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Guet-McCreight A, Chameh HM, Mazza F, Prevot TD, Valiante TA, Sibille E, Hay E. In-silico testing of new pharmacology for restoring inhibition and human cortical function in depression. Commun Biol 2024; 7:225. [PMID: 38396202 PMCID: PMC10891083 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05907-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Reduced inhibition by somatostatin-expressing interneurons is associated with depression. Administration of positive allosteric modulators of α5 subunit-containing GABAA receptor (α5-PAM) that selectively target this lost inhibition exhibit antidepressant and pro-cognitive effects in rodent models of chronic stress. However, the functional effects of α5-PAM on the human brain in vivo are unknown, and currently cannot be assessed experimentally. We modeled the effects of α5-PAM on tonic inhibition as measured in human neurons, and tested in silico α5-PAM effects on detailed models of human cortical microcircuits in health and depression. We found that α5-PAM effectively recovered impaired cortical processing as quantified by stimulus detection metrics, and also recovered the power spectral density profile of the microcircuit EEG signals. We performed an α5-PAM dose-response and identified simulated EEG biomarker candidates. Our results serve to de-risk and facilitate α5-PAM translation and provide biomarkers in non-invasive brain signals for monitoring target engagement and drug efficacy.
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- Alexandre Guet-McCreight
- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Max Planck-University of Toronto Center for Neural Science and Technology, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Mazza F, Guet-McCreight A, Valiante TA, Griffiths JD, Hay E. In-silico EEG biomarkers of reduced inhibition in human cortical microcircuits in depression. PLoS Comput Biol 2023; 19:e1010986. [PMID: 37036854 PMCID: PMC10085061 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010986] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Reduced cortical inhibition by somatostatin-expressing (SST) interneurons has been strongly associated with treatment-resistant depression. However, due to technical limitations it is impossible to establish experimentally in humans whether the effects of reduced SST interneuron inhibition on microcircuit activity have signatures detectable in clinically-relevant brain signals such as electroencephalography (EEG). To overcome these limitations, we simulated resting-state activity and EEG using detailed models of human cortical microcircuits with normal (healthy) or reduced SST interneuron inhibition (depression), and found that depression microcircuits exhibited increased theta, alpha and low beta power (4-16 Hz). The changes in depression involved a combination of an aperiodic broadband and periodic theta components. We then demonstrated the specificity of the EEG signatures of reduced SST interneuron inhibition by showing they were distinct from those corresponding to reduced parvalbumin-expressing (PV) interneuron inhibition. Our study thus links SST interneuron inhibition level to distinct features in EEG simulated from detailed human microcircuits, which can serve to better identify mechanistic subtypes of depression using EEG, and non-invasively monitor modulation of cortical inhibition.
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- Frank Mazza
- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Krembil Brain Institute, University Healthy Network, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application, Toronto, Canada
- Max Planck-University of Toronto Center for Neural Science and Technology, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Nocerino E, Witteveen C, Kobayashi S, Forslund OK, Matsubara N, Zubayer A, Mazza F, Kawaguchi S, Hoshikawa A, Umegaki I, Sugiyama J, Yoshimura K, Sassa Y, von Rohr FO, Månsson M. Nuclear and magnetic spin structure of the antiferromagnetic triangular lattice compound LiCrTe 2 investigated by [Formula: see text]SR, neutron and X-ray diffraction. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21657. [PMID: 36522382 PMCID: PMC9755140 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25921-9] [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: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) triangular lattice antiferromagnets (2D-TLA) often manifest intriguing physical and technological properties, due to the strong interplay between lattice geometry and electronic properties. The recently synthesized 2-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide LiCrTe[Formula: see text], being a 2D-TLA, enriched the range of materials which can present such properties. In this work, muon spin rotation ([Formula: see text]SR) and neutron powder diffraction (NPD) have been utilized to reveal the true magnetic nature and ground state of LiCrTe[Formula: see text]. From high-resolution NPD the magnetic spin order at base-temperature is not, as previously suggested, helical, but rather collinear antiferromagnetic (AFM) with ferromagnetic (FM) spin coupling within the ab-plane and AFM coupling along the c-axis. The value if the ordered magnetic Cr moment is established as [Formula: see text]. From detailed [Formula: see text]SR measurements we observe an AFM ordering temperature [Formula: see text] K. This value is remarkably higher than the one previously reported by magnetic bulk measurements. From [Formula: see text]SR we are able to extract the magnetic order parameter, whose critical exponent allows us to categorize LiCrTe[Formula: see text] in the 3D Heisenberg AFM universality class. Finally, by combining our magnetic studies with high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD), we find a clear coupling between the nuclear and magnetic spin lattices. This suggests the possibility for a strong magnon-phonon coupling, similar to what has been previously observed in the closely related compound LiCrO[Formula: see text].
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- E. Nocerino
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Alba Nova University Center, 114 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
- Department of Physics, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, 679-5198 Japan
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Alba Nova University Center, 114 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Insitute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, Wiedner Haupstraße 8-10, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, 679-5198 Japan
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- Frontier Research Center for Applied Atomic Sciences, Ibaraki University, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106 Japan
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- Muon Science Laboratory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, KEK, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106 Japan
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- Neutron Science and Technology Center, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106 Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Alba Nova University Center, 114 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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Yao HK, Guet-McCreight A, Mazza F, Moradi Chameh H, Prevot TD, Griffiths JD, Tripathy SJ, Valiante TA, Sibille E, Hay E. Reduced inhibition in depression impairs stimulus processing in human cortical microcircuits. Cell Rep 2022; 38:110232. [PMID: 35021088 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Cortical processing depends on finely tuned excitatory and inhibitory connections in neuronal microcircuits. Reduced inhibition by somatostatin-expressing interneurons is a key component of altered inhibition associated with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (depression), which is implicated in cognitive deficits and rumination, but the link remains to be better established mechanistically in humans. Here we test the effect of reduced somatostatin interneuron-mediated inhibition on cortical processing in human neuronal microcircuits using a data-driven computational approach. We integrate human cellular, circuit, and gene expression data to generate detailed models of human cortical microcircuits in health and depression. We simulate microcircuit baseline and response activity and find a reduced signal-to-noise ratio and increased false/failed detection of stimuli due to a higher baseline activity in depression. We thus apply models of human cortical microcircuits to demonstrate mechanistically how reduced inhibition impairs cortical processing in depression, providing quantitative links between altered inhibition and cognitive deficits.
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- Heng Kang Yao
- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1; Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Max Planck-University of Toronto Center for Neural Science and Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada; Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R7, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.
