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TNF-alpha gene promoter polymorphisms and risk of venous thromboembolism in gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

2013

Abstract Background TNF-α has been proposed as a predictive factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Genetic polymorphisms could regulate TNF-α production. However, the relationship between TNFA gene variants and VTE is not clarified. This study aims to investigate the predictive role of five different TNFA gene promoter SNPs, or their haplotype combination(s), for a first VTE episode in gastrointestinal cancer out-patients treated with chemotherapy. Patients and methods Serum TNF-α levels and TNFA -863C/A, -857C/T, -376G/A, -308G/A and -238G/A gene promoter polymorphisms were retrospectively evaluated in 314 subjects, including 157 controls and 157 Caucasian patients with histologically di…

MaleAntimetabolitesSettore MED/06 - Oncologia Medicamedicine.medical_treatmentchemotherapyGastroenterologysingle nucleotide polymorphismschemotherapy; gastrointestinal cancer; single nucleotide polymorphisms; tumour necrosis factor-α; venous thromboembolismsingle nucleotide polymorphismPhytogenic80 and overtumour necrosis factor-αPromoter Regions GeneticGastrointestinal NeoplasmsAged 80 and overHazard ratioSingle NucleotideHematologyMiddle AgedAntineoplasticChemotherapy regimenOncologyFemaleFluorouracilmedicine.drugAdultRiskAntimetabolites Antineoplasticmedicine.medical_specialtygastrointestinal cancervenous thromboembolismAntineoplastic AgentsSingle-nucleotide polymorphismIrinotecanPolymorphism Single NucleotidePromoter RegionsGeneticInternal medicinemedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGastrointestinal cancercardiovascular diseasesPolymorphismRetrospective StudiesAgedChemotherapyTumor Necrosis Factor-alphabusiness.industryHaplotypeOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseAntineoplastic Agents PhytogenicIrinotecanHaplotypesCase-Control StudiesImmunologyCamptothecinHuman medicinePolymorphism Single Nucleotide; Antimetabolites Antineoplastic; single nucleotide polymorphisms; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Aged; Promoter Regions Genetic; Haplotypes; Aged 80 and over; Adult; gastrointestinal cancer; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Male; tumour necrosis factor-α; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Venous Thromboembolism; Camptothecin; chemotherapy; Risk; Fluorouracil; Case-Control Studies; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Middle Aged; venous thromboembolism; Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic; Femalebusiness
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Oxidative stress in patients with Alzheimer's disease: Effect of extracts of fermented papaya powder

2015

Brain tissue is particularly susceptible to oxidative stress (OS). Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduced antioxidant systems, and decreased efficiency in repairing mechanisms have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Postmortem studies in AD patients’ brains have shown oxidative damage markers (i.e., lipid peroxidation, protein oxidative damage, and glycoxidation). Fermented papaya (FPP, a product ofCarica papaya Linnfermentation with yeast) is a nutraceutical supplement with favorable effects on immunological, hematological, inflammatory, and OS parameters in chronic/degenerative diseases. We studied 40 patients (age 78.2 ± 1.1 years), 28 AD patients, and 12 co…

MaleAntioxidantSettore MED/09 - Medicina Internamedicine.medical_treatmentReview Articlemedicine.disease_causeAntioxidantsLipid peroxidationchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistry.chemical_classificationAged 80 and overbiologyCaricaBrainBiochemistry8-Hydroxy-2'-DeoxyguanosineFemalePowdersCaricaAlzheimer's diseaseAntioxidantCase-Control StudieReactive Oxygen SpecieOxidation-Reductionlcsh:RB1-214Humanmedicine.medical_specialtyUrinary systemImmunologyPowderAlzheimer DiseaseInternal medicinemedicinelcsh:PathologyHumansAgedDietary SupplementReactive oxygen speciesCase-control studyDeoxyguanosineOxidative StrePlant PreparationCell Biologybiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseAged; Aged 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Antioxidants; Brain; Carica; Case-Control Studies; Deoxyguanosine; Dietary Supplements; Female; Fermentation; Humans; Lipid Peroxidation; Male; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxygen; Plant Preparations; Powders; Reactive Oxygen Species; Oxidative Stress; Immunology; Cell BiologyOxygenOxidative StressEndocrinologychemistryCase-Control StudiesDietary SupplementsFermentationPlant PreparationsLipid PeroxidationReactive Oxygen SpeciesOxidative stress
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Janus -faced liposomes enhance antimicrobial innate immune response in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

