commensal rodent species. J Helminthol 2023; 97:e38. [PMID: 37070359 DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x23000160] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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In this paper we re-describe Trichuris muris based on morphological data following isolation from two commensal rodent species, Mus musculus from Mexico and Rattus rattus from Argentina. Furthermore, we provide a molecular characterization based on mitochondrial (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene) and nuclear (internal transcribed spacer 2 region) markers in order to support the taxonomic identification of the studied specimens of T. muris from M. musculus. We distinguished T. muris from 29 species of Trichuris found in American rodents based on morphological and biometrical features, such as the presence of a spicular tube, length of spicule, size of proximal and distal cloacal tube and non-protrusive vulva. We suggest that spicular tube patterns can be used to classify Trichuris species in three groups. Considering that the diagnosis among the species of this genus is mainly based on morphometry, this proposal represents a relevant contribution. We provide molecular studies on two markers, making this the first contribution for T. muris in the Americas. This study makes an important contribution to the integrative taxonomy of cosmopolitan nematode species, and its correct determination from the parasitological study of commensal rodents.
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- J A Panti-May
- Centro de Investigaciones Regionales 'Dr Hideyo Noguchi', Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Yucatán, México
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- Laboratorio Biología de los Parásitos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México
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- Laboratorio Biología de los Parásitos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores CEPAVE (CCT-CONICET- La Plata), Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores CEPAVE (CCT-CONICET- La Plata), Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Milano F, Thur LA, Blake J, Delaney C. Infusion of Non-HLA-Matched Off-the-Shelf Ex Vivo Expanded Cord Blood Progenitors in Patients Undergoing Cord Blood Transplantation: Result of a Phase II Clinical Trial. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:835793. [PMID: 35445027 PMCID: PMC9014214 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.835793] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Recipients of myeloablative cord blood transplants (CBT) are known to experience delayed hematopoietic recovery and an increased risk of transplant related mortality (TRM). We developed methods for ex vivo expansion and cryopreservation of CB stem and progenitor cells. 15 patients with hematologic malignancies were enrolled in this single center phase II trial between September 2010 and August 2012 to assess the safety of infusing a non-HLA-matched expanded CB product to bolster a conventional CBT. On the day of transplant, an infusion of the expanded CB product followed the primary graft (1 or 2 unmanipulated CB units). All patients engrafted. Median time to neutrophil and platelet recovery was 19 and 35 days, respectively. Early myelomonocytic recovery was almost entirely due to cells arising from the non-HLA-matched expansion product and were no longer detected at day 14 in all but 2 patients. The probability of 3-years disease free survival was 86%. No TRM was observed throughout the study period, and only 2 patients relapsed. All patients presented with grade II acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) at a median time of 32 days, with no grade III-IV aGVHD observed. At 2 years only 2 patients remain on immunosuppressive therapy for mild chronic GVHD. This phase II safety study demonstrate that infusion of an off-the-shelf non-HLA-matched expanded CB product in addition to a conventional CB graft was safe and led to sustained myeloid recovery. Based on these encouraging results, a prospective multicenter randomized trial utilizing this product has been conducted and results will be soon released. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01175785.
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- F Milano
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Deverra Therapeutics, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Deverra Therapeutics, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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Milano F, Vaccaro A, Manana M. Editorial: Data-Driven Solutions for Smart Grids. Front Big Data 2021; 4:815686. [PMID: 34927065 PMCID: PMC8672216 DOI: 10.3389/fdata.2021.815686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- F Milano
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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Potenza S, Marella GL, Mauriello S, Milano F, Mancuso A, Conte C, Marsella LT. An unusual case of death using a compacting machine. Clin Ter 2021; 172:186-189. [PMID: 33956033 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2021.2310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the large series of forensic injury, death from accidental me-chanical asphyxiation in adults is rare and is usually secondary to suffocation, aspiration, strangulation caused by entrapment of clothing in machinery (deaths at work) or asphyxiation in the course of erotic maneuvers. Compression asphyxia is a form of violent mechanical asphyxia in which the asphyxiated insult is produced by means of a compression and constriction mechanism of the thoracic cage. The authors report an unusual case of asphyxiated death from chest com-pression resulting from the action of a compacting machine, which occurred in a person who had fallen asleep in a waste bin.
