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Giovanni Francesco Spatola
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Caspase 9 and Caspase 3 Immunohistochemical Pattern in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles at Different Times after Death: An Experimental Study on PMI Esti…
2021
(1) Background: The estimation of the post mortem interval (PMI) is a challenge for forensic pathologists because data emerging from methods commonly applied are not always conclusive, since several conditions exist that may affect the reliability of these parameters. Thus, new approaches have been proposed to overcome such a limit. In recent years, several studies have been performed on proteins analyzing their expression/degradation patterns in relation to the progressing of the post mortem interval. (2) Methods: The immunoreactivity patterns of two apoptosis mediators—Caspase 9 and Caspase 3—have been tested in order to evaluate their potential role as markers of the post mortem interval…
MMP-2, MMP-9, and iNOS Expression in Human Dental Pulp Subjected to Orthodontic Traction
2009
Abstract Objective: To test the hypothesis that some metalloproteinases (MMP-2, MMP-9) and inducible nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS) enzymes in dental pulp samples do not vary when subjected to orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods: Human dental pulps were taken from male and female patients (N=10; age 10–14 years). A straight wire technique was used with nickel-titanium or steel archwires. The increase of pressure applied on teeth was gradual. Five patients were subjected to premolar extractions after 14 months of treatment and one after 24 months. Samples were Bouin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, and afterwards processed for immunohistochemistry using anti-MMP-2, anti-MMP-9, and anti-iNO…
Modulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in Churg-Strauss syndrome respiratory mucosa: potential monitoring parameters.
2014
Churg-Strauss (CSS) syndrome is rare and of unknown etiology. It is associated with vasculitis, blood eosinophilia and granulomatosis, and affects multiple organs and systems at various stages of the disease. Specific diagnostic and monitoring tests are not yet available. This study aims to assess the changes in MMP-2 and MMP-9 along with the histopathological alterations in two cases of CSS, as possible potential diagnostic and monitoring criteria. Two adult male patients were diagnosed with CSS in the otorhinolaryngology clinic in the University of Palermo, based on multiple clinical and histopathologic criteria. Biopsies of respiratory mucosa were taken after the consent of the patients…
Natural autofluorescence in archeological bone
2017
The human bone present a natural autofluorescence which is tipically induced by natural antibiotiscs absorbed by collagen and in part is due to phenomena not weel know and referred to an enigmatic endogenous fluophore. Is iintristing for us to see the autofluorescence in the various age of the observed samples.
The Essential of Bone Histology for Forensic Applications
2019
This chapter illustrates characteristics of bone, as specialized connective tissue, taking into account fundamentals of histology for forensic purposes (Cells of Bone, Concentric or Haversian system, Systems of internal and external circumferential lamellae, Bone Remodeling).
Immunohistochemical expression of apoptotic factors, cytokeratins, and metalloproteinase-9 in periapical and epithelialized gingival lesions
2012
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Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Human Umbilical Cord: a Close-up on Immunomodulatory Molecules Featured In Situ and In Vitro
2019
Therapeutic options for end-stage organ failure are often limited to whole organ transplantation. The tolerance or rejection of the transplanted organ is driven by both early non-specific innate and specific adaptive responses. The use of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is considered a promising tool in regenerative medicine. Human umbilical cord (HUC) is an easily available source of MSCs, without relevant ethical issues. Moreover, Wharton's jelly-derived MSCs (WJ-MSCs), showed consistent immunomodulatory features that may be useful to promote immune tolerance in the host after transplantation. Few data are available on the phenotype of WJ-MSCs in situ. We investigated the expression of i…
Caspase 9 and Caspase 3 Immunohistochemical Reactivity Pattern in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle at Different Times After Death: A New Tool for Postmort…
Learning Overview: After attending this presentation, attendees will understand the importance of the identification of new markers that could be used as possible PMI indicators, especially in contexts in which the reliance on the classic thanatochronological triad—livor, rigor, and algor mortis—is not conclusive. Impact on the Forensic Science Community: This presentation will impact the forensic science community by highlighting the relationship between the activation pattern of caspases 9 and 3 on skeletal and cardiac muscle samples and PMI. The determination of the amount of time elapsed from one’s death to the recovery of the body—the so-called PMI—has always relied on the evaluation o…
COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Thrombosis: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Analysis
2021
IntroductionThe World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on March 11, 2020. Two vaccine types were developed using two different technologies: viral vectors and mRNA. Thrombosis is one of the most severe and atypical adverse effects of vaccines. This study aimed to analyze published cases of thrombosis after COVID-19 vaccinations to identify patients’ features, potential pathophysiological mechanisms, timing of appearance of the adverse events, and other critical issues.Materials and MethodsWe performed a systematic electronic search of scientific articles regarding COVID-19 vaccine-related thrombosis and its complications on the PubMed (MEDLINE) d…
Immunohistochemical expression and distribution of orexin, orphanin and leptin in the major salivary glands of some mammals
2012
Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the involvement of apoptotic factors, cytokeratins and metalloproteinase- 9 in the histogenesis of both Epithelialized Gingival Lesions (EGL) and Periapical Lesions (PAL). 55 consecutive patients, 30 with PAL and 25 with EGL, were selected for the study after clinical and radiological examinations. The PAL patients had severe periapical lesions and tooth decay with exposure of the pulp chamber. All PAL and EGL biopsies were surgically extracted, fixed in 10% buffered formalin, and processed for routine light microscopy. Ten biopsies of each category were processed for immunohistochemistry (IHC). Serial paraffin sections were stained by IHC with a…
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CONSTITUTIVE NOS ISOFORMS IN PROSTATE, SEMINAL VESICLES AND BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS IN SOME MAMMALS MALE GENITAL TRA…
2004
Immunohistochemical and molecular expression of CB1 receptors in human colonic segment. Preliminary results
2011
Recent studies document that CB1 cannabinoid receptors, considered since its first identification as “brain specific”, could be expressed by peripheral tissues targets (adipose organs, enteric nervous system, striated muscle, epatocytes). This receptors were found in the GI tract of different species, including mice, rats, guinea pigs, pigs and humans. Endocannabinoids play a role in the pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal tract. They play a role in emesis, acid-related disorders, motility-related disorders, irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhea, and in inflammatory bowel disease. Endocannabinoid system might be involved in cancer differentiation, growth and cell migration. Distribution…
In Naive mice in vivo localization of WI specific CD8+CD28- induced cells
2008
Immunohistochemical expression of Cytokeratins in periapical lesions
2011
Objective. This study seeks to clarify the histological origin of apical lesions, through the expression of certain cytokeratins.Study design. In 3 years 30 patients were selected. After clinical and radiological exams were chosen patients who had severe apical lesions and tooth decay with exposure of the pulp chamber left untreated for very long periods (more the 12 months). Serial slides were prepared both for immunohistochemistry and Hematoxylin- Eosin. Material and methods. Twenty specimens coming from the 30 patients were used for our purpose. All periapical lesions were surgically extracted and fixed in Bouin mixture, and embedded in paraffin. Samples were processed immunohistochemica…
Effect of chronic treatment with CB1 receptor antagonist (Rimonabant) on B-cells apoptosis in the pancreas of obese Zucker rats. An immunohistochemic…
2009
Preliminary morpho-structural studies during endodontic treatment with Ni-Ti 55-45 instruments
2006
THE ELEVATION OF THE MAXILLARY SINUS: OUR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2006
Immunohistochemical expression and apoptotic role of Caspase9 in aortic aneurysms
2009
Immunhistochemical expression of some neuropeptides and CB1 cannabinoid receptor in rat lung. Note II: Trachea and Bronchi
2007
Tessuto Nervoso
2016
Medical histology Editor / s Nadir M. Maraldi, Carlo Tacchetti Author / s Saverio Cinti, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, Simona Corso, Ottavio Cremona, Massimo De Felici, Roberta Di Pietro, Nicoletta Gagliano, Silvia Giordano, Nadir M. Maraldi, Carla Martinelli, Alessandro Moretta, Sergio Morini, Beatrice Nico, Maria Prat, Domenico Puzzolo, Domenico Ribatti, Giovanni Francesco Spatola, Carlo Tacchetti ISBN 9788870513899 Medical histology Medical histology is a modern text more oriented in the "medical" sense, in order to provide students with the tools to frame the subject in the context of preclinical disciplines. In it are presented experimentally acquired data, framed in mechanistic models whos…
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ORPHANIN FQ IN THE RAT GASTROINTESTINAL APPARATUS AND PANCREAS
2005
Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Inflamed Gingival Tissue: Immunoistochemical and Image Analysis
2004
Immunohistochemical expression of iNOS and eNOS in the venous ulcers related to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI).
