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Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of several ring-contracted amantadine analogs

2008

Graphical abstract Several bisnoradamantylamines and noradamantylamines have been synthesized and their antiviral, trypanocidal, NMDA receptor antagonist, and dopamine reuptake inhibitory activities have been studied.

RimantadineStereochemistryDopamineeducationClinical BiochemistryPharmaceutical Sciencemacromolecular substancesPharmacologymedicine.disease_causeAntiviral AgentsReceptors N-Methyl-D-AspartateBiochemistryChemical synthesisArticleInhibitory Concentration 50DogsPolycyclic compoundMemantineTrypanosomiasisDopamineDrug DiscoveryAmantadinemedicineInfluenza A virusAnimalsNMDA receptor antagonistMolecular BiologyCells Culturedchemistry.chemical_classificationChemistryOrganic ChemistryAmantadinePolycyclic cage compoundsBiological activityInfluenzanervous systemInfluenza A virusMolecular MedicineNMDA receptormedicine.drugBioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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Influenza vaccination in high-risk groups: a revision of existing guidelines and rationale for an evidence-based preventive strategy.

2016

Summary Influenza, an infectious respiratory disease, is one of the main causes of excess winter deaths (EWDs) in Europe. Annual flu epidemics are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, especially among the elderly, those with underlying health conditions and pregnant women. Health Care Workers (HCWs) are also considered at high risk of both contracting influenza and spreading the virus to vulnerable patients. During the 2014/2015 season, the excess winter mortality rates observed in countries of the northern hemisphere (EuroMOMO network) and in Italy (+13%) were strongly related to the intensity of influenza circulation. Influenza vaccination is the most important public healt…

RiskHealth PersonnelVaccinationvirus diseasesSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataChronic diseaseInfluenza vaccinationEuropeElderlyItalyInfluenza VaccinesPregnancyEvidence-Based PracticeChronic diseasesInfluenza HumanHealthcare workerHumansHealthcare workersFemaleChronic diseases; Elderly; Healthcare workers; Influenza vaccination; PregnancyAgedResearch ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene
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COVID-19 emergency in Sicily and intersection with the 2019-2020 influenza epidemic.

2021

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SARS-CoV-2 Influenza Molecular surveillance ItalySicilySettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata
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Pathogenic microorganisms carried by migratorybirds passing through the territory of the island ofUstica, Sicily (Italy)

2011

Several studies have shown that migratory birds play an important role in the ecology, circulation and dissemination of pathogenic organisms. In October 2006, a health status evaluation was performed on a large population of migratory birds passing through the territory of Ustica (Italy), an island located on the migration route of many species of birds to Africa, and various laboratory tests were conducted. In total, 218 faecal swabs and the internal organs of 21 subjects found dead in nets were collected for bacteriological and virological examination, including avian influenza and Newcastle disease. In addition, 19 pooled fresh faecal samples were collected for mycological examination. T…

Salmonella bongoriVeterinary medicineCefotaximeNalidixic acidSentinel speciesNewcastle DiseaseDrug ResistanceNewcastle disease virusAnimals WildSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatamedicine.disease_causeNewcastle diseaseMicrobiologyBirdsFecesAntibiotic resistanceFood AnimalsYeastsGram-Negative BacteriamedicineDisease Transmission InfectiousAnimalsMigratory birds; Sicily; Viruses; Enterobacteriaceae; Fungi; Antibiotic-resistanceYersinia enterocoliticaSicilyPhylogenyDisease ReservoirsGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyBird Diseasesavian pathogens migratory birds resistance enterobacteriaceaebiology.organism_classificationInfluenza A virus subtype H5N1Anti-Bacterial AgentsSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsInfluenza A virusInfluenza in BirdsAnimal Science and ZoologyAnimal MigrationMitosporic Fungimedicine.drug
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Protective effect of adenylate deaminase (from Penicillium lanoso-viride) against acute infections in mice

1996

We examined the effects of the immunomodulator-adenylate deaminase (E.C. 3.5.4.6) from Penicillium lanoso-viride on experimental mice infections. Prophylactic intraperitoneal administration of adenylate deaminase (ADA) increased survival time and numbers of survivors after infection with Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and influenza A (H3N2) virus. Protection against influenza virus after intranasal ADA application was also observed. The influence of ADA was time and dose dependent. The most pronounced protection was obtained by administration of 3 U ADA/mice 24 h prior to infection. ADA had no antibiotic effect against these bacterial strains. Protective effects of ADA were …

Salmonella typhimuriumcongenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesSalmonellamedicine.disease_causeVirusAMP DeaminaseMicrobiologyMicechemistry.chemical_compoundOrthomyxoviridae Infectionsimmune system diseasesCyclosporin amedicineAnimalsMacrophagePseudomonas InfectionsPharmacologyMice Inbred ICRSalmonella Infections AnimalbiologyPseudomonas aeruginosaPenicilliumnutritional and metabolic diseaseshemic and immune systemsbiology.organism_classificationenzymes and coenzymes (carbohydrates)chemistryInfluenza A virusAcute DiseaseImmunologyPenicilliumMice Inbred CBAFemaleNasal administrationTrypan blueImmunopharmacology
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Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus

2010

Influenza H1N1 or A virus is a new virus serotype capable of human-to-human transmission. This infection causes a flu syndrome similar to that of seasonal influenza, with only one case of conjunctivitis described and no clinical details or microbiological confirmation. Its diagnosis is performed by PCR of pharyngeal smear of the patients affected. We report the first well-documented case in the medical literature of conjunctivitis by H1N1 virus.