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Harita S, Momi D, Mazza F, Griffiths JD. Mapping Inter-individual Functional Connectivity Variability in TMS Targets for Major Depressive Disorder. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:902089. [PMID: 35815008 PMCID: PMC9260048 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.902089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an emerging alternative to existing treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD). The effects of TMS on both brain physiology and therapeutic outcomes are known to be highly variable from subject to subject, however. Proposed reasons for this variability include individual differences in neurophysiology, in cortical geometry, and in brain connectivity. Standard approaches to TMS target site definition tend to focus on coordinates or landmarks within the individual brain regions implicated in MDD, such as the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Additionally considering the network connectivity of these sites (i.e., the wider set of brain regions that may be mono- or poly-synaptically activated by TMS stimulation) has the potential to improve subject-specificity of TMS targeting and, in turn, improve treatment outcomes. In this study, we looked at the functional connectivity (FC) of dlPFC and OFC TMS targets, based on induced electrical field (E-field) maps, estimated using the SimNIBS library. We hypothesized that individual differences in spontaneous functional brain dynamics would contribute more to downstream network engagement than individual differences in cortical geometry (i.e., E-field variability). We generated individualized E-field maps on the cortical surface for 121 subjects (67 female) from the Human Connectome Project database using tetrahedral head models generated from T1- and T2-weighted MR images. F3 and Fp1 electrode positions were used to target the left dlPFC and left OFC, respectively. We analyzed inter-subject variability in the shape and location of these TMS target E-field patterns, their FC, and the major functional networks to which they belong. Our results revealed the key differences in TMS target FC between the dlPFC and OFC, and also how this connectivity varies across subjects. Three major functional networks were targeted across the dlPFC and OFC: the ventral attention, fronto-parietal and default-mode networks in the dlPFC, and the fronto-parietal and default mode networks in the OFC. Inter-subject variability in cortical geometry and in FC was high. Our analyses showed that the use of normative neuroimaging reference data (group-average or representative FC and subject E-field) allows prediction of which networks are targeted, but fails to accurately quantify the relative loading of TMS targeting on each of the principal networks. Our results characterize the FC patterns of canonical therapeutic TMS targets, and the key dimensions of their variability across subjects. The high inter-individual variability in cortical geometry and FC, leading to high variability in distributions of targeted brain networks, may account for the high levels of variability in physiological and therapeutic TMS outcomes. These insights should, we hope, prove useful as part of the broader effort by the psychiatry, neurology, and neuroimaging communities to help improve and refine TMS therapy, through a better understanding of the technology and its neurophysiological effects.
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- Shreyas Harita
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Mazza F, Scarnecchia E, Turello D, Gorla A, Venturino M, Colantonio I, Bianchi A, Gianello L, Colmo M, Melloni G. P04.02 Efficacy of Multidisciplinary Team-Based Evaluation of Patients With Suspicious Pulmonary Lesions. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.272] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Gallizzi R, Bustaffa M, Mazza F, Sutera D, Fabio G, Obici L, Alessio M, Rigante D, Cantarini L, Insalaco A, Cattalini M, Maggio MC, Simonini G, Olivieri AN, Pastore S, Lancieri M, Ruperto N, Gattorno M. OP0273 ADHERENCE TO COLCHICINE TREATMENT AND COLCHICINE RESISTANCE IN A MULTICENTRIC FMF NATIONAL COHORT. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.1402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Background:Colchicine is the standard treatment for Familiar Mediterranean Fever (FMF), however about 5% of patients experience colchicine resistance. There is no standard definition of colchicine resistance. Recently a panel of experts elaborated a new definition based on a Delphi consensus approach.Objectives:We aim to describe main features of the disease and clinical outcome of a cohort of FMF patients with particular interest on the colchicine resistance and tolerability according to the definitions proposed by the recent consensus.Methods:Since November 2009, 425 Italian pediatric and adult FMF patients (pts) from 13 centers were enrolled in a national longitudinal cohort study, using the international EUROFEVER registry. Demographic, genetic and clinical data, including response to treatment, were analyzed. Supplementary information on health related quality of life and treatment adherence was also collected by a specific questionnaire.Results:Complete information were available in 341 pts (189 M and 152 F, 211 children and 120 adults). The median age at disease onset was 5.0 years (1 m-59 y); the mean diagnostic delay was 8.7 y (range 0-61 y). The median age at enrollment was 12.1 y (range 3 m - 82 y). The MEFV genotype was the following: 103 (30.2%) pts carried biallelic pathogenic variants; 59 (17.3%) one pathogenic variants and one VOUS /LB variant; 27 (7.9%) had biallelic VOUS/LB variants; 97 (28.45%) were heterozygous for pathogenic variants; 30 (8.8%) were heterozygous for VOUS/LB, 25 (7.33%) were genetically negative.Colchicine treatment was used in 280 pts; during treatment, biologic treatment (anti-IL1) in 22 pts. 61 pts received NSAID or steroid on demand.We analyzed the behavior of the pts treated with colchicine according to the statements on colchicine resistance/intolerance defined by Ozen et al (1) (Table 1).Table 1.Adherence62% displayed a total adherence (> 90% of prescription); 10.8% a good adherence (50-89% of prescriptions); 1.9% poor adherence (< 50% of prescriptions); 0.9% no adherenceDose adjustment criteria/ Recommended maximum colchicine doseMean colchicine dose:Pts <5 years: 0.57mg/de (std. dev. 0.18)5-10 year: 0.77mg/die (std. dev. 0.23)10-18 years: 1.1mg/die (std. dev. 0.39)Adults: 1.16 mg/die (std. dev. 0.37)Pts with a dose inferior to the minimum recommended dose5-10 years: 2.5%10-18 years: 15%Adults: 4%Resistance to ColchicineResistance was be defined as persistence of fever attacks, despite optimal treatment. 41.6% pts had a complete disease control32.8% Pts had < 1 episode/month for 3 months25.5% had ≥1 episode/month for 3 monthsInclusion of secondary amyloidosis in the definition of colchicine resistance5 adult pts (1.5%) displayed amyloidosisColchicine intolerance11 pts (3.2%) withdraw colchicine because of drug intolerancePatient quality of life and patient-reported outcomes20.7% of pts experience fatigue or chronic pain, 16.9% limitations in daily activities, and 16.9% have lost school/work days.Conclusion:Almost 58% of FMF pts display disease activity despite colchicine treatment. The treatment is generally under-dosed, especially in children. The adherence and the compliance to the treatment is generally good.References:[1]Ozen S et all. Recommendation on colchicine dosing and definition of colchicine resistance/intolerance in the management of FMF. Pediatric Rheumatology, 2019.Acknowledgments:This research was financial supported by Novartis AGDisclosure of Interests:Romina Gallizzi: None declared, Marta Bustaffa: None declared, Francesca Mazza: None declared, Diana Sutera: None declared, Giovanna Fabio: None declared, Laura Obici: None declared, Maria Alessio: None declared, Donato Rigante: None declared, Luca Cantarini: None declared, Antonella Insalaco: None declared, Marco Cattalini: None declared, Maria Cristina Maggio: None declared, Gabriele Simonini: None declared, Alma Nunzia Olivieri: None declared, Serena Pastore: None declared, Maddalena Lancieri: None declared, Nicolino Ruperto Grant/research support from: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lily, F Hoffmann-La Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer, Sobi (paid to institution), Consultant of: Ablynx, AbbVie, AstraZeneca-Medimmune, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lily, EMD Serono, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann-La Roche, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, R-Pharma, Sanofi, Servier, Sinergie, Sobi, Takeda, Speakers bureau: Ablynx, AbbVie, AstraZeneca-Medimmune, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lily, EMD Serono, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann-La Roche, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, R-Pharma, Sanofi, Servier, Sinergie, Sobi, Takeda, Marco Gattorno Consultant of: Sobi, Novartis, Speakers bureau: Sobi, Novartis