2005
Comparative analysis of Hsp10 and Hsp90 in large bowel healthy mucosa and adenocarcinomas
2015
Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are an important class of molecules with various functions. Their classic role is to assist other proteins in folding and re-folding and, when proteins are defective or irreversibly misfolded, to drive their degradation. For this reason, some Hsps are also named molecular chaperones. During evolution, this class of proteins has also acquired extrachaperoning roles such as participation in immune system regulation, cell differentiation, programmed cell death and carcinogenesis. Hsp10 is a partner of Hsp60 in the Hsp60/10 folding machine, but numerous scientific studies have shown that Hsp10 may also play other roles. In fact, Hsp10 seems to have an immunomodulatory…
Il controllo nitrossidergico e peptidergico della secrezione salivare nella parotide di alcuni mammiferi
2006
NO and Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI): Immunohistochemical Evaluation of iNOS and eNOS Isofroms in the Venous Ulcers. Clinical and Therapeutical …
2007
Immunohistochemical Expression of NO-synthase Constitutive Isoform (cNOS)in Mammals Normal Prostate and in Human Prostatic Obstructive Hyperplasia
2007
The aim of present study is to investigate the immunohistochemical identification of cNOS-containing prostatic structures in various species and in hyperplastic human prostate. We used specimens of rat, guinea pig and hamster. Human prostatic specimens were removed from patients suffering of prostatic hyperplasia. The study was processed by ABC method. Immunohistochemical staining with anti nNOS antibody revealed the existence of strong reactivity in numerous ganglionic cell bodies and varicose nerve fibers in the fibromuscular stroma, in smooth cells around acini and in blood vessels endothelium. Surprisingly nNOS immunoreactivity appears in the glandular epithelium. In the hyperplastic pr…
Immunohistochemistry and multispectral analisys
2009
The use of methods of image analysis has allowed us to make more reliable and reproducible results obtained by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Wider use and simplification of software allowing a colorimetric study has meant that these methods are available to everyone and made it possible to standardize the technique by reliable systems score. Moreover, the introduction in recent years of multispectral image acquisition systems methods has further refined these techniques allowing to avoid artifacts and release the evaluation of the data by the observer.
Immunohistochemical expression of CB1 cannabinoid receptor in the laryngeal-tracheal tract in humans suffering from laryngeal neoplasia
2009
Immunhistochemical studies on leptin, ghrelin, orexin and orphanin fq expression in the stomach of obese (fa/fa)zucker rats
2006
Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase in inflamed gingival tissue: immunohistochemical and image analysis
2007
We have used 12 Epulis taken during surgical operation and as control, some normal gingival specimen. The aim was to clarify the relationship between the degree of inflammation and NO production in several cases of Epulis, exhibiting different degree of inflammatory process and verifying the presence of cells involved in NO production. From the immuhistochemical data in our possession we can conclude that NO is one of the factor which module the pathogenecity degree of Epulis.
Immunohistochemical expression of iNOS and metalloproteinases MMP2 and MMP9 in abdominal inflammatory aortic Aneurysms
2007
Immunohistochemical expression of CB1 cannabinoids receptor in rat lung
2007
THE ELEVATION OF THE MAXILLARY SINUS. OUR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. BULLETIN DU GROUPEMENT INTERNATIONAL POUR LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE EN STOMATOLOGIE ET…
2006
Immunohistochemical expression of iNOS and matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 in aortic aneurysms
2007
Aortic aneurysms (AA) is a degenerative vascular disease characterized by localized dilatation of the aortic wall as a result of altered matrix composition (elastin and collagen degradation). Howewer the pathogenesis of the changes is elusive and unclear. Some experimental evidences suggest that iNOS (who synthesize a large amount of NO in inflammatory processes) and the metalloproteinases (MMP) are implicated in the pathogenesis of AA but the relationship between NO and MMP to aneurismal disease is currently unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of iNOS and MMP2 and MMP9 in human aneurysmal tissues.