Serotypebusiness.industryTransmission (medicine)virusesInfluenza h1n1virus diseasesCase ReportH1n1 virusFlu syndromeVirusrespiratory tract diseasesSeasonal influenzaOphthalmologylcsh:Ophthalmologylcsh:RE1-994ImmunologyMedicinebusinessFollicular conjunctivitisJournal of Ophthalmology
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A serum fucolectin isolated and characterized from sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax

2001

A lectin specific for fucose and galactose was isolated by affinity chromatography on Sepharose CL-6B from the serum of Dicentrarchus labrax. The hemagglutinating activity against rabbit erythrocytes was calcium-independent, and reached its maximum at 37 degrees C. Two protein components were found in the hemagglutinating fractions eluted from the Sepharose column. Only the 34 kDa component (DLL2) eluted from the polyacrylamide gels (SDS-PAGE) showed agglutinating activity against rabbit erythrocytes. SDS-PAGE, in non-reducing conditions, revealed a single 66 kDa protein that reacted with antibodies to the 34 kDa component. Therefore, a dimeric structure stabilized by disulfide bonds can be…

SerumImmunoblottingCarbohydratesSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaBiophysicsHemagglutinin (influenza)CentrifugationBiochemistryFucoseSepharosechemistry.chemical_compoundAffinity chromatographyLectinsAnimalsDicentrarchus labraxHemagglutininSea bassMolecular BiologybiologyLectinHemagglutination Testsbiology.organism_classificationFishchemistryBiochemistryGalactosebiology.proteinBassElectrophoresis Polyacrylamide GelDicentrarchusFucolectinBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
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L'influenza dell'irrigazione su diversi parametri vegeto-produttivi ed eco-fisiologici del Pistacchio (Pistacia vera L.)

2012

Settore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni Arboreepistacchio.influenza dell'irrigazioneparametri vegeto-produttivi ed eco-fisiologici
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Phosphate control of balhimycin biosynthesis in Amycolatopsis balhimycina

2008

Settore BIO/19 - Microbiologia GeneraleAmycolatopsis balhimycina antibiotici glicopeptidici influenza del fosfato
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I sistemi delle classi d’età. Il contributo teorico di Bernardo Bernardi e la loro riscoperta contemporanea in chiave identitaria e patrimoniale

2020

This chapter considers Bernardi’s contribution to two different processes of traditional institutions revival in East Africa. He was the main ethnographer of the Mugwe, a traditional dignitary of the Meru of Kenya, that ceased to exist soon after his field work. He used the attribution ‘failing prophet’ in the title of the first edition of his book, changed into ‘blessing prophet’ in the following edition, having in the meanwhile registered a growing symbolic consideration for the institution. The history of the gadaa generational class system of the Oromo is intertwined with the Oromo liberation struggle. The institution never disappeared entirely, having remained operative among the Oromo…

Settore M-DEA/01 - Discipline DemoetnoantropologicheIn Africa sono sempre più frequenti le iniziative volte al recupero di nuovi significati per le istituzioni e i valori tradizionali. Tali processi sono spesso basati sui resoconti etnografici raccolti nei periodi precedenti. In questo capitolo si esamina il contributo che il lavoro di Bernardi ha dato in relazione all’istituzione del Mugwe dei Meru del Kenya e al sistema di classi generazionali gadaa degli Oromo dell’Etiopia. Bernardi ha prodotto il principale resoconto etnografico del Mugwe e ha registrato il fenomeno del recupero simbolico dell’istituzione già dalle prime fasi. In questo quadro si colloca la restituzione da lui effettuata con la ristampa del testo inglese. Il contributo di Bernardi rispetto al sistema gadaa ha riguardato piuttosto l’elaborazione teorica sui sistemi delle classi d’atà iniziata con la tesi di dottorato e continuata con varie pubblicazioni di grande influenza. Riconosce la politicità di tali sistemi tra i gruppi etnici egalitari dell’Africa orientale anticipando il successo che il gadaa avrà come simbolo nazionale e simbolo politico di democraticità nel quadro della lotta di liberazione degli Oromo. Il gadaa è stato di recente riconosciuto dall’Unesco patrimonio culturale immateriale dell’umanità e si continua a discutere anche a livello accademico sulla sua potenzialità nella governance degli Oromo.
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