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2. Fingerprints of brain disease: connectome identifiability in Alzheimer’s disease
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Stampacchia, Sara, Asadi, Saina, Tomczyk, Szymon, Ribaldi, Federica, Scheffler, Max, Lövblad, Karl-Olof, Pievani, Michela, Fall, Aïda B., Preti, Maria Giulia, Unschuld, Paul G., Van De Ville, Dimitri, Blanke, Olaf, Frisoni, Giovanni B., Garibotto, Valentina, and Amico, Enrico
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- 2024
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3. Evolution of the Italian pasta ripiena: the first steps toward a scientific classification
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Nazari, Vazrick, Pasqualone, Antonella, Pieroni, Andrea, Todisco, Valentina, Belardinelli, Sofia, and Pievani, Telmo
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4. The Persian plateau served as hub for Homo sapiens after the main out of Africa dispersal
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Vallini, Leonardo, Zampieri, Carlo, Shoaee, Mohamed Javad, Bortolini, Eugenio, Marciani, Giulia, Aneli, Serena, Pievani, Telmo, Benazzi, Stefano, Barausse, Alberto, Mezzavilla, Massimo, Petraglia, Michael D., and Pagani, Luca
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5. Cognitive, psychological, and physiological effects of a web-based mindfulness intervention in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: an open study
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Galluzzi, Samantha, Lanfredi, Mariangela, Moretti, Davide Vito, Rossi, Roberta, Meloni, Serena, Tomasoni, Evita, Frisoni, Giovanni B., Chiesa, Alberto, and Pievani, Michela
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6. Evolution of the Italian pasta ripiena: the first steps toward a scientific classification
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Vazrick Nazari, Antonella Pasqualone, Andrea Pieroni, Valentina Todisco, Sofia Belardinelli, and Telmo Pievani
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Mediterranean cuisine ,Eurasian food ,Dumplings ,Phylogenetic methods ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 - Abstract
Abstract In this study, phylogenetic and biogeographic methods are used to investigate the evolutionary relationships between various types of Italian pasta ripiena (filled pasta) and related representatives from across Eurasia, using information from their geography, shape, content and cooking methods. Our results showed that, with the exception of the Sardinian Culurgiones, all the other pasta ripiena from Italy likely had a single origin in the northern parts of the country. Based on the proposed evolutionary hypothesis, the Italian pasta are divided into two main clades: a ravioli clade mainly characterized by a more or less flat shape, and a tortellini clade mainly characterized by a three-dimensional shape. The implications of these findings are further discussed.
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7. Biocultural Diversity in Italy
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Nazari, Vazrick, Belardinelli, Sofia, Pieroni, Andrea, Motti, Riccardo, Chiarucci, Alessandro, Bisol, Giovanni Destro, Vacchiano, Giorgio, Bortolini, Eugenio, Mezzavilla, Massimo, Garaffa, Luigi, and Pievani, Dietelmo
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- 2023
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8. Psychobiological effects of an eHealth psychoeducational intervention to informal caregivers of persons with dementia: a pilot study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
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Singh Solorzano, Claudio, Cattane, Nadia, Mega, Anna, Orini, Stefania, Zanetti, Orazio, Chattat, Rabih, Marizzoni, Moira, Pievani, Michela, Cattaneo, Annamaria, and Festari, Cristina
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- 2023
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9. The Persian plateau served as hub for Homo sapiens after the main out of Africa dispersal
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Leonardo Vallini, Carlo Zampieri, Mohamed Javad Shoaee, Eugenio Bortolini, Giulia Marciani, Serena Aneli, Telmo Pievani, Stefano Benazzi, Alberto Barausse, Massimo Mezzavilla, Michael D. Petraglia, and Luca Pagani
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Abstract A combination of evidence, based on genetic, fossil and archaeological findings, indicates that Homo sapiens spread out of Africa between ~70-60 thousand years ago (kya). However, it appears that once outside of Africa, human populations did not expand across all of Eurasia until ~45 kya. The geographic whereabouts of these early settlers in the timeframe between ~70-60 to 45 kya has been difficult to reconcile. Here we combine genetic evidence and palaeoecological models to infer the geographic location that acted as the Hub for our species during the early phases of colonisation of Eurasia. Leveraging on available genomic evidence we show that populations from the Persian Plateau carry an ancestry component that closely matches the population that settled the Hub outside Africa. With the paleoclimatic data available to date, we built ecological models showing that the Persian Plateau was suitable for human occupation and that it could sustain a larger population compared to other West Asian regions, strengthening this claim.