The role of new neurocrine and neuroendocrine messengers on the regulation of the function of major salivary glands in some mammals. An immunohistoch…
2008
Immunohistochemical expression of Orphanin FQ in the rat male genital tract
2005
Immunohistochemical distribution of NOS Isoform in the Embryofoetal structures of Human encephalon
2005
EFFETS D'UN DESENSIBILISANT DENTINAL A BASE D' OSSALATE FERRIQUE: ANALISY AU SEM BULLETIN DU GIRSO
2006
CB1 receptor expression in pancreatic islet of the obese and diabetes Zucher rats
2011
Immunohistochemical and transcriptional expression of the matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 in normal and pathological human oral mucosa
2009
The oral cavity is exposed to chronic or recurrent, physical and chemical trauma that could lead to mucosal reactions (e.g. hyperplasia, dysplasia and tumors). The objective of this study is to investigate the expression and the possible changes of the two matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 in normal and pathological human oral mucosa samples. Normal oral mucosa samples and three different types of pathological conditions (hyperplasia, dysplasia and carcinoma) were used for this study. Immunohistochemical analysis was used to evaluate protein expression for the two enzymes, while Reverse Transcription ? Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was used to investigate gene expression. Image…
Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of CB1 cannabinoid receptor in rat salivery glands
2007
Emerging Immnunohistochemical evidence for Direct Peripheral Control of Endocannabinoids on the Gastrointestinal Tract and Pancreas of Obese (fa/fa)a…
2012
This research has the objective to investigate immunohistochemical expression of CB1 receptor and its probable changes in Gastroenteropancreatic system (GEP) of obese and lean Zucker rats and understand the endocannabinoid pathophysiological implications in the obesity. Male obese (fa/fa) and lean Zucker rats 6 weeks old were obtained from Harlan Italy Srl; the rats were sacrificed at 8, 12 and 16 weeks old. Normal rats also were sacrificed. Specimens of stomach, jejunum-ileum and pancreas were fixed in Bouin’s mixture and embedded in paraffin; obtained sections were processed with anti-CB1 (Biosource Europe SA) by Streptavidin-Biotin-Complex Method. The findings show that CB1 receptor is e…
Dental pulp in mature human teeth: morphological alterations and metalloproteinases-2 and -9, Annexin-5, BCL-2, and iNOS modulation.
2015
Tooth replantation, as a treatment concept, has been subject to controversies regarding the mechanism as well as the various parameters underlying this process. This work aimed to study time-related changes in the pulp of replanted mature human premolars through the changes in the levels of certain factors involved in the underlying mechanisms of pulpal tissue healing after replantation. Eleven experimental mature teeth were extracted, immediately replanted in the original socket and left without any other intervention for 1, 2, 3 and 12 weeks before re-extraction. Three premolars served as control. All specimens were subject to histological analysis and the levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, Annexin …
Immunohistochemical expression of Orexin A and Orexin Type 2 receptors in the rat gastrointestinal apparatus and endocrine pancreas
2005
Orthodontic Stress BCL-2 Nodulation and Human Odontoblast's Survival
2013
Expression of Remodelling Enzymes (MMP-2, MMP-9) in Normal and Pathological Oral Mucosa Samples
2008
Introduction. The oral cavity contains many structures compressed in a small area. It is exposed to chronic or recurrent, physical and chemical trauma leading to mucosal reactions (e.g. hyperplasia, dysplasia and tumors). For a long time, our group has been studying the expression of some metalloproteinases (MMP-2, MMP-9) in healthy and pathological human oral mucosa through immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR to investigate the entity of the remodelling process in the different cases. Matherials and Methods. In this paper we investigate a sample of normal oral mucosa and four pathological samples (mucocele, fibroma, dysplasia and carcinoma). We identified the localization of MMP-2 and MMP-9 th…