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- S Potenza
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Univer-sity of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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Milano F, Emerson RO, Salit R, Guthrie KA, Thur LA, Dahlberg A, Robins HS, Delaney C. Impact of T Cell Repertoire Diversity on Mortality Following Cord Blood Transplantation. Front Oncol 2020; 10:583349. [PMID: 33163411 PMCID: PMC7582952 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.583349] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Cord blood transplantation (CBT) recipients are at increased risk of mortality due to delayed immune recovery (IR). Prior studies in CBT patients have shown that recovery of absolute lymphocyte count is predictive of survival after transplant. However, there are no data on the association of T-cell receptor (TCR) and clinical outcomes after CBT. Here we retrospectively performed TCR beta chain sequencing on peripheral blood (PB) samples of 34 CBT patients. Methods All patients received a total body irradiation based conditioning regimen and cyclosporine and MMF were used for graft versus host disease (GvHD) prophylaxis. PB was collected pretransplant on days 28, 56, 80, 180, and 1-year posttransplant for retrospective analysis of IR utilizing high-throughput sequencing of TCRβ rearrangements from genomic DNA extracted from PB mononuclear cells. To test the association between TCR repertoire diversity and patient outcomes, we conducted a permutation test on median TCR repertoire diversity for patients who died within the first year posttransplant versus those who survived. Results Median age was 27 (range 1–58 years) and most of the patients (n = 27) had acute leukemias. There were 15 deaths occurring between 34 to 335 days after transplant. Seven deaths were due to relapse. Rapid turnover of T cell clones was observed at each time point, with TCR repertoires stabilizing by 1-year posttransplant. TCR diversity values at day 100 for patients who died between 100 and 365 days posttransplant were significantly lower than those of the surviving patients (p = 0.01). Conclusions Using a fast high-throughput TCR sequencing assay we have demonstrated that high TCR diversity is associated with better patient outcomes following CBT. Importantly, this assay is easily performed on posttransplant PB samples, even as early as day 28 posttransplant, making it an excellent candidate for early identification of patients at high risk of death.
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- F Milano
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Adaptive Biotechnologies, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Adaptive Biotechnologies, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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Shadman M, Gauthier J, Hay K, Voutsinas J, Milano F, Li A, Hirayama A, Sorror M, Cassaday R, Till B, Gopal A, Sandmaier B, Maloney D, Turtle C. SAFETY OF ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANT IN ADULTS AFTER CD19 TARGETED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR-MODIFIED T-CELL (CAR-T) THERAPY. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.122_2630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- M. Shadman
- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division; Fred Hutch; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division; Fred Hutch; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division; Fred Hutch; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division; Fred Hutch; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Hematology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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- Clinical Research Division/Medical Oncology; Fred Hutch/University of Washington; Seattle United States
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Pacini S, Milano F, Pinzani P, Pazzagli M, Gulisano M, Ruggiero M, Casamassima F. Effects of Gemcitabine in Normaland Transformed Human Lung Cell Cultures: Cytotoxicity and Increase in Radiation Sensitivity. Tumori 2018; 85:503-7. [PMID: 10774574 DOI: 10.1177/030089169908500615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Aims and Background Several anticancer drugs increase cell sensitivity to irradiation. Gemcitabine (2′, 2′ difluorodeoxycytidine) decreases the cellular dNTP pools and thus significantly increases the sensitivity to the DNA damaging effects of low-dose radiation. In this study we have investigated whether gemcitabine may play a role as radiosensitizer also in lung adenocarcinoma treatment. Methods & Study Design We studied this nucleoside analogue in normal and transformed human cell lines (fetal lung and lung adenocarcinoma). After drug treatment, cell lines were irradiated with different doses. Cell damage following drug treatment and/or irradiation was assessed by measuring intracellular ATP level and by the colony forming assay. Results The two cell lines significantly differed in their sensitivity to the toxic effects of the drug; the normal cell line was much more resistant than its transformed counterpart. This difference was observed in both assays, although it was more evident in the colony forming assay. A low radiation dose (50-100 cGy) did not cause any significant damage to transformed cells; normal cells were more resistant and doses up to 500 cGy caused little damage. However, when transformed cells were pretreated for three hours with gemcitabine, even a nontoxic concentration of the drug (1-10 nM) caused a marked sensitization of the cells to irradiation (50-100 cGy). The radiosensitizing effect of gemcitabine could be observed also in normal cells, although these cells were more resistant to the damaging effects of both anticancer treatments. Conclusions This study demonstrates that gemcitabine, a chemotherapeutic agent already used in the clinic, could be proposed as a radiosensitizer for radiation therapy of lung adenocarcinoma, having a clearly potentiating effect on low-dose radiation.
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- S Pacini
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Forensic Medicine, University of Florence, Policlinico di Careggi, Italy.
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Dahlberg A, Milano F. Cord blood transplantation: rewind to fast forward. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 52:799-802. [PMID: 27991893 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The utilization of cord blood as a source of stem cells for transplantation has decreased in recent years. Although cord blood transplantation (CBT) is an established practice for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with hematological malignancies, the high acquisition cost of CB units along with high transplant-related mortality due to delayed hematopoietic recovery and immune reconstitution have contributed to the slowing in widespread adoption of CBT. Strategies aimed to enhance speed of engraftment and ongoing clinical trials are investigating ways to make CBT more widely available. Meanwhile, the recent clinical data suggest that the choice of CBT might be preferable for patients with pre-transplant minimal residual disease. We review here the background data on the utilization of CB for the treatment of hematological malignancies, and discuss the current challenges and future directions in the field of CBT.
