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Manfredi Tesauro

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“The Linosa Study”: Epidemiological and heritability data of the metabolic syndrome in a Caucasian genetic isolate

2009

Abstract Background and aims Growing evidence suggests that the metabolic syndrome (MetS) has both a genetic and environmental basis. To evaluate the possibility of a further genetic analysis, we estimated prevalence rates and heritabilities for the MetS and its individual traits in the adult population of Linosa, a small and isolated Italian Island in the southern-central part of the Mediterranean Sea. Methods and results The Linosa Study (LiS) group consisted of 293 Caucasian native subjects from 51 families (123 parents; 170 offsprings). The MetS was defined according to NCEP/ATP III criteria and the following prevalence rates were calculated: hyperglycaemia 20.3%; central obesity 34.9%;…

Blood GlucoseMaleSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaGenetic LinkageEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismPrevalenceMedicine (miscellaneous)Settore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaGenetic Linkage; Young Adult; Age Factors; Metabolic Syndrome X; Cholesterol HDL; Hypertriglyceridemia; Sex Factors; Humans; Aged; Italy; Blood Glucose; Smoking; European Continental Ancestry Group; Adult; Middle Aged; Insulin Resistance; Adolescent; Male; FemaleSettore MED/49 - Scienze Tecniche Dietetiche ApplicateMetabolic SyndromeHypertriglyceridemiaeducation.field_of_studySettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi e Didattiche delle Attivita' MotorieNutrition and DieteticsMetabolic Syndrome XSmokingAge FactorsMiddle AgedCholesterolItalyAdolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Blood Glucose; Cholesterol HDL; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Genetic Linkage; Humans; Hypertriglyceridemia; Insulin Resistance; Italy; Male; Metabolic Syndrome X; Middle Aged; Sex Factors; Smoking; Young AdultFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGenetic isolateAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyWaistHDLAdolescentEuropean Continental Ancestry GroupPopulationBiologyWhite PeopleYoung AdultSex FactorsInsulin resistanceInternal medicinemedicineHumanseducationAgedCholesterol HDLnutritional and metabolic diseasesmetabolic syndromeHeritabilityInsulin resistanceMetabolic syndromeObesityHeritabilitymedicine.diseaseObesityEndocrinologySettore MED/03 - Genetica MedicaInsulin ResistanceMetabolic syndromeDemographyNutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
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SGK-1 protects kidney cells against apoptosis induced by ceramide and TNF-α

2015

AbstractCeramide regulates several different cellular responses including mechanisms leading to apoptosis. Serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible protein kinase (SGK)-1 is a serine threonine kinase, which activates survival pathways in response to stress stimuli. Recently, we demonstrated an anti-apoptotic role of SGK-1 in human umbilical endothelial cells treated with high glucose. In the present study, since ceramide induces apoptosis by multiple mechanisms in diabetes and its complication such as nephropathy, we aimed to investigate whether SGK-1 may protect even against apoptosis induced by ceramide in kidney cells. Human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells stable transfected with SGK-1 wild …

Cancer ResearchProgrammed cell deathCeramideSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaDIABETES MELLITUSImmunologyProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTNF ALPHABiologyCeramidesKidneyTransfectionImmediate-Early ProteinsSettore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaCellular and Molecular Neurosciencechemistry.chemical_compoundHumansSettore MED/49 - Scienze Tecniche Dietetiche ApplicateProtein kinase ASettore MED/04 - Patologia GeneraleSerine/threonine-specific protein kinaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCERAMIDEKinaseHEK 293 cellsKidney metabolismCell BiologyLipid signalingINSULINAPOPTOSIS3. Good healthCell biologyHEK293 CellschemistryINSULIN CERAMIDE DIABETES MELLITUS TNF ALPHA APOPTOSISOriginal ArticleCell Death & Disease
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Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio helps select metastatic pancreatic cancer patients benefitting from oxaliplatin

2016

BACKGROUND: High Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio (NLR), as a measure of enhanced inflammatory response, has been negatively associated with prognosis in patients with localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we aimed at investigating the prognostic value of NLR in two homogeneous groups of chemotherapy-na've metastatic PDA patients. Patients were treated with either gemcitabine (GEM) or gemcitabine/ oxaliplatin (GEMOXA). We also assessed whether NLR could identify patients benefiting from the use of oxaliplatin. METHODS: Consecutive PDA patients treated at the Medical Oncology Unit of Tor Vergata University Hospital of Rome with either GEM or GEMOXA wer…

Male0301 basic medicineOncologyCancer ResearchNeutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; gemcitabine; oxaliplatin; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOrganoplatinum CompoundsNeutrophilsSettore MED/06 - Oncologia MedicaLymphocyteAntineoplastic AgentLeukocyte Count0302 clinical medicineAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsLymphocytesNeoplasm MetastasisAged 80 and overNeutrophilPancreatic NeoplasmgemcitabineGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedPrognosisNeoplasm MetastasiTreatment Outcomemedicine.anatomical_structureOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisNeutrophil/lymphocyte ratioLymphocyteFemaleHumanCarcinoma Pancreatic Ductalmedicine.drugAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPrognosiInflammatory responseeducationpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaAntineoplastic Agents03 medical and health sciencesGeneticNegatively associatedInternal medicineMetastatic pancreatic cancerGeneticsmedicineHumansIn patientAgedProportional Hazards ModelsSettore MED/04 - Patologia GeneraleAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocolbusiness.industryOrganoplatinum CompoundfungioxaliplatinBiomarkerGemcitabineOxaliplatinPancreatic Neoplasms030104 developmental biologyROC CurveProportional Hazards ModelbusinessBiomarkers
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