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Mansouri F, Shanbour A, Mazza F, Fettes P, Zariffa J, Downar J. Effect of Theta Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation and Phase-Locked Transcranial Pulsed Current Stimulation on Learning and Cognitive Control. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:1181. [PMID: 31798397 PMCID: PMC6867974 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is emerging as a robust treatment alternative for major depressive disorder, with a potential for achieving higher remission rates by providing targeted stimulation to underlying brain networks, such as the salience network (SN). Growing evidence suggests that these therapeutic effects are dependent on the frequency and phase synchrony between SN oscillations and stimulation as well as the task-specific state of the SN during stimulation. However, the development of phase-synchronized non-invasive stimulation has proved challenging until recently. Here, we use a phase-locked pulsed brain stimulation approach to study the effects of two NIBS methods: transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) versus phase-locked transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS), on the SN during an SN activating task. 20 healthy volunteers participated in the study. Each volunteer partook in four sessions, receiving one stimulation type at random (theta-tACS, peak tPCS, trough tPCS or sham) while undergoing a learning game, followed by an unstimulated test based on learned material. Each session lasted approximately 1.5 h, with an interval of at least 2 days to allow for washout and to avoid cross-over effects. Our results showed no statistically significant effect of stimulation on the event related potential (ERP) recordings, resting electroencephalogram (EEG), and the performance of the volunteers. While stimulation effects were not apparent in this study, the nominal performance of the phase-locking algorithm offers a technical foundation for further research in determining effective stimulation paradigms and conditions. Specifically, future work should investigate stronger stimulation and true task-specific stimulation of SN nodes responsible for the task as well as their recording. If refined, NIBS could offer an effective, homebased treatment option.
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- Farrokh Mansouri
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, United States.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Todaro M, Alabiso M, Scatassa M, Di Grigoli A, Mazza F, Maniaci G, Bonanno A. Effect of the inclusion of fresh lemon pulp in the diet of lactating ewes on the properties of milk and cheese. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lumachi F, Mazza F, Conte AD, Chiara G, Basso S. 200P: Video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer and solitary lung metastasis. A preliminary case–control study and factors affecting survival. J Thorac Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(16)30309-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Orlando G, Tanzi E, Fasolo M, Bianchi S, Mazza F, Frati E, Crippa A, Martinelli M, Rizzardini G, Gramegna M. Cervical cancer screening for high-risk women? Data from a multicenter study in Lombardy – Italy. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv175.214] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lumachi F, Mazza F, Del Conte A, Chiara G, Basso S. Accuracy of Pleural Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Assay in Patients with Benign and Malignant Pleural Effusions Requiring Thoracentesis. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv053.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lumachi F, Mazza F, Del Conte A, Chiara G, Basso S. Usefulness of Lung Palpation Through Thoracotomy for Metastasectomy in Patients with Non-Imaged Pulmonary Nodules. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv051.06] [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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Lumachi F, Mazza F, Del Conte A, Chiara G, Basso S. Improved Quality of Life of Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Who Underwent Video-Assisted Minimally Invasive Thoracentesis and Talc Pleurodesis. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv053.04] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lumachi F, Mazza F, Del Conte A, Chiara G, Basso S. Factors Affecting Survival in Patients with Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer with Previously Resected Liver Metastases Who Underwent Lung Metastasectomy. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv051.09] [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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Lumachi F, Del Conte A, Mazza F, Basso S, Chiara G. Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase Isoform 5B (TRACP 5B) As Serum Marker of Bone Metastases From Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Breast Cancer. Preliminary Results. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv043.17] [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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Bonanno A, Tornambè G, Bellina V, De Pasquale C, Mazza F, Maniaci G, Di Grigoli A. Effect of farming system and cheesemaking technology on the physicochemical characteristics, fatty acid profile, and sensory properties of Caciocavallo Palermitano cheese. J Dairy Sci 2013; 96:710-24. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lumachi F, Marzano B, Fanti G, Basso SMM, Mazza F, Chiara GB. Relationship between body mass index, age and hypoxemia in patients with extremely severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery. In Vivo 2010; 24:775-777. [PMID: 20952748] [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: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Morbid obesity is frequently accompanied by serious co-morbidity, enclosed obstructive sleep apnea and hypoventilation syndrome, and thus many morbidly obese patients require surgical interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between arterial oxygen (pO₂) and carbon dioxide (pCO₂) partial pressure, age, loss of excess weight, and body mass index (BMI) in obese patients scheduled to undergo bariatric surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS A group of 11 patients (4 men, 7 women, median age 38 years, range 23-58 years) with extremely severe obesity (BMI>50 kg/m²) underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Preoperatively, BMI, pO₂, and pCO₂ were 52.7±2.4 kg/m², and 70.9±5.3 and 43.1±6.5 mmHg, respectively. Hypoxemia (pO₂<75 mmHg) was present in all patients, but no relationship between BMI and age (R=-0.24, p=0.44) or between BMI and pO₂ (R=0.09, p=0.77) was found. RESULTS As expected, there was a significant correlation between age and both pO₂ (R=-0.58, p=0.04) and pCO₂ (R=0.85, p=0.0004), while no relationship between BMI and age (R=-0.24, p=0.44), nor between BMI and pO₂ (R=0.09, p=0.77) was found. Finally, there was a significant correlation between pO₂ and loss of excess weight (R=-0.69, p=0.02). No intra- or postoperative complications were observed, and 12 months after surgery BMI decreased to 32.5±2.7 kg/m² (p<0.001) and pCO₂ to 37.9±5.3 mmHg (p=0.05), while pO₂ reached 85.8±6.8 (p<0.001) mmHg. CONCLUSIONS In obese patients, the severity of hypoxemia is mainly related to age. The amount of weight reduction, rather than lower baseline BMI values, may justify the significant postoperative pO₂ improvement.
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- Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, 35128 Padova, Italy.