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- A Dahlberg
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Chatzipetrou M, Milano F, Giotta L, Chirizzi D, Trotta M, Massaouti M, Guascito M, Zergioti I. Functionalization of gold screen printed electrodes with bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers by laser printing technology for mediatorless herbicide biosensing. Electrochem commun 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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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Scimeca M, Pietroiusti A, Milano F, Anemona L, Orlandi A, Marsella LT, Bonanno E. Elemental analysis of histological specimens: a method to unmask nano asbestos fibers. Eur J Histochem 2016; 60:2573. [PMID: 26972714 PMCID: PMC4800250 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2016.2573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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There is recent mounting evidence that nanoparticles may have enhanced toxicological potential in comparison to the same material in the bulk form. The aim of this study was to develop a new method for unmask asbestos nanofibers from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded tissue. There is an increasing amount of evidence that nanoparticles may enhance toxicological potential in comparison to the same material in the bulk form. The aim of this study was to develop a new method to unmask asbestos nanofibers from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissue. For the first time, in this study we applied Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis through transmission electron microscopy to demonstrate the presence of asbestos nanofibers in histological specimens of patients with possible occupational exposure to asbestos. The diagnostic protocol was applied to 10 randomly selected lung cancer patients with no history of previous asbestos exposure. We detected asbestos nanofibers in close contact with lung cancer cells in two lung cancer patients with previous possible occupational exposure to asbestos. We were also able to identify the specific asbestos iso-type, which in one of the cases was the same rare variety used in the workplace of the affected patient. By contrast, asbestos nanofibers were not detected in lung cancer patients with no history of occupational asbestos exposure. The proposed technique can represent a potential useful tool for linking the disease to previous workplace exposure in uncertain cases. Furthermore, Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissues stored in the pathology departments might be re-evaluated for possible etiological attribution to asbestos in the case of plausible exposure. Since diseases acquired through occupational exposure to asbestos are generally covered by workers' insurance in most countries, the application of the protocol used in this study may have also relevant social and economic implications.
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Naeem S, Ingram JC, Varga A, Agardy T, Barten P, Bennett G, Bloomgarden E, Bremer LL, Burkill P, Cattau M, Ching C, Colby M, Cook DC, Costanza R, DeClerck F, Freund C, Gartner T, Goldman-Benner R, Gunderson J, Jarrett D, Kinzig AP, Kiss A, Koontz A, Kumar P, Lasky JR, Masozera M, Meyers D, Milano F, Naughton-Treves L, Nichols E, Olander L, Olmsted P, Perge E, Perrings C, Polasky S, Potent J, Prager C, Quetier F, Redford K, Saterson K, Thoumi G, Vargas MT, Vickerman S, Weisser W, Wilkie D, Wunder S. Get the science right when paying for nature's services. Science 2015; 347:1206-7. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa1403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Tangorra RR, Operamolla A, Milano F, Omar OH, Henrard J, Comparelli R, Italiano F, Agostiano A, De Leo V, Marotta R, Falqui A, Farinola GM, Trotta M. Assembly of a photosynthetic reaction center with ABA tri-block polymersomes: highlights on protein localization. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00189g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The micelle-to-vesicle transition technique was used to reconstitute the integral membrane protein photosynthetic reaction center (RC) and the position of the RC in the polymersome vesicle was investigated.
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Newell LF, Flowers MED, Gooley TA, Milano F, Carpenter PA, Martin PJ, Delaney C. Characteristics of chronic GVHD after cord blood transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 48:1285-90. [PMID: 23584444 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Most reports of chronic GVHD after cord blood transplantation (CBT) have utilized traditional diagnostic criteria. We used traditional criteria and National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria prospectively to evaluate chronic GVHD in a cohort of 87 adult and pediatric recipients of single or double unrelated CBT for treatment of hematologic malignancies. Fifty-four patients developed traditionally defined chronic GVHD, for an estimated 2-year probability of 64%. Among 54 patients, 25 (46%) met the NIH criteria for persistent, recurrent or late acute GVHD at onset. Twenty-four (44%) had overlap chronic GVHD, including one who presented initially with late acute GVHD, and only seven (13%) had classic chronic GVHD, including one who also presented initially with late acute GVHD. Among patients who successfully discontinued all systemic immunosuppression (SI), the median time to discontinuation of corticosteroid treatment was 315 days (range 28-977), and the median time to discontinuation of all SI was 353 days (range 67-977). Chronic GVHD diagnosed by traditional criteria after CBT had a predominance of acute GVHD clinical features.