2012

We have generated unique asymmetric liposomes with phosphatidylserine (PS) distributed at the outer membrane surface to resemble apoptotic bodies and phosphatidic acid (PA) at the inner layer as a strategy to enhance innate antimycobacterial activity in phagocytes while limiting the inflammatory response. Results show that these apoptotic body-like liposomes carrying PA (ABL/PA) ( i ) are more efficiently internalized by human macrophages than by nonprofessional phagocytes, ( ii ) induce cytosolic Ca 2+ influx, ( iii ) promote Ca 2+ -dependent maturation of phagolysosomes containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), ( iv ) induce Ca 2+ -dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, (…

MaleAntitubercular AgentsApoptosisSettore MED/07Mice0302 clinical medicineInnateInbred BALB CMycobacterium tuberculosis liposomes0303 health sciencesMice Inbred BALB CMultidisciplinaryLeukemiaTumorbiologyMacrophages; Leukemia Monocytic Acute; Animals; Apoptosis; Calcium; Humans; Disease Models Animal; Mice; Cell Line Tumor; Immunity Innate; Reactive Oxygen Species; Mice Inbred BALB C; Liposomes; Phosphatidylserines; Tuberculosis Pulmonary; Adult; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Middle Aged; Antitubercular Agents; Phagocytosis; Male; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; IsoniazidInterleukinPulmonaryMiddle AgedSettore BIO/193. Good healthPNAS PlusLeukemia Monocytic AcuteTumor necrosis factor alphaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidIntracellularAdultPhagocytosisPhosphatidylserinesAcutePhagolysosomeSettore MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICAMicrobiologyCell LineMycobacterium tuberculosis03 medical and health sciencesPhagocytosisCell Line TumorIsoniazidTuberculosisAnimalsHumansTuberculosis Pulmonary030304 developmental biologySettore MED/04 - Patologia GeneraletherapyInnate immune systemMonocyticAnimalMacrophagesImmunityMycobacterium tuberculosisbiology.organism_classificationImmunity InnateDisease Models AnimalApoptosisImmunologyDisease ModelsLiposomesCalciumReactive Oxygen Species030215 immunology
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Comments on "Real-world re-treatment outcomes of direct-acting antiviral therapy failure in patients with chronic hepatitis C".

2022

Dear Editor, Elhence et al.1 assessed the retreatment outcomes of direct‐ acting antivirals (DAAs) therapy failure in a cohort of 40 patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and previous virological failure (VF) to DAAs. The results were remarkable, with an overall sustained virologic response (SVR) of 100% in patients who completed retreatment with sofosbuvir and velpatasvir (with/without ribavirin). We compared these results with our experience in the multicenter HCV‐ Surveillance Cohort Long‐Term Toxicity Antivirals (HCV‐SCOLTA) cohort, an active pharmacovigilance system supported by the CISAI group (Italian Coordinators for the Study of Allergies and HIV Infection). Since 2012, Italian i…

MaleAntiviral agentSustained Virologic ResponseAnti-hepatitis C virus DAA (directly acting antivirals); Antiviral agents; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis virus; Virus classification; Antiviral Agents; Female; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Italy; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Sustained Virologic ResponseHepatitis C virusTreatment outcomeHepacivirusmedicine.disease_causeAntiviral AgentsHepatitis viruMedication AdherenceChronic hepatitisVirologyMedicineHumansIn patientChronicAnti-hepatitis C virus DAA (directly acting antivirals)Virus classificationHepatitis virusVirus classificationHepatitis C virusbusiness.industryAntiviral therapyHepatitis C ChronicMiddle AgedHepatitis CVirologyHepatitis virusInfectious DiseasesItalyFemaleHepatitis C virubusinessDirect actingJournal of medical virology
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Apoe genotypes and brain imaging classes in normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and alzheimer’s disease: A longitudinal study

2020

Objective: To evaluate in 419 stroke-free cognitively normal subjects (CN) aged 45-82 years covering during a long prospective study (11.54 ± 1.47 years) the preclinical to dementia spectrum: 1) the distribution of small vessel disease (V) and brain atrophy (A) aggregated as following: V−/A−, V−/A+, V+/A−, V+/A+; 2) the relationship of these imaging classes with individual apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes; 3) the risk of progression to Alzheimer Disease (AD) of the individual APOE genotypes. Methods: Participants underwent one baseline (t0), and 4 clinical and neuropsychological assessments (t1,t2,t3, and t4). Brain MRI was performed in all subjects at t0, t2, t3 and t4.. White matter hyp…

MaleApolipoprotein Emedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypeApolipoprotein E4NeuroimagingNeuropsychological TestsAPOE genotypes Brain imaging classes Caudate atrophy Global cerebral atrophy Lacunes White matter hyperintensities Aged Aged 80 and over Alzheimer Disease Apolipoprotein E4 Apolipoproteins E Brain Case-Control Studies Cognitive Dysfunction Disease Progression Female Genotype Humans Longitudinal Studies Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neuroimaging Neuropsychological Tests Risk Factorsbrain imaging classesApolipoproteins EAtrophyNeuroimagingAlzheimer DiseaseRisk FactorsInternal medicineGlobal brain atrophymedicineHumansDementiaCognitive DysfunctionLongitudinal Studiescaudate atrophyAgedglobal cerebral atrophyAged 80 and overAPOE genotypesbusiness.industryNeuropsychologyBrainMiddle Agedwhite matter hyperintensitiesmedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingHyperintensityNeurologyCase-Control StudiesDisease ProgressionCardiologyFemaleNeurology (clinical)Alzheimer's diseasebusiness
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Genetic discontinuity between local hunter-gatherers and central Europe's first farmers.