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Orlando G, Merli S, Cordier L, Mazza F, Casazza G, Villa AM, Codecasa L, Negri E, Cargnel A, Ferrarese M, Rizzardini G. Interferon-gamma releasing assay versus tuberculin skin testing for latent tuberculosis infection in targeted screening programs for high risk immigrants. Infection 2010; 38:195-204. [PMID: 20411295 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-010-0015-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent immigrants from developing countries (<2 years since immigration) are at very high risk of active TB disease due to reactivation of latent infections acquired in the country of origin. In industrialized low-incidence TB countries targeted testing programs for high risk groups could allow the detection of latently infected persons who would likely benefit from a course of preventive treatment. In this study we evaluated the tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (QuantiFERON TB-gold in tube, QFT-IT) strategies for TB infection screening programs in recent immigrants from highly endemic countries. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a prospective cross-sectional study. Paired tests performed in 1,130 immigrants attending an outpatient ward, between 2005 and 2007 for any health problem were evaluated by intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analysis for efficiency and efficacy of screening program. RESULTS Positive TST and QFT-IT were observed in 36.04 versus 29.82% (ITT) and in 45.27 versus 30.22% (PP) respectively. A higher drop-out rate was observed for TST (20.35 vs. 1.33%) (p < 0.0001). Second level assessment was accepted by half of the TST positive patients. Overall agreement rate between 887 paired tests was fair (k = 0.38). Higher k values were observed for higher TB prevalence rate in the country of origin (k = 0.43), for TST induration diameters >20 mM (k = 0.47), in subjects aged 40-50 years (k = 0.41) and in unvaccinated persons (k = 0.40). In a multiple logistic regression model continent of origin, class of TB prevalence in the country of origin and contacts with TB patients were found to be significantly associated with the probability of TST and QFT-IT positive result. Low education levels were associated only to an increased risk of TST positive results. CONCLUSIONS The drawback of the TST screening strategy in recent immigrants from highly endemic countries is due to low sensitivity/specificity of the test and to high drop-out rate with an overall significant lowering in strategy efficacy/efficiency. The higher QFT-IT specificity prevents unnecessary overload of the health care system and, although more expensive, might represent a cost-effective alternative to TST in targeted screening programs directed to high risk populations.
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- II Division Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases Department, L Sacco University Hospital, Via GB Grassi, 74, 20157, Milan, Italy.
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Bacigalupo A, Lamparelli T, Milone G, Sormani MP, Ciceri F, Peccatori J, Locasciulli A, Majolino I, Di Bartolomeo P, Mazza F, Sacchi N, Pollicheni S, Pinto V. Pre-emptive treatment of acute GVHD: a randomized multicenter trial of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin, given on day+7 after alternative donor transplants. Bone Marrow Transplant 2009; 45:385-91. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mazza F, Kitchens J, Akin M, Elliott B, Fowler D, Henry E, Landers S, Nix M, Ourston S, Sheppard C, Stallings D, Weihs D. The road to zero preventable birth injuries. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2008; 34:201-5. [PMID: 18468357 DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34025-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Seton Family of Hospitals' experience in developing and implementing transformational practices in labor and delivery (L&D) units aimed at reducing the rate of birth trauma at our facilities was previously reported. METHODS Seton began its individual perinatal safety effort in earnest in October 2003. The endeavor brought together the four hospitals that offer obstetrical services, resulting in the establishment of an interdisciplinary team. The team meets monthly to develop and monitor best practices that are then shared, executed, and validated by each respective site's perinatal councils. RESULTS A 36% reduction in the use of vacuum and forceps (from a frequency of 7.4% to 4.7%) was previously reported; the current rate (fiscal year [FY] 2007-FY 2008 year-to-date; July 1, 2006-December 31, 2007) was 4.1%. The incidence of associated birth trauma decreased to 0% for the last 15 months (ending December 31, 2007). During the first three project years (FY 2004-FY 2006), the average length of stay for infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for birth injury declined by 80% (as compared with the previous three years), from 15.8 to 3.1 days. DISCUSSION The perinatal safety team developed processes that have resulted in large and sustained reductions in the rate of serious birth trauma at all obstetric facilities.
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Meraviglia P, Capetti A, Merli S, Mazza F, Micheli V, Rizzardini G. Raltegravir therapy in HIV multi-experience patients: safety and efficacy. J Int AIDS Soc 2008. [DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-11-s1-p31] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mangiafico RA, Malaponte G, Pennisi P, Li Volti G, Trovato G, Mangiafico M, Bevelacqua Y, Mazza F, Fiore CE. Increased formation of 8-iso-prostaglandin F(2alpha) is associated with altered bone metabolism and lower bone mass in hypercholesterolaemic subjects. J Intern Med 2007; 261:587-96. [PMID: 17547714 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01784.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship of 8-iso-prostaglandin (PG) F(2alpha) levels, a reliable marker of in vivo oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, with bone mineral density (BMD), bone turnover markers, osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) in hypercholesterolaemia. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING University hospital centre. METHODS Serum 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) levels were measured in 173 hypercholesterolaemic subjects and in 152 age- and sex-matched normocholesterolaemic controls. Femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD, serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), osteocalcin (OC), OPG and RANKL levels, as well as urinary levels of C-terminal telopeptides of type I collagen (CTX-I), were also assessed. RESULTS Hypercholesterolaemic subjects showed higher (P < 0.0001) serum 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) levels than controls. They also had decreased (P < 0.0001) femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD, and lower (P < 0.0001) serum BAP and OC levels. No significant differences between hypercholesterolaemic and control subjects were found when comparing urinary CTX-I levels, or serum OPG and RANKL levels. In multivariate linear regression analysis, serum 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) was the only negative predictor for femoral neck BMD and serum BAP and OC levels in hypercholesterolaemic subjects. No significant correlation (all P > 0.25) was present between serum 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) levels and urinary CTX-I levels, or serum OPG and RANKL levels, in hypercholesterolaemic subjects. CONCLUSIONS We found an association between increased serum 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) levels and lower bone mass and reduced serum BAP and OC concentrations in hypercholesterolaemic subjects. These results would suggest a possible role for oxidative stress in the development of lower bone mass in hypercholesterolaemia.
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- R A Mangiafico
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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BACKGROUND Ascension Health identified perinatal safety as one of eight priorities for action in a systemwide effort to achieve zero preventable injuries and deaths by July 2008. IMPLEMENTATION Three alpha sites developed and implemented transformational practices aimed at eliminating preventable birth trauma. Standardized order sets linked to all major areas of obstetrical care were either updated or developed and then tested and incorporated into the work flow of the labor and delivery units. Best practices were shared via team meetings and conference calls. Each site created systems to ensure that evidence-based practices were reliably followed for high-risk conditions associated with perinatal harm, that robust strategies for communication were adopted, and that collaborative practice was promoted among caregivers. RESULTS By June 2006, all facilities achieved birth trauma rates that were at or near zero in conjunction with the implementation of these practices. DISCUSSION Three alpha sites of differing size, patient demographics, and available resources, using a combined uniform and facility-specific approach, achieved a significant reduction in the incidence of birth trauma. Yet each site adopted unique site-specific processes designed to enhance practice on the basis of unit or institutional culture, market challenge, and/or the prospect for success.