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- L F Newell
- 1] Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA [2] Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA [3] Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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Ostronoff F, Milano F, Gooley T, Gutman JA, McSweeney P, Petersen FB, Sandmaier BM, Storb R, Delaney C. Double umbilical cord blood transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancies using a reduced-intensity preparative regimen without antithymocyte globulin. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 48:782-6. [PMID: 23241738 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens in cord blood transplant (CBT) are increasingly utilized for older patients and those with comorbidities. However, the optimal conditioning regimen has not yet been established and remains a significant challenge of this therapeutic approach. Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) has been incorporated into conditioning regimens in order to decrease the risk of graft failure; however, use of ATG is often associated with infusion reactions and risk of post-transplant complications. We report the results of a non-ATG-containing RIC regimen, where patients received 2 Gy TBI unless they were considered to be at higher risk of graft failure, in which case they received 3 Gy of TBI. Thirty patients underwent CBT using this protocol for high-risk hematological malignancies. There was only one case of secondary and no cases of primary graft failure. At 1 year, estimates of non-relapse mortality, OS and PFS were 29%, 53% and 45%, respectively. The cumulative incidences of grade III-IV acute and chronic GVHD were 14% and 18%, respectively. In summary, the results of this study demonstrate that this non-ATG-containing conditioning regimen provides a low incidence of graft failure without increasing regimen-related toxicity.
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- F Ostronoff
- Clinical Oncology Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Milano F, Deeg J, Gutman J, Eneida N, Delaney C. Treosulfan-Based Conditioning for Umbilical Cord Blood Recipients Is Safe and Effective: Results from an Ongoing Phase-II Study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.12.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Nordmann P, Picazo JJ, Mutters R, Korten V, Quintana A, Laeuffer JM, Seak JCH, Flamm RK, Morrissey I, Azadian B, El-Bouri K, Jones G, Masterton B, Morgan M, Oppenheim B, Waghorn D, Smyth E, Abele-Horn M, Jacobs E, Mai U, Mutters R, Pfister W, Schoerner C, Seifert H, Bebear C, Bingen E, Bonnet R, Jehl F, Levy PY, Nordmann P, Delvallez MR, Paniara O, Papaparaskevas J, Piotr H, Kolar M, Zemlickova H, Hanzen J, Kotulova D, Campa M, Fadda G, Fortina G, Gesu G, Manso E, Milano F, Nicoletti G, Pucillo L, Rigoli R, Rossolini G, Sambri V, Sarti M, Akalin H, Sinirtas M, Akova M, Hascelik G, Arman D, Dizbay M, Aygen B, Sumerkan B, Dokuzoguz B, Esener H, Eraksoy H, Basaran S, Koksal I, Bayramoglu G, Korten V, Soyletir G, Ulusoy S, Tunger A, Yalcin AN, Ogunc D, Bou G, Bouza E, Canton R, Coll P, Garcia-Rodriguez JA, Gimeno C, Gobernado M, Bertomeu FG, Gomez-Garces JL, Marco F, Martinez-Martinez L, Pascual A, Perez JL, Picazo J, Prats G, Linares MS, Ghaly F, Cristino M, Diogo J, Ramos H, Balode A, Jurna-Ellam M, Koslov R. Comparative activity of carbapenem testing: the COMPACT study. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 66:1070-8. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Newell L, Milano F, Nicoud I, Pereira S, Delaney C. Donor Day 7 CD3 Chimerism Is Predictive of the Long-Term Engrafting Unit Following Myeloablative Double Cord Blood Transplantation (DCBT). Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.12.062] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Perrings C, Naeem S, Ahrestani F, Bunker DE, Burkill P, Canziani G, Elmqvist T, Ferrati R, Fuhrman J, Jasic F, Kawabata Z, Kinzig A, Mace GM, Milano F, Mooney H, Richard AHP, Tschirhart J, Weisser W. Biodiversity Transcends Services—Response. Science 2010. [DOI: 10.1126/science.330.6012.1745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- C. Perrings
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
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- Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario sobre, Ecosistemas y Desarrollo Sustentable, Universidad Nacional del Centro, Argentina
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- The Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario sobre, Ecosistemas y Desarrollo Sustentable, Universidad Nacional del Centro, Argentina
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecologia y Biodiversidad, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario sobre, Ecosistemas y Desarrollo Sustentable, Universidad Nacional del Centro, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Institut für Ökologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena 07743, Germany
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Perrings C, Naeem S, Ahrestani F, Bunker DE, Burkill P, Canziani G, Elmqvist T, Ferrati R, Fuhrman J, Jaksic F, Kawabata Z, Kinzig A, Mace GM, Milano F, Mooney H, Prieur-Richard AH, Tschirhart J, Weisser W. Ecosystem Services for 2020. Science 2010; 330:323-4. [PMID: 20947748 DOI: 10.1126/science.1196431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- C Perrings
- Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
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Milano F, Campbell A, Kuypers J, Englund J, Callais C, Corey L, Boeckh M. Human Coronavirus (HCOV) and Rhinovirus (HRHV) Infection among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HCT) Recipients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009. [PMCID: PMC7129590 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.12.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Milano F, Jorritsma T, Rygiel AM, Bergman JJ, Sondermeijer C, Ten Brinke A, VanHam SM, Krishnadath KK. Expression Pattern of Immune Suppressive Cytokines and Growth Factors in Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma Reveal a Tumour Immune Escape-promoting Microenvironment. Scand J Immunol 2008; 68:616-23. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02183.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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van Baal JWPM, Rygiel AM, Milano F, Anderson M, Bergman JJGHM, Spek CA, Wang KK, Peppelenbosch MP, Krishnadath KK. Gene expression profile comparison of Barrett's esophagus epithelial cell cultures and biopsies. Dis Esophagus 2008; 21:628-33. [PMID: 18430189 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00810.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a metaplastic process in which the normal squamous epithelium of the distal esophagus is replaced by columnar lined epithelium. The aim was to gain more insight in the process of metaplasia and to identify which genes are specifically expressed by the epithelial cells and the surrounding tissues in BE. Hereto, the gene expression profile of a BE epithelial primary cell culture was compared to that of a BE biopsy. To specifically obtain the epithelial cell layer, epithelial cells from biopsies of BE were cultured using a Barrett specific culturing medium. Serial analysis of gene expression was applied to obtain a transcription library of the primary epithelial cell culture. The transcriptome was analyzed and compared to a previously described transcriptome of a BE biopsy. Validation of results by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was performed using tissues of 16 BE patients and 16 primary cell cultures. Over 43,000 tags were sequenced. Genes specifically expressed by the Barrett epithelial cells were for instance Lipocalin 2 and Cyclin D1, whereas annexin A10, trefoil factor (TFF)1 and TFF2 were specifically expressed in the BE biopsies. The comparison of the gene expression profiles of BE primary cultured epithelial cells with BE biopsy defines a subset of genes that are specifically expressed by the epithelial cells and another subset that most likely is expressed by the underlying stromal tissues in the BE biopsy specimens.
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- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Ravanini P, Nicosia A, Crobu M, Grossini E, Quaglia V, Cagliano M, Cusaro C, Milano F, Caviglia F. P1733 Comparison of three different diagnostic tests for HCV-RNA viral load: Cobas Amplicor Monitor HCV 2.0, Versant b-DNA HCV 3.0, and Cobas TaqMan HCV. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(07)71572-8] [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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Ravanini P, Milano F, Caviglia F, Grossini E, Nicosia A, Crobu M, Cagliano M, Cusaro C. CONFRONTO TRA SISTEMI DIAGNOSTICI MOLECOLARI PER LA DEFINIZIONE DELLA VIRAL LOAD DI HCV: COBAS AMPLICOR MONITOR HCV 2.0,VERSANT B-DNA HCV 3.0, E COBAS TAQMAN HCV. Microbiol Med 2006. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2006.3250] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cianci L, Milano F, Pelagi M, Olivieri G, Verza P, Guazzotti G. VALUTAZIONE COMPARATIVA DI DUE METODI AUTOMATICI PER LO SCREENING DI TREPONEMA PALLIDUM. Microbiol Med 2006. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2006.3339] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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Majore S, Milano F, Binni F, Stuppia L, Cerrone A, Tafuri A, De Bernardo C, Palka G, Grammatico P. Homozygous p.M172K mutation of the TFR2 gene in an Italian family with type 3 hereditary hemochromatosis and early onset iron overload. Haematologica 2006; 91:ECR33. [PMID: 16923517] [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: 05/11/2023] Open
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The p.M172K TFR2 mutation was identified in two Italian siblings aged 32 and 40 years old with primary iron overload. The two patients showed a severe increase in serum iron indices. From the age of 25, the male sib also revealed abnormal levels of hepatic enzymes, presumably in relation to iron induced liver damage. Clinical findings seem to evidence that type 3 hemochromatosis can be more serious than classic hemochromatosis. This report adds two more type 3 hereditary hemochromatosis cases which suggest that TFR2 mutations could be more frequently involved in non-HFE hemochromatosis than has been actually thought.