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10. Cognitive, psychological, and physiological effects of a web-based mindfulness intervention in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: an open study
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Samantha Galluzzi, Mariangela Lanfredi, Davide Vito Moretti, Roberta Rossi, Serena Meloni, Evita Tomasoni, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Alberto Chiesa, and Michela Pievani
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Older adults ,Mindfulness ,Web videoconference ,Cognitive ,Psychological ,EEG ,Geriatrics ,RC952-954.6 - Abstract
Abstract Background The development of effective strategies to maintain good mental health of older adults is a public health priority. Mindfulness-based interventions have the potential to improve psychological well-being and cognitive functions of older adults, but little is known about the effect of such interventions when delivered through internet. During the COVID-19 pandemic we evaluated short- and long-term cognitive, psychological, and physiological effects of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) delivered via web-based videoconference in healthy older adults. Methods Fifty older adults participated in an 8-week MBI, which comprised structured 2-h weekly group sessions. A comprehensive evaluation encompassing cognitive (verbal memory, attention and processing speed, executive functions) and psychological assessments (depression and anxiety symptoms, mindfulness, worries, emotion regulation strategies, well-being, interoceptive awareness and sleep) was conducted. Additionally, electroencephalography (EEG) data were recorded before and after the MBI and at the 6-month follow-up (T6). Data were analyzed using an intention-to-treat approach, using linear mixed models adjusted for age. The effect size for time was computed as omega squared. Results We observed significant improvements from pre-MBI to post-MBI and at the T6 across several measures. These improvements were notable in the areas of verbal memory (California Verbal Learning Test, p ≤ .007), attention and executive functions (Trail Making Test A and BA, p
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11. Imlifidase in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients With a Positive Crossmatch Against a Deceased Donor
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Kamar, Nassim, Bertrand, Dominique, Caillard, Sophie, Pievani, Danièle, Apithy, Marie Joelle, Congy-Jolivet, Nicolas, Chauveau, Bertrand, Farce, Fabienne, François, Arnaud, Delas, Audrey, Olagne, Jérôme, Usureau, Cédric, Taupin, Jean-Luc, Guidicelli, Gwenda Line, and Couzi, Lionel
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12. Unsupervised [18F]Flortaucipir cutoffs for tau positivity and staging in Alzheimer’s disease
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Quattrini, Giulia, Ferrari, Clarissa, Pievani, Michela, Geviti, Andrea, Ribaldi, Federica, Scheffler, Max, Frisoni, Giovanni B, Garibotto, Valentina, and Marizzoni, Moira
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- 2023
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13. What if Consciousness has no Function?
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Belardinelli, Sofia and Pievani, Telmo
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- 2023
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14. Virtual Reality-Based Psychoeducation for Dementia Caregivers: The Link between Caregivers’ Characteristics and Their Sense of Presence
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Francesca Morganti, Maria Gattuso, Claudio Singh Solorzano, Cristina Bonomini, Sandra Rosini, Clarissa Ferrari, Michela Pievani, and Cristina Festari
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virtual reality ,dementia ,presence ,psychoeducation ,empathy ,distress ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
In neuropsychology and clinical psychology, the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) experiences for knowledge acquisition and the potential for modifying conduct are well documented. Consequently, the scope of VR experiences for educational purposes has expanded in the health field in recent years. In this study, we sought to assess the effectiveness of ViveDe in a psychoeducational caregiver program. ViveDe is a VR application that presents users with possible daily life situations from the perspective of individuals with dementia. These situations can be experienced in immersive mode through 360° video. This research aimed to ascertain the associations between the sense of presence that can be achieved in VR and some users’ psychological characteristics, such as distress and empathetic disposition. The study involved 36 informal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. These participants were assessed using scales of anxiety and depression, perceived stress, empathy, and emotional regulation. They were asked to participate in a six-session psychoeducation program conducted online on dementia topics, in addition to experiencing the ViveDe application. The immersive VR sessions enabled the caregivers to directly experience the symptoms of dementia (e.g., spatial disorientation, agnosia, difficulty in problem-solving, and anomia) in everyday and social settings. The results indicated that although the experience in ViveDe (evaluated using the XRPS scale and five questions about emotional attunement) showed efficacy in producing a sense of first-person participation in the symptoms of dementia, further research is needed to confirm this. The structural equation model provided evidence that the characteristics of individuals who enjoy the VR experience play a determining role in the perceived sense of presence, which in turn affects the efficacy of the VR experience as a psychoeducational tool. Further research will be conducted to ascertain the potential role of these elements in conveying change in the caregivers of people with dementia. This will help us study the long-term effectiveness of a large-scale psychoeducation program in VR.