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Godio C, Cafiero V, Mitro N, Loiodice F, Lavecchia A, Novellino E, Tortorella V, Pochetti G, Mazza F, Crestani M. We-P11:119 3D structure and biological activity of novel dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha/gamma ligands. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)81473-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bonanno A, Mazza F, Di Grigoli A, Alabiso M. Effects of a split 48-h doe-litter separation on productivity of free-nursing rabbit does and their litters. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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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Carotti A, Carrieri A, Cellamare S, Fanizzi FP, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F. Extended form of a retro-inverso peptide stabilized by beta-sheet unidirectional H-bonds: Crystallographic and NMR evidence. Biopolymers 2002; 60:322-32. [PMID: 11774235 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0282(2001)60:4<322::aid-bip9993>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/12/2022]
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The crystallographic investigation of the retro-inverso peptide Bz-S-gAla-R-mAla-NHPh reveals an extended backbone conformation where the NH groups of the gem-diamino alkyl moiety and the CO groups of the malonyl residue face side by side. This extended conformation, presenting all carbonyls on opposite sides of the NH groups, is stabilized by interstrand H-bonds running in a single direction of the parallel beta-sheets that characterize the crystal packing. These sheets differ from the beta-sheets formed by native amino acids only. (1)H-NMR nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) experiments suggest that a conformation similar to that found in the crystal also prevails in dimethylsulfoxide solution. Previous potential energy calculations of gem-diamino alkyl (g) and malonyl (m) Ala residues predicted that extended forms were less stable than the helical ones because of strong electrostatic repulsions between the parallel polar groups. Similar arguments were invoked to give more weight to helical forms of the retro-peptide units in the proposal of packing models of some nylons in their crystalline polar regions. The present findings show that both g and m Ala residues can experience the extended conformation in the beta-sheet aggregation. The energy increase occurring in one strand, due to the parallel orientation of consecutive peptide dipoles, is more than compensated by favorable cooperative interactions among head-to-tail aligned peptide dipoles of facing strands, resulting in the formation of two C==O...H==N H-bonds per residue.
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- A Carotti
- Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Universitá degli Studi, V. E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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D'Alessio S, Gallina C, Gavuzzo E, Giordano C, Gorini B, Mazza F, Paglialunga Paradisi M, Panini G, Pochetti G. Conformationally constrained analogues of endogenous tripeptide inhibitors of zinc metalloproteinases. Eur J Med Chem 2001; 36:43-53. [PMID: 11231048 DOI: 10.1016/s0223-5234(00)01192-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Two diastereomeric furan-2-carbonylamino-3-oxohexahydroindolizino[8,7-b]indole carboxylates, highly constrained analogues of endogenous pyroglutamyl tripeptide inhibitors of snake venom endopeptidases, have been prepared as potential inhibitors of adamalysin II and matrix metalloproteinases. They proved to be inactive against adamalysin II and weak inhibitors of gelatinase A, gelatinase B, stromelysin 1 and human neutrophil collagenase. Evaluation of the mode of binding of the (2R,5S,11bR) isomer in the active site of adamalysin II suggests that the decrease of potency may be due to the reorientation of the acylamino chain in three of the heterocyclic nucleus, to a short contact at the entrance of the S'(1) hydrophobic cleft and to the loss of flexibility of the tetracyclic nucleus in the P'(1), P'(2) region of the inhibitor, which prevents optimal arrangement in the S'(1) specificity subsite.
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- Polifarma Research Center, Via Tor Sapienza 138, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Calcagni A, Gavuzzo E, Lucente G, Mazza F, Morera E, Paglialunga Paradisi M, Rossi D. Peptides containing the sulfonamide junction. 2. Structure and conformation of Z-Tau-Pro-D-Phe-NHiPr. Biopolymers 2000; 54:379-87. [PMID: 10951324 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0282(200011)54:6<379::aid-bip20>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The taurine (Tau) containing N-protected pseudotripeptide isopropylamide Z-Tau-Pro-D-Phe-NHiPr (1) has been specifically designed and synthesized as suitable model to test the ability of the sulfonamido group to participate as H-bond acceptor to a type II beta-turn and to get information on the preferred rotameric conformation around the S-N bond and the hybridization state of the nitrogen atom. The present structural investigation reveals that, although the sulfonamide junction is invariably folded in a gauche mode, the beta-turn structure, stabilized by the 4 --> 1 hydrogen bond, is not found in the crystal and the sulfonamido oxygen atoms are not involved in any intra- or intermolecular hydrogen-bond interaction. More than one conformer populates the CDCl(3) solution with only a minor contribution by the expected beta-turn. The Pro nitrogen is significantly pyramidalized and the nitrogen lone pair points in opposite direction to that of the Pro C(alpha)H bond thus adopting R chirality, in an arrangement practically identical to that found in the previously studied homochiral analogue Z-Tau-Pro-Phe-NHiPr.
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- A Calcagni
- Centro di Studio per la Chimica del Farmaco, CNR c/o Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università La Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy
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Gavuzzo E, Pochetti G, Mazza F, Gallina C, Gorini B, D'Alessio S, Pieper M, Tschesche H, Tucker PA. Two crystal structures of human neutrophil collagenase, one complexed with a primed- and the other with an unprimed-side inhibitor: implications for drug design. J Med Chem 2000; 43:3377-85. [PMID: 10978185 DOI: 10.1021/jm9909589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two crystal structures of human neutrophil collagenase (HNC, MMP-8), one complexed with a primed- and the other with an unprimed-side inhibitor, were determined using synchrotron radiation at 100 K. Both inhibitors contain non-hydroxamate zinc-binding functions. The Pro-Leu-L-Trp(P)(OH)(2) occupies the unprimed region of the active site, furnishes new structural information regarding interaction between the catalytic zinc ion and the phosphonate group, and is the only example of occupation of the S(1) subsite of MMP-8 by the bulky tryptophan side chain. The (R)-2-(biphenyl-4-ylsulfonyl)-1,2,3, 4-tetrahydroisochinolin-3-carboxylic acid, a conformationally constrained D-Tic derivative, accommodates its biphenyl substituent into the deep primary specificity S(1)' subsite, inducing a widening of the entrance to this pocket; this modification of the protein, mainly consisting in a shift of the segment centered at Pro217, is observed for the first time in MMP-8 complexes. Cation-aromatic interactions can stabilize the formation of both complexes, and the beneficial effect of aromatic substituents in proximity of the catalytic zinc ion is discussed. The phosphonate group bound to either a primed- or unprimed-side inhibitor maintains the same relative position with respect to the catalytic zinc ion, suggesting that this binding function can be exploited for the design of combined inhibitors assembled to interact with both primed and unprimed regions of the active cleft.