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- S Majore
- Medical Genetics, University La Sapienza S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Peppelenbosch M, Milano F, Ferreira C, Knapinska A, Diks S, Spek C. RNA-Based Gene Therapy for Haemophilia B. Curr Genomics 2005. [DOI: 10.2174/138920205774483052] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tabakov S, Roberts VC, Jonsson BA, Ljungberg M, Lewis CA, Wirestam R, Strand SE, Lamm IL, Milano F, Simmons A, Deane C, Goss D, Aitken V, Noel A, Giraud JY, Sherriff S, Smith P, Clarke G, Almqvist M, Jansson T. Development of educational image databases and e-books for medical physics training. Med Eng Phys 2005; 27:591-8. [PMID: 16076559 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2004] [Accepted: 11/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Medical physics education and training requires the use of extensive imaging material and specific explanations. These requirements provide an excellent background for application of e-Learning. The EU projects Consortia EMERALD and EMIT developed five volumes of such materials, now used in 65 countries. EMERALD developed e-Learning materials in three areas of medical physics (X-ray diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy). EMIT developed e-Learning materials in two further areas: ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. This paper describes the development of these e-Learning materials (consisting of e-books and educational image databases). The e-books include tasks helping studying of various equipment and methods. The text of these PDF e-books is hyperlinked with respective images. The e-books are used through the readers' own Internet browser. Each Image Database (IDB) includes a browser, which displays hundreds of images of equipment, block diagrams and graphs, image quality examples, artefacts, etc. Both the e-books and IDB are engraved on five separate CD-ROMs. Demo of these materials can be taken from www.emerald2.net.
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Agostiano A, Mavelli F, Milano F, Giotta L, Trotta M, Nagy L, Maroti P. pH-sensitive fluorescent dye as probe for proton uptake in photosynthetic reaction centers. Bioelectrochemistry 2004; 63:125-8. [PMID: 15110262 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2003.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2003] [Revised: 09/26/2003] [Accepted: 10/01/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Isolated and purified reaction centers (RC) from Rhodobacter sphaeroides R-26.1 were solubilised in detergent with excess quinone and external electron donors and illuminated in the presence of pyranine. The pH change accompanying the reaction center photocycle was monitored by recording the variation of the pyranine fluorescence intensity. Using Q(B)-depleted reaction centers or blocking the photocycle with terbutryne strongly reduced the pH change. The usefulness and limits of this technique in monitoring the pH changes during the RC photocycle are also discussed.
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- A Agostiano
- Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Sezione di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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Milano F. Gulf War Syndrome: the "Agent Orange" of the nineties. Int Soc Sci Rev 2000; 75:16-25. [PMID: 17099989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this paper are reported studies on the detergent role in isolated reaction centers (RC) from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, over a large range of lauryldimethylamino-N-oxide (LDAO) concentrations, in influencing the thermodynamics of the quinone exchange reaction as well as the protein aggregation. The occurrence of the quinone exchange reaction between the QB-binding site (where QB is the second quinone molecule of two in the RC) and the ubiquinone 0 dissolved in the different environments (water, LDAO micelles and detergent phase of the protein-detergent complex) has also been analyzed. Measurements carried out in QB-depleted RC to which exogenous quinone has been added show that the relative amplitudes of the slow and fast phase of the recombination reaction depend on this parameter. The overall amount of the restored QB-functionality is affected by the concentration of the LDAO in solution. Interpolation of the titration curves with a quadratic function obtained by simple considerations allowed the binding constant of UQ0 to the QB-binding site to be calculated. From the fitting procedure, the distribution of the quinone in the different environments present in solution was evaluated, indicating that the exchange reaction can take place only between the QB-site and the detergent phase. The dependence of the quinone pool size upon the volume of the phase in which the interacting quinone is solubilized is also discussed. The increasing difficulty in saturating the QB-pocket above the LDAO critical micellar concentration is finally related to the association of protein-detergent complexes to form large protein clusters.
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- A Agostiano
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università de Bari, Italy
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Milano F. A combined flap for root coverage. INT J PERIODONT REST 1998; 18:544-51. [PMID: 10321169] [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: 02/12/2023]
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A new mucogingival surgical technique for root coverage is proposed. Two kinds of flaps were obtained from the tissue surrounding the recession: the first, a partial thickness-epithelial connective flap, was designed to cover the second flap, which was a connective double-papilla flap positioned directly on the root surface. This technique was used to treat 11 cases of gingival recession ranging from 3 to 5 mm. After a period of 12 months, the mean root coverage was 84% with an average recession reduction of 2.7 mm, and the keratinized gingiva obtained was adequate in width and in thickness. The advantages of the suggested surgical technique are: (1) a single-step procedure is used, (2) there is no need for a second donor site, and (3) the achievement of a good final esthetic result with uniformity in the color and morphology of the flap relative to the surrounding tissues.
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- F Milano
- Department of Periodontology, University of Bologna Dental School, Italy.
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Savoia D, Millesimo M, Dotti G, Milano F. Group A streptococci. Erythromycin resistance and penicillin tolerance. Adv Exp Med Biol 1997; 418:447-9. [PMID: 9331690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- D Savoia
- Dept. of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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Milano F, Melsen B. Guided tissue regeneration using bioresorbable membranes: what is the limit in the treatment of combined periapical and marginal lesions? INT J PERIODONT REST 1997; 17:416-25. [PMID: 9497730] [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: 02/06/2023]
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The maintenance of single teeth may often be of crucial importance for the prognosis of the total dentition. In such cases, as when a single tooth supports a fixed partial denture, a special effort should be made to maintain that tooth. This study reports the treatment of six such terminal cases. The results of a combination of local and systemic antibiotics and the use of guided tissue regeneration with resorbable membranes and grafting material is demonstrated. After defect debridement and root planing, the defects were filled with Biostite (Coletica), and Paroguide (Coletica) membranes were placed. The results at reentry demonstrated the efficacy of these treatments, and all six treatments were considered successful. The influence of the individual components used in treatment is discussed.