2009

Cultivating Farmers Were the ancestors of modern Europeans the local hunter-gatherers who assimilated farming practices from neighboring cultures, or were they farmers who migrated from the Near East in the early Neolithic? By analyzing ancient hunter-gatherer skeletal DNA from 2300 to 13,400 B.C.E. Bramanti et al. (p. 137 , published online 3 September) investigated the genetic relationship of European Ice Age hunter-gatherers, the first farmers of Europe, and modern Europeans. The results reject the hypothesis of direct continuity between hunter-gatherers and early farmers and between hunter-gatherers and modern Europeans. Major parts of central and northern Europe were colonized by incom…

MaleArchaeogeneticsHistorymedia_common.quotation_subjectImmigrationPopulationEuropean Continental Ancestry GroupPopulation DynamicsAgriculture; DNA Mitochondrial; Emigration and Immigration; Europe; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Genetic Variation; Haplotypes; History Ancient; Humans; Male; Population Dynamics; ProbabilityBiologyDNA MitochondrialWhite PeopleNOAncientDemic diffusionHumansDomesticationeducationHunter-gathererHistory Ancientmedia_commonProbabilityGeneticseducation.field_of_studyMultidisciplinaryMiddle Eastbusiness.industryGenetic VariationAgricultureDNAEmigration and ImmigrationMitochondrialEuropeHaplotypesAgricultureEthnologyFemalebusiness
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Implantation of a biventricular defibrillator in a borderline case of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy

2014

MaleArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia; Humans; Male; Young Adult; Defibrillators ImplantableYoung AdultHumansImplantablearrhythmias cardiomyopathySettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular DysplasiaDefibrillators
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Guideline on management of the acute asthma attack in children by Italian Society of Pediatrics

2018

Abstract Background Acute asthma attack is a frequent condition in children. It is one of the most common reasons for emergency department (ED) visit and hospitalization. Appropriate care is fundamental, considering both the high prevalence of asthma in children, and its life-threatening risks. Italian Society of Pediatrics recently issued a guideline on the management of acute asthma attack in children over age 2, in ambulatory and emergency department settings. Methods The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology was adopted. A literature search was performed using the Cochrane Library and Medline/PubMed databases, retrieving studies in Englis…

MaleAsthma; Asthma attack; Children; GuidelinesPediatricsReviewGuidelineCochrane LibraryIpratropium bromidePediatricsSeverity of Illness Index0302 clinical medicineAnti-Asthmatic AgentsChildChildrenSocieties MedicalPediatriclcsh:RJ1-570PrognosisBronchodilator AgentsEpinephrineTreatment OutcomeInhalationItalyChild PreschoolAmbulatoryAdministrationCombinationPractice Guidelines as TopicDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleHumanmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentPrognosiAsthma attackMEDLINEGuidelinesRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesDrug Therapy030225 pediatricsMedicalAdministration InhalationmedicineAnti-Asthmatic AgentHumansAsthma; Asthma attack; Children; Guidelines; Administration Inhalation; Adolescent; Anti-Asthmatic Agents; Asthma; Bronchodilator Agents; Child; Child Preschool; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Pediatrics; Prognosis; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Societies Medical; Treatment Outcome; Practice Guidelines as TopicPreschoolBronchodilator AgentAsthmabusiness.industrylcsh:PediatricsEmergency departmentGuidelinemedicine.diseaseAsthma030228 respiratory systemPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthbusinessSocieties
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Acquired inhibitors of clotting factors: AICE recommendations for diagnosis and management

2015

MaleAutoantibodies; Blood Coagulation Factor Inhibitors; Female; Humans; Male; Hemophilia A; Immunology and Allergy; HematologyBlood Coagulation Factor InhibitorsHumansImmunology and AllergyBlood Coagulation Factor InhibitorFemaleHematologyRecommendationHemophilia AAutoantibodieHumanAutoantibodies
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Molecular epidemiology and whole genome sequencing analysis of clinical Mycobacterium bovis from Ghana

2019

[Background]: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis is a re-emerging problem in both livestock and humans. The association of some M. bovis strains with hyper-virulence, MDR-TB and disseminated disease makes it imperative to understand the biology of the pathogen.

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