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- E Gavuzzo
- Istituto di Strutturistica Chimica, CNR, C. P. n. 10, 00016 Monterotondo Stazione, Roma, Italy
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Gallina C, Gavuzzo E, Giordano C, Gorini B, Mazza F, Paglialunga-Paradisi M, Panini G, Pochetti G, Politi V. Phosphonate inhibitors of adamalysin II and matrix metalloproteinases. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1999; 878:700-2. [PMID: 10415812 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb07766.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- C Gallina
- Istitituto di Scienze del Farmaco, Università G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy
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D'Alessio S, Gallina C, Gavuzzo E, Giordano C, Gorini B, Mazza F, Paradisi MP, Panini G, Pochetti G, Sella A. Inhibition of adamalysin II and MMPs by phosphonate analogues of snake venom peptides. Bioorg Med Chem 1999; 7:389-94. [PMID: 10218833 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(98)00243-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Phosphonate analogues of the peptidomimetic N-(Furan-2-yl)carbonyl-Leu-Trp-OH were prepared with the goal of evaluating the effect of phosphonate for carboxylate replacement on binding with snake venom metalloproteinases and MMPs. N-(Furan-2-yl)carbonyl-Leu-L-Trp(P)-(OH)2 showed a 75-fold increase of the inhibiting activity against adamalysin II, a snake venom metalloproteinase structurally related to MMPs and TACE. Both the phosphonate and carboxylate peptidomimetics fit into the active site adopting a retrobinding mode and provide the structural base for a new class of metalloproteinases inhibitors.
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Torrini I, Zecchini GP, Paradisi MP, Lucente G, Mastropietro G, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F, Pochetti G, Traniello S, Spisani S. Modified chemotactic peptides: Synthesis, conformation, and activity of HCO-Thp-Ac6c-Phe-OMe. Biopolymers 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0282(199609)39:3<327::aid-bip5>3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Del Rosso A, Bartoli P, Bartoletti A, Brandinelli-Geri A, Bonechi F, Maioli M, Mazza F, Michelucci A, Russo L, Salvetti E, Sansoni M, Zipoli A, Fierro A, Ieri A. Shortened head-up tilt testing potentiated with sublingual nitroglycerin in patients with unexplained syncope. Am Heart J 1998; 135:564-70. [PMID: 9539468 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(98)70268-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Head-up tilt testing is extensively used to determine the vasovagal origin of syncope in patients with otherwise unexplained loss of consciousness, although issues remain regarding the method of the test. The diagnostic value of a shortened head-up tilt test potentiated with sublingual nitroglycerin was assessed in patients with unexplained syncope. METHODS Two hundred two patients (mean age 49+/-19 years) with syncope of unknown origin and 34 subjects in a control group (mean age 45+/-17 years) were studied. The patients and the subjects in the control group were tilted upright to 60 degrees for 20 minutes. If syncope did not occur, sublingual nitroglycerin (400 microg) was administered, and observation was continued for 25 more minutes. RESULTS During the unmedicated phase syncope occurred in 22 (11%) patients and in one member of the control group. After nitroglycerin was administered, syncope occurred in 119 (59%) patients and in 1 (3%) member of the control group. False-positive response (exaggerated response) was observed in eight (4%) patients and in four (12%) subjects in the control group. The total positivity rate of the test was 70% with a specificity rate of 94%. CONCLUSIONS Short-duration head-up tilt test potentiated with sublingual nitroglycerin provides an adequate specificity and positivity rate in patients with unexplained syncope.
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- A Del Rosso
- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale S. Pietro Igneo, Fucecchio, University of Florence, Italy
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Del Rosso A, Fradella G, Russo L, Bartoli P, Bonechi F, Brandinelli A, Maioli M, Mazza F, Sansoni M, Zipoli A, Mannelli M, Ieri A. Pheochromocytoma crisis caused by contemporary ergotamine, caffeine, and nimesulide administration. Am J Med Sci 1997; 314:396-8. [PMID: 9413344 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199712000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that secretes excess catecholamines. Pheochromocytoma crises may be precipitated by the use of several drugs. This article describes the case of a patient affected by pheochromocytoma in whom multiple organ failure developed after contemporary administration of ergotamine, caffeine, and nimesulide. The patient recovered completely long after surgical intervention.
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- A Del Rosso
- Cardiology Unit, Ospedale S. Pietro Igneo, Fucecchio, Florence, Italy
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Cirilli M, Gallina C, Gavuzzo E, Giordano C, Gomis-Rüth FX, Gorini B, Kress LF, Mazza F, Paradisi MP, Pochetti G, Politi V. 2 angstrom X-ray structure of adamalysin II complexed with a peptide phosphonate inhibitor adopting a retro-binding mode. FEBS Lett 1997; 418:319-22. [PMID: 9428736 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)01401-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 02/05/2023]
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The search of reprolysin inhibitors offers the possibility of intervention against both matrixins and ADAMs. Here we report the crystal structure of the complex between adamalysin II, a member of the reprolysin family, and a phosphonate inhibitor modeled on an endogenous venom tripeptide. The inhibitor occupies the primed region of the cleavage site adopting a retro-binding mode. The phosphonate group ligates the zinc ion in an asymmetric bidentate mode and the adjacent Trp indole system partly fills the primary specificity subsite S1'. An adamalysin-based model of tumor necrosis factor-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE) reveals a smaller S1' pocket for this enzyme.
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- M Cirilli
- Ist. Strutturistica Chimica, CNR, Rome, Italy
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Minatel E, Trovo MG, Ward R, Gobitti C, Mazza F, Franchin G, Bujor L, Zanelli GD. Variations in Tumor Levels of Cis-Platinum through a Course of Fractionated Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Tumori 1997; 83:904-6. [PMID: 9526581 DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300606] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aims and background Radiation has been shown to affect the uptake of micromolecules by the tissues within the radiation fields. We measured tumor drug uptake throughout a course of radiotherapy for stage III non-operable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients and Methods Thirty patients were treated with radiotherapy consisting of 15 fractions of 300 cGy given over 3 weeks. They were divided into groups of 2. At 1.5 hr before a given fraction of radiotherapy, one group was given iv a bolus of 6 mg/m2 CDDP (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum). Between 1.5 and 2 hr after radiotherapy, the patients underwent bronchoscopy, during which a biopsy was taken from the tumor mass. A similar procedure was carried out on a different group of 2 patients at each of the 15 radiotherapy fractions. The amount of platinum in the biopsy sample was measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy and expressed as ng platinum/mg tissue. In another 13 patients, a biopsy was taken before beginning the radiotherapy, and they served as controls. Results The quantity of platinum/g of tissue in the patients was 11 ± 4.4 ng/mg tissue. During the course of fractionated radiotherapy, the quantity of platinum/g of tumor varied considerably between radiotherapy fractions. Maximum uptake was at fractions 8 and 9 (92 ng platinum/mg tissue) with the minima during the first few fractions and at fractions 10, 11 and 12 (an average 20 ng platinum/mg tissue). Conclusions The cyclical variations in the uptake of CDDP by the tumor tissue during the protracted course of fractionated radiotherapy are probably due to the well-known effects of radiation on vascular function and capillary permeability. The results may have implications for future clinical protocols involving chemo- and radiotherapy for the treatment of the disease.