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- F Milano
- Department of Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Milano F, Rosselli Del Turco M, Maggi E, Certo N, Morrone D, Lazzeri B. [The procedures and results of a quality control program in mammography carried out on a regional basis]. Radiol Med 1996; 91:187-93. [PMID: 8628928] [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: 02/01/2023]
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In 1990 the region of Tuscany instituted a quality control program for mammography, in order to check the working conditions of mammography centers in the region, to investigate the feasibility of applying some working standards in line with European recommendations, and to promote the training of personnel. The program involves the following: a test of newly acquired mammographic equipment to establish that it meets the required standards; an annual test of generators, X-ray beams, grid, AEC, screen-film system, film processing, dose and image quality; daily test (phantom radiography and film sensitometry) performed by the personnel of each mammographic Unit; and a sustained advisory service for the technical problems occurring between checks. Thirty-nine of 57 centers participated on a voluntary basis, and 135 checks were performed annually. The results of the program show a performance below the recommended standard in relation to AEC, film sensitometry and the adequacy of lights in dark rooms in 40%, 50% and 63%, respectively, of the centers. Entrance exposure was over 1500 mR, with a maximum value of 3450 mR, in 6 cases in the first round. 5 cases in second, and only 1 case in the third. In general, the results are slightly improving, but mammography optimization is still a long way off. It is necessary to carry out suitable programs for quality control in mammography on a regional basis and to establish precise guidelines for individual mammographic Units to follow in order to meet the European standards.
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- F Milano
- U. O. Fisica Medica, Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Clinica, Università di Firenze
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Mazzanti R, Fantappie O, Fabrizio P, Pacini S, Relli P, Casamassima F, Milano F, Ruggiero M. Conferring drug resistance by MDR1 gene transfection increases susceptibility to irradiation and lipid peroxidation in 3T3 cell line. Free Radic Biol Med 1996; 20:601-6. [PMID: 8904302 DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(95)02063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This study was performed to test the hypothesis that conferring multiple drug resistance reduces cell susceptibility to irradiation and iron-stimulated lipid peroxidation. Multidrug resistant (PN1A) and parental drug sensitive (PSI-2) cell lines were exposed to ADP-Fe or Ascorbate-Fe complexes at 37 degrees C and to irradiation. Lipid peroxidation was estimated by the TBA test, whereas x-ray effect was estimated by clonogenic assay. Cell glutathione-S-transferase (GST), total and Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities, and glutathione and vitamin E were measured. PN1A produced more peroxides than PSI-2 after exposure to iron complexes and formed fewer colonies after irradiation. Higher activities of GST and total and Se-GSH-Px were observed in PN1A. Vitamin E and total glutathione did not differ in the two cell subclones. These data show that the induction of the mdr1 phenotype by transfection of mdr1 gene in 3T3 cells increases susceptibility to irradiation and iron stimulated lipid peroxidation.
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- R Mazzanti
- Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, Italy
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Pacini S, Ruggiero M, Casamassima F, Santucci MA, Milano F, Ranaldi F, Vanni S, Giachetti E. Study of second messenger levels and of sugar catabolism enzyme activities in transformed cells resistant to ionizing radiations. Biochem Mol Biol Int 1995; 37:81-8. [PMID: 8653091] [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: 02/01/2023]
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We measured the level of second messengers, the activity of carbohydrate metabolism enzymes, and the resistance to ionizing radiations in normal 32D hematopoietic cells, in v-erbB transformants and in spontaneous transformants. v-erbB and spontaneous transformants were resistant to radiations as compared with their normal counterpart. The second messenger diacylglycerol was elevated in radioresistant clones. Only v-erbB transformants showed increase of the activities of enolase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. v-erbB-transformed NIH/3T3 cells, selected as control, showed identical correlation between radioresistance, increase of diacylglycerol, and of enolase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity. These results indicate that increase of diacylglycerol is correlated with resistance to the killing effect of ionizing radiations and could be proposed as a marker of radioresponse.
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- S Pacini
- Institute of General Pathology, University of Firenze, Italy
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Spilinga P, Milano F, Giargia L, Tullio V, Cuffini AM. [Epidemiologic study of infectious diarrhea in infants]. G Batteriol Virol Immunol 1994; 86:79-90. [PMID: 8706978] [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: 02/01/2023]
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The authors considered the epidemiological and microbiological aspects of the infectious diarrhea caused by bacteria, protozoan and viruses observed at the Infantile Hospital, Alessandria, and at the Malpighi Diagnostic Center, Chivasso, Turin, over a period of 14 months. Furthermore, a greater interest has been given to the role of Clostridium difficile diarrhea, since hospitalized patients are often predisposed to the development of this disease due to the antimicrobial prophylaxis or therapy.
