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Giuseppe Di Gesu

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Food intolerance and chronic constipation: manometry and histology study

2006

BACKGROUND: Chronic constipation in children can be caused by cows' milk intolerance (CMI), but its pathogenesis is unknown. AIMS: To evaluate the histology and manometry pattern in patients with food intolerance-related constipation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-six consecutive children with chronic constipation were enrolled. All underwent an elimination diet and successive double-blind food challenge. All underwent rectal biopsy and anorectal manometry. RESULTS: A total of 14 patients were found to be suffering from CMI and three from multiple food intolerance. They had a normal stool frequency on elimination diet, whereas constipation recurred on food challenge. The patients with food i…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaConstipationManometryAnal Canalhistology studyGastroenterologyPathogenesisDouble-Blind MethodInternal medicineHumansMedicineProctitisIn patientIntestinal MucosaChildDefecationChronic constipationmanometry; histology study [Food intolerance; chronic constipation]Hepatologybusiness.industryAnorectal manometryRectumGastroenterologyfood and beveragesHistologyMilk intolerancemedicine.diseaseFood intoleranceChild PreschoolChronic DiseaseFood intoleranceFemaleMilk Hypersensitivitymedicine.symptombusinessConstipationFood Hypersensitivitychronic constipation: manometryEuropean Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Autocrine production of interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 is required for survival and growth of thyroid cancer cells.

2006

AbstractAlthough CD95 and its ligand are expressed in thyroid cancer, the tumor cell mass does not seem to be affected by such expression. We have recently shown that thyroid carcinomas produce interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10, which promote resistance to chemotherapy through the up-regulation of Bcl-xL. Here, we show that freshly purified thyroid cancer cells were completely refractory to CD95-induced apoptosis despite the consistent expression of Fas-associated death domain and caspase-8. The analysis of potential molecules able to prevent caspase-8 activation in thyroid cancer cells revealed a remarkable up-regulation of cellular FLIPL (cFLIPL) and PED/PEA-15, two antiapoptotic proteins whos…

Cancer Researchmedicine.medical_treatmentNF-KAPPA-BOligonucleotidesC-FLIPCASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating ProteinApoptosisSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsSIGNALING COMPLEXThyroid cancerTumorCARCINOMA CELLSANDROGEN RECEPTORIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukinHASHIMOTOS-THYROIDITISMiddle AgedProtein-Tyrosine KinasesInterleukin-10Up-RegulationMALIGNANT GLIOMA-CELLSInterleukin 10CytokineOncologyAged; Antibodies; Apoptosis; CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein; Cell Growth Processes; Cell Line Tumor; Humans; Interleukin-10; Interleukin-4; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Janus Kinase 1; Middle Aged; Oligonucleotides Antisense; Phosphoproteins; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Repressor Proteins; STAT6 Transcription Factor; Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; Thyroid Neoplasms; Up-Regulation; fas Receptor; Oncology; Cancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtyANTIAPOPTOTIC PROTEINSCell Growth ProcessesAntibodiesCell LineThyroid carcinomaSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 ProteinSettore MED/04 - PATOLOGIA GENERALEInternal medicineCell Line TumormedicineHumansThyroid Neoplasmsfas ReceptorAntisenseAutocrine signallingInterleukin 4AgedAPOPTOSIS-INDUCING LIGANDbusiness.industryJanus Kinase 1Oligonucleotides Antisensemedicine.diseasePhosphoproteinsRepressor ProteinsEndocrinologyCancer cellCancer researchInterleukin-4businessApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsSTAT6 Transcription FactorCancer research
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MUC1 oncoprotein promotes refractoriness to chemotherapy in thyroid cancer cells.

2007

Abstract Overexpression of MUC1 oncoprotein is frequently observed in cancer and contributes to confer resistance to genotoxic agents. Papillary, follicular, and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas are the three forms of thyroid epithelial cancer. Anaplastic tumors are less differentiated and extremely aggressive, characterized by a poor prognosis. Little is known about the role of MUC1 in thyroid cancer. We recently showed that autocrine production of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 controls thyroid cancer cell survival, growth, and resistance to chemotherapy through activation of Janus-activated kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) and phosphatidylinositide 3′-OH ki…

Cancer ResearchTranscription GeneticDrug ResistanceApoptosisSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsnPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesAntibioticsMedicineRNA Small InterferingThyroid cancerTumorAntibiotics AntineoplasticThyroidAntineoplasticInterleukin-10Mitochondriamedicine.anatomical_structureOncologyTranscriptionSignal TransductionDown-RegulationSmall InterferingTransfectionCell LineThyroid carcinomaSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 ProteinGeneticSettore MED/04 - PATOLOGIA GENERALEAntigens NeoplasmCell Line TumorHumansThyroid NeoplasmsAnaplastic thyroid cancerAntigensProtein kinase BPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayAntibiotics Antineoplastic; Antigens Neoplasm; Apoptosis; Cell Line Tumor; Down-Regulation; Doxorubicin; Drug Resistance Neoplasm; Humans; Interleukin-10; Interleukin-4; Mitochondria; Mucin-1; Mucins; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; RNA Small Interfering; Signal Transduction; Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; Thyroid Neoplasms; Transcription Genetic; Transfection; Cancer Research; Oncologybusiness.industryMucin-1MucinsCancermedicine.diseaseDoxorubicinDrug Resistance NeoplasmCancer cellCancer researchNeoplasmRNAInterleukin-4businessProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCancer research
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Carcinoembryonic Antigen as a Monitor in Breast Cancer

1981

: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels were serially determined in 125 patients with breast cancer in order to study the diagnostic and prognostic use of serum CEA levels before and/or after surgery and during treatment with hormonal and chemotherapy. Serum CEA levels were elevated in 15.5% of nonmetastatic patients. Carcinoembryonic antigen increased according to stage (TNM classification); and a direct relationship between positive CEA levels and subsequent recurrence was found. After a three-year postoperative interval a 50% survival rate was exhibited in CEA-positive patients vs an 88% survival rate in those patients found to be CEA negative. There is a definite correlation between the…

OncologyChemotherapymedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseasesResponse to therapybiologybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesBreast cancerCarcinoembryonic antigenInternal medicinemedicinebiology.proteinStage (cooking)businessneoplasmsAdjuvantSurvival rateHormoneAmerican Journal of Reproductive Immunology
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