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- E Minatel
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Divisione di Oncologia Radioterapica, Aviano, Italy
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Torrini I, Paglialunga Paradisi M, Pagani Zecchini G, Lucente G, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F, Pochetti G, Traniello S, Spisani S. Synthesis, conformation, and biological activity of two fMLP-OMe analogues containing the new 2-[2'-(methylthio)ethyl]methionine residue. Biopolymers 1997; 42:415-26. [PMID: 9283291 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0282(19971005)42:4<415::aid-bip5>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/05/2023]
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The new C alpha-tetrasubstituted alpha-amino acid residue 2-[2'-(methylthio)ethyl]methionine (Dmt) has been introduced into the reference chemotactic tripeptide HCO-Met-Leu-Phe-OMe (fMLP-OMe) in place of the leucine or methionine, respectively. The biological activity of the new analogues [Dmt2]fMLP-OMe (2) and [Dmt1]fMLP-OMe (3) has been determined; whereas 2 is active toward human neutrophils, stimulating directed migration, superoxide anion generation, and lysozyme release, 3 results practically inactive in all tested assays. A conformational analysis on 2 and 3 has been performed in solution by using ir absorption and 1H-nmr. The conformation of 2 was also examined in the crystal by x-ray diffraction methods. Both 2 and 3 adopt fully extended conformation in correspondence with the Dmt residue. Biological and conformational results are discussed and compared with related previously studied models.
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- I Torrini
- Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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Calcagni A, Rossi D, Paradisi MP, Lucente G, Luisi G, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F, Pochetti G, Paci M. Peptides containing the sulfonamide junction: Synthesis, structure, and conformation of Z-Tau-Pro-Phe-NHiPr. Biopolymers 1997. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0282(19970415)41:5<555::aid-bip7>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Bonechi F, Russo L, Bartoli P, Brandinelli Geri A, Del Rosso A, Fradella G, Maioli M, Margheri M, Mazza F, Sansoni M, Zipoli A, Ieri A. [Unstable angina in coronary intensive care units without hemodynamics: is admissible a strategy limiting the indications for coronarography?]. Cardiologia 1996; 41:987-94. [PMID: 8983827] [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: 02/03/2023]
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In coronary care units (CCU) without cardiac catheterization facilities, coronary angiography is rarely carried out when a successful medical treatment in the acute phase of unstable angina has been obtained. However, the unstable angina still has an uncertain prognosis when the remission of pain is obtained with drugs. This study presents a follow-up of 147 consecutive patients (aged 66.8 +/- 10.4 years) admitted to our CCU in 1991 and 1992 for unstable angina; 33 of them (22.4%) were in Braunwald class I. 2 (1.4%) in class II and 112 (76.2%) in class III. The patients were treated according to the usual therapy protocols and class III patients received i.v. heparin. In selected cases we used thrombolysis (10 patients) and intra-aortic balloon pump (5 patients). During hospitalization 1 patient died (0.7%), 5 patients (3.4%) suffered an acute myocardial infarction and 9 patients (6.1%) had angina. Stabilization of unstable angina was achieved in 132 patients (89.9%): in 113 (76.8%) during the first 48 hours, and in 19 (12.9%) later. Coronary angiography was carried out in non-stabilized patients and in 46 (34.8%) of the 132 with successful treatment (Group I). Eighty-six patients, without indication to coronary angiography were discharged in medical therapy (Group II). During the follow-up (mean of 15.0 +/- 9.0 months) Group I 10 patients (18.2%) had cardiac events (death, myocardial infarction, or recurrent angina) vs 26 of Group II (p < 0.05). In Group I coronary angiography together with clinical criteria of high risk allowed the identification of candidates to coronary revascularization (61.8% of Group I patients while). These data show that the initial success of treatment during the acute phase of unstable angina should not be considered as a favourable prognostic index. Coronary angiography appears to be indicated for clinical evaluation and therapeutical decision.
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- F Bonechi
- UO Cardiologia, Ospedale S Pietro Igneo, Fucecchio, FI
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Torrini I, Pagani Zecchini G, Paglialunga Paradisi M, Lucente G, Mastropietro G, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F, Pochetti G, Traniello S, Spisani S. Modified chemotactic peptides: synthesis, conformation, and activity of HCO-Thp-Ac6c-Phe-OMe. Biopolymers 1996; 39:327-37. [PMID: 8756513 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0282(199609)39:3%3c327::aid-bip5%3e3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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: 02/02/2023]
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HCO-Thp-Ac6c-Phe-OMe (3) has been synthesized as a new analogue of the prototypical chemotactic agent HCO-Met-Leu-Phe-OMe (fMLP-OMe). Compound 3 contains 4-aminotetra-hydrothiopyran-4-carboxylic acid (Thp) and 1-aminocyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid (Ac6c) as achiral, conformationally restricted mimics of Met and Leu, respectively. In the crystal, the formyltripeptide adopts an helical conformation at the Thp and Ac6c residues, of the type alpha R and alpha L, respectively, whereas the C-terminal phenylalanine is quasi-extended. A system of two consecutive gamma-turns, centered at the first two residues, better explains the nmr data as compared with an alternative beta-turn structure. The conformation of the new analogue 3 is compared with those of two related peptides containing Thp as N-terminal residue. The biological activity of 3 has been determined on human neutrophils and compared to that of the previously studied model [Ac6c2] fMLP-OMe. While the above analogue is highly active in the superoxide anion production, the new tripeptide 3 is practically unable to elicit any of the tested biological activities.
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- I Torrini
- Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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Altomare C, Cellamare S, Carotti A, Barreca ML, Chimirri A, Monforte AM, Gasparrini F, Villani C, Cirilli M, Mazza F. Substituent effects on the enantioselective retention of anti-HIV 5-aryl-delta 2-1,2,4-oxadiazolines on R,R-DACH-DNB chiral stationary phase. Chirality 1996; 8:556-66. [PMID: 9025255 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-636x(1996)8:8<556::aid-chir4>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 02/03/2023]
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A series of racemic 3-phenyl-4-(1-adamantyl)-5-X-phenyl- delta 2-1,2,4-oxadiazo lines (PAdOx) were directly resolved by HPLC using a Pirkle-type stationary phase containing N,N'-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)-1(R),2(R)-diaminocyclohexane as chiral selector. The more retained enantiomers have S configuration, as demonstrated by X-ray crystallography and circular dichroism measurements. The influence of aromatic ring substituents on enantioselective retention was quantitatively assessed by traditional linear free energy-related (LFER) equations and comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA). In good agreement with previous findings, the results from this study indicate that the increase in retention (k') is favoured mainly by the phi-basicity and the hydrophilicity of solute, whereas enantioselectivity (alpha) can be satisfactorily modeled by electronic and bulk parameters or CoMFA descriptors. The LFER equations and CoMFA models gave helpful insights into chiral recognition mechanisms.