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- P Spilinga
- Laboratorio di Analisi Chimico-Cliniche e Microbiologiche, Malpighi di Chivasso, Torino
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Sixty-six patients suffering from suspected chlamydial conjunctivitis or keratoconjunctivitis underwent direct examination and culture procedures on specimens from conjunctival swabs and corneal scraping for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. Patient blood samples were also screened for the presence of antichlamydia IgG and IgA antibodies. Eye positivity was found in 12 and 15% of patients by using culture isolation and direct examination, respectively. In 3 out of the 8 patients with culture-proven chlamydial eye infection, all of them female, C. trachomatis was also isolated from the genital tract.
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- F Milano
- Institute of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Italy
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In recent years Chlamydia trachomatis has emerged as a significant cause of acute salpingitis and reproductory failure. In this study, 85 women suffering from primary infertility and 85 parous women as control group were screened for C. trachomatis genital infection by means of cell culture and antigen detection on genital samples as well as the detection of anti-chlamydial antibodies in blood. C. trachomatis was detected in 31.8% of infertile women and 5.8% of fertile subjects. Isolation of C. trachomatis in cell culture proved to be the most reliable diagnostic tool when compared to immunofluorescence staining on smears and serology. Although the latter may be considered of great value in epidemiological researches, culture isolation should be associated for the diagnosis of active infection.
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- G Gorini
- Institute of Infectious Disease, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Italy
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Milano F, Viale P, Tinelli M, Ghezzi L, Maccabruni A. [Septic thrombosis of the cavernous sinus. Presentation of a clinical case]. Recenti Prog Med 1989; 80:463-5. [PMID: 2595076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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This paper describes a case of cavernous sinus septic thrombosis with cerebellar complication. The CNS was involved after a primitive piodermitis of the face. The diagnostic tools employed in the management of the case and the therapeutic procedures in the acute phase and in the convalescence are discussed. The patient completely recovered after chemotherapeutic treatment.
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Olliaro P, Castelli F, Milano F, Filice G, Carosi G. Ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum "in vitro". I. Base-line for drug effects evaluation. Microbiologica 1989; 12:7-14. [PMID: 2654573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A chloroquine-sensitive and a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum were examined in drug-free culture. Apart from the presence of knobs on the erythrocytes infected with sensitive parasites, no major differences between the two strains were observed. Nevertheless, the parasites of each strain show a variety of morphological features, some of which are quite similar to drug-induced alterations concerning cytoplasmic organelles, feeding process, and host-parasite interactions.
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- P Olliaro
- Institute of Infectious Diseases, University of Pavia, Italy
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Rosselli Del Turco M, Milano F, Giani M, Bravetti P. [Characteristics of screen-film systems for mammography in relation to a diverse modality of treatment]. Radiol Med 1988; 75:390-4. [PMID: 3375482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Milano F, Munegato G, Fasolo F, Gracco L, Bortoletto A, Zotti EF. Psychoanalytic evaluation of a case study: does the colostomy reproduce the problems of childhood "anal phase"? J Enterostomal Ther 1987; 14:240-2. [PMID: 3693673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Calandriello M, Valentini AF, Guerra M, Guerra L, Milano F. [Physiopathological assessment of the TMJ. Clinical study and therapeutic procedure]. Minerva Stomatol 1987; 36:517-44. [PMID: 3312995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Scarpa G, Milano F, Renzi R. Italian national program of dosimetry standardization in radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 1985; 4:309-12. [PMID: 4081120 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(85)80116-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ciusa R, Milano F, Zanetti A, Leonardi L, Morocutti M. [Ultrastructural studies of tissue surrounding endosseous dental implants]. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1982; 58:1121-7. [PMID: 6890377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
We have observed peri-implant tissue specimens of endosseus dental implants subjected or not to occlusal load. All the specimens showed a large network of collagen microfibrils and proteoglycans filaments, strictly adherent to the endoprothesis. In some cases a layer of connective tissue surrounds the proteoglycan network only in some peri-implant areas. Cellular and extracellular components of this connective tissue were orientated parallel to the metal surface and all this appears to be correlated to a definite biological function.
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Ciatti S, Domokos G, Kövesi-Domokos S, Milano F. Direct effect of diagnostic ultrasound on genetically interesting molecules: a theoretical model. Br J Cancer Suppl 1982; 5:199-201. [PMID: 6950761 PMCID: PMC2149300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bernardi F, Ciusa R, Milano F. [Histiocytosis X: contribution to the study of the eosinophilic granuloma in the jaws]. Arch Stomatol (Napoli) 1982; 23:31-51. [PMID: 6984821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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