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Fabio Pellegrini

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Modeling interactions between Human Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter-1 and other factors involved in the response to gemcitabine treatment to pre…

2014

Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an extremely aggressive malignancy, characterized by largely unsatisfactory responses to the currently available therapeutic strategies. In this study we evaluated the expression of genes involved in gemcitabine uptake in a selected cohort of patients with PDAC, with well-defined clinical-pathological features. Methods mRNA levels of hENT1, CHOP, MRP1 and DCK were evaluated by means of qRT-PCR in matched pairs of tumor and adjacent normal tissue samples collected from PDAC patients treated with gemcitabine after surgical tumor resection. To detect possible interaction between gene expression levels and to identify subgroups of patients a…

MaleOncologyCHOPEquilibrative nucleoside transporter 1BioinformaticsDeoxycytidineCohort StudiesPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomachemistry.chemical_compoundMedicine(all)Transcription Factor CHOPbiologyDCKGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedSurvival RateDisease ProgressionAdenocarcinomaFemaleMRP1DeoxycytidineMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsCarcinoma Pancreatic Ductalmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyAntineoplastic AgentsAdenocarcinomaMalignancyhENT1General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyEquilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1Internal medicinemedicineHumansRNA MessengerSurvival rateAgedBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)business.industryResearchRECPAMmedicine.diseaseGemcitabineGemcitabinechemistrybiology.proteinPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma hENT1 CHOP MRP1 DCK RECPAMbusinessTranscription Factor CHOPCHOP
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Association of kidney disease measures with risk of renal function worsening in patients with type 1 diabetes

2018

Background Albuminuria has been classically considered a marker of kidney damage progression in diabetic patients and it is routinely assessed to monitor kidney function. However, the role of a mild GFR reduction on the development of stage ≥3 CKD has been less explored in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic role of kidney disease measures, namely albuminuria and reduced GFR, on the development of stage ≥3 CKD in a large cohort of patients affected by T1DM. Methods A total of 4284 patients affected by T1DM followed-up at 76 diabetes centers participating to the Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists (Associazione Medici D…

AdultMaleNephrologymedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseasesRenal function030209 endocrinology & metabolism030204 cardiovascular system & hematologylcsh:RC870-923Kidneyurologic and male genital diseasesGFR03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusmedicineHumansAlbuminuriaDiabetic kidney diseaseKidneyType 1 diabetesurogenital systembusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)Middle Agedlcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urologymedicine.diseasefemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsAlbuminuria Diabetic kidney disease GFR NephrologyDiabetes Mellitus Type 1medicine.anatomical_structureItalyNephrologyDisease ProgressionAlbuminuriaFemalemedicine.symptombusinessResearch ArticleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateKidney disease
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Real-life impact of early interferonβ therapy in relapsing multiple sclerosis

2009

Objective: Recent findings support greater efficacy of early vs. delayed interferon beta (IFN) treatment in patients with a first clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of early IFN treatment in definite relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and to assess the optimal time to initiate IFN treatment with regard to the greatest benefits on disability progression. Methods: A cohort of 2,570 IFN-treated RRMS patients was prospectively followed for up to 7 years in 15 Italian MS Centers. A Cox proportional hazards regression model adjusted for propensity score (PS) quintiles was used to assess differences between groups of patients with early vs. dela…

medicine.medical_specialtyExpanded Disability Status Scalebusiness.industryMultiple sclerosisHazard ratiomedicine.diseaseSurgeryCentral nervous system diseaseNeurologyInternal medicinePropensity score matchingCohortmedicineObservational studyNeurology (clinical)Unmeasured confoundingbusinessAnnals of Neurology
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Diabetes Interactive Diary: A New Telemedicine System Enabling Flexible Diet and Insulin Therapy While Improving Quality of Life

2009

OBJECTIVE Widespread use of carbohydrate counting is limited by its complex education. In this study we compared a Diabetes Interactive Diary (DID) with standard carbohydrate counting in terms of metabolic and weight control, time required for education, quality of life, and treatment satisfaction. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Adults with type 1 diabetes were randomly assigned to DID (group A, n = 67) or standard education (group B, n = 63) and followed for 6 months. A subgroup also completed the SF-36 Health Survey (SF-36) and World Health Organization-Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (WHO-DTSQ) at each visit. RESULTS Of 130 patients (aged 35.7 ± 9.4 years; diabetes duration 1…

Advanced and Specialized NursingType 1 diabetesmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryDiet therapyEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismBlood sugarmedicine.diseaselaw.inventionSurgeryCarbohydrate countingRandomized controlled trialQuality of lifelawDiabetes mellitusInternal medicineInternal Medicinemedicinemedicine.symptombusinessWeight gainDiabetes Care
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