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- C Altomare
- Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Università di Bari, Italy
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Ferro G, Duilio C, Spinelli L, Liucci GA, Mazza F, Indolfi C. Relation between diastolic perfusion time and coronary artery stenosis during stress-induced myocardial ischemia. Circulation 1995; 92:342-7. [PMID: 7634447 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.3.342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Experimental studies have demonstrated that during stress-induced myocardial ischemia, coronary obstruction and diastolic perfusion time are factors that limit subendocardial perfusion and correlate to degree of myocardial dysfunction. The relation between these two factors has not yet been investigated in humans. The aim of the present study was to assess the relation between diastolic perfusion time and degree of coronary stenosis during different types of stress tests. METHODS AND RESULTS Nine patients with isolated and proximal stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery were selected. Patients underwent three different randomized stress tests (upright, supine bicycle stress test, and transesophageal atrial pacing). Diastolic perfusion time, heart rate (RR interval), and systolic and diastolic pressures were measured during the test and at the ischemic threshold (0.1-mV ST-segment depression). Angiographic measurements of coronary stenosis were evaluated by quantitative coronary angiography. At the ischemic threshold, significant differences among tests were found in heart rate (P < .05), systolic pressure (P < .001), and diastolic pressure (P < .05). In each stress test, diastolic perfusion time at the ischemic threshold was closely correlated with minimal stenosis diameter (r = .97; P < .001) and percent diameter stenosis (r = .92; P < .001) with no difference among the tests. In contrast, heart rate, rate-pressure product, and time to ischemic threshold were not significantly correlated with percent diameter stenosis and minimal stenosis diameter. No significant correlation was observed at the ischemic threshold between diastolic perfusion time and corresponding values of heart rate, despite the close correlation at rest (r = .95; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Despite differences in associated hemodynamic responses to various stress tests, a close relation exists between stenosis severity and diastolic perfusion time at the onset of stress-induced myocardial ischemia. Therefore, diastolic perfusion time at the ischemic threshold may be an indirect estimate of the hemodynamic significance of coronary stenosis.
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- G Ferro
- Department of Internal Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Torrini I, Zecchini GP, Paradisi MP, Lucente G, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F, Pochetti G, Traniello S, Spisani S. For-Met-Lys-Phe-For-Met-Lys-Phe-: a new cyclic analogue of the chemotactic formylpeptides. Biopolymers 1995; 35:347-58. [PMID: 7711275 DOI: 10.1002/bip.360350402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 01/26/2023]
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As a continuation of the studies on chemotactic N-formylpeptides, we report here the synthesis and activity of a new cyclic analogue of the prototypical ligand For-Met-Leu-Phe-OMe. The new compound For-Met-Lys-Phe-For-Met-Lys-Phe- (4) contains a 20-membered cyclic moiety made up of a dimeric -Lys-Phe- sequence in which For-Met is attached to each Lys alpha-NH2 and hence remains outside the ring. The conformation in the crystal of the cyclic precursor of 4, namely Boc-Lys-Phe-Boc-Lys-Phe- (2) and the activity of the structurally related linear analogue For-Met-Lys(Z)-Phe-OBzl (6), have also been examined. The new analogues 4 and 6 are active as chemoattractants, secretagogues, and superoxide anion generating agents, when tested on human neutrophils. The structure-activity relationship is discussed and related to that of a previously studied cyclic model.
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- I Torrini
- Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Chimica del Farmaco del CNR Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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Candeloro De Sanctis S, Coiro VM, Mazza F, Pochetti G. The inclusion compound of deoxycholic acid with (–)-camphor: a structural and energetic study. Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci 1995. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108768194008359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Altomare C, Cellamare S, Carotti A, Casini G, Ferappi M, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F, Carrupt PT, Gaillard P, Testa B. X-ray crystal structure, partitioning behavior, and molecular modeling study of piracetam-type nootropics: insights into the pharmacophore. J Med Chem 1995; 38:170-9. [PMID: 7837228 DOI: 10.1021/jm00001a022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 01/27/2023]
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To detect possible molecular determinants of amnesia-reverting activity, the conformational properties of a number of rigid and flexible piracetam-type cognition enhancers have been assessed by X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, and ab initio and high-temperature-quenched molecular dynamics (QMD) calculations. The structures of the preferred conformers in solution derived from 1H-NMR spectral analysis were in good agreement with those found by QMD calculations. Interestingly, the calculation of the average molecular lipophilicity potential on the water-accessible surface of the selected conformers was helpful in interpreting the partitioning behavior observed by measuring octanol-water partition coefficients and capacity factors in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. While lipophilicity does not play a relevant role, the distance between polar groups, accounted for by the distance between carbonyl oxygens, emerges as a factor, among others, which should influence the amnesia-reversal activity of piracetam-type nootropics.
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- C Altomare
- Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, University of Bari, Italy
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Torrini I, Zecchini GP, Paglialunga Paradisi M, Lucente G, Gavuzzo E, Mazza F, Pochetti G, Traniello S, Spisani S, Cerichelli G. Modified chemotactic peptides: synthesis, conformation, and biological activity of For-Thp-Leu-delta ZPhe-OMe. Biopolymers 1994; 34:1291-302. [PMID: 7948717 DOI: 10.1002/bip.360341002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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For-Thp-Leu-delta ZPhe-OMe (2), an analogue of the chemotactic tripeptide For-Met-Leu-Phe-OMe, containing 4-aminotetrahydrothiopyran-4-carboxylic acid (Thp) and (Z)-2,3-didehydrophenylalanine (delta ZPhe) as achiral, conformationally restricted mimics of Met and Phe, respectively, has been synthesized. In the crystal the new formyltripeptide adopts a type I beta-turn conformation stabilized by a weak H bond between the formylic oxygen and the delta ZPhe NH. 1H-nmr analysis based on NH solvent accessibility and nuclear Overhauser effect experiments suggests that the beta-turn is not preferred in CDCl3 solution where a gamma-turn, centered at the Thp residue, prevails. The biological activity of 2 has been determined on human neutrophils and compared to that of previously studied analogues. The tripeptide 2 is practically unable to elicit superoxide anion production and lysozyme release, while slight, but not statistically significant activity was induced in chemotaxis. The role of the orientation of the aromatic ring with respect to the backbone adjacent atoms is discussed.
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- I Torrini
- Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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Zipoli A, Bartoli P, Fradella G, Sansoni M, Brandinelli A, Mazza F, Ieri A. [Right atrial metastasis as an initial clinical manifestation of adenocarcinoma of the colon]. Ann Ital Med Int 1994; 9:150-2. [PMID: 7946891] [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: 01/28/2023]
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We report the case of a young woman suffering from colonic mucinous adenocarcinoma with the unusual clinical presentation as a right atrial metastasis. The tumor was successfully resected, and after histopathological characterization, the primary lesion was searched for and discovered. The tumor had the clinical appearance and echocardiographic pattern of a pedunculated atrial myxoma. The aspects of echo-patterns useful for differential diagnosis are discussed.
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- A Zipoli
- Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, U.S.L. 17 Valdarno Inferiore
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