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15. Resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities in subjective cognitive decline: A 7T MRI study
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Pievani, M., Ribaldi, F., Toussas, K., Da Costa, S., Jorge, J., Reynaud, O., Chicherio, C., Blouin, J.L., Scheffler, M., Garibotto, V., Jovicich, J., Jelescu, I.O., and Frisoni, G.B.
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16. A peripheral signature of Alzheimer’s disease featuring microbiota-gut-brain axis markers
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Marizzoni, Moira, Mirabelli, Peppino, Mombelli, Elisa, Coppola, Luigi, Festari, Cristina, Lopizzo, Nicola, Luongo, Delia, Mazzelli, Monica, Naviglio, Daniele, Blouin, Jean-Louis, Abramowicz, Marc, Salvatore, Marco, Pievani, Michela, Cattaneo, Annamaria, and Frisoni, Giovanni B.
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17. The development of artificial intelligence in the histological diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD-AI)
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Furlanello, Cesare, Bussola, Nicole, Merzi, Nicolò, Pievani Trapletti, Giovanni, Cadei, Moris, Del Sordo, Rachele, Sidoni, Angelo, Ricci, Chiara, Lanzarotto, Francesco, Parigi, Tommaso Lorenzo, and Villanacci, Vincenzo
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18. A peripheral signature of Alzheimer’s disease featuring microbiota-gut-brain axis markers
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Moira Marizzoni, Peppino Mirabelli, Elisa Mombelli, Luigi Coppola, Cristina Festari, Nicola Lopizzo, Delia Luongo, Monica Mazzelli, Daniele Naviglio, Jean-Louis Blouin, Marc Abramowicz, Marco Salvatore, Michela Pievani, Annamaria Cattaneo, and Giovanni B. Frisoni
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Cognitive impairment ,Alzheimer’s disease ,Gut microbiota ,Microbiota-gut-brain axis ,Lipopolysaccharide ,Endothelial dysfunction ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Abstract Background Increasing evidence links the gut microbiota (GM) to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) but the mechanisms through which gut bacteria influence the brain are still unclear. This study tests the hypothesis that GM and mediators of the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) are associated with the amyloid cascade in sporadic AD. Methods We included 34 patients with cognitive impairment due to AD (CI-AD), 37 patients with cognitive impairment not due to AD (CI-NAD), and 13 cognitively unimpaired persons (CU). We studied the following systems: (1) fecal GM, with 16S rRNA sequencing; (2) a panel of putative MGBA mediators in the blood including immune and endothelial markers as bacterial products (i.e., lipopolysaccharide, LPS), cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) indicative of endothelial dysfunction (VCAM-1, PECAM-1), vascular changes (P-, E-Selectin), and upregulated after infections (NCAM, ICAM-1), as well as pro- (IL1β, IL6, TNFα, IL18) and anti- (IL10) inflammatory cytokines; (3) the amyloid cascade with amyloid PET, plasma phosphorylated tau (pTau-181, for tau pathology), neurofilament light chain (NfL, for neurodegeneration), and global cognition measured using MMSE and ADAScog. We performed 3-group comparisons of markers in the 3 systems and calculated correlation matrices for the pooled group of CI-AD and CU as well as CI-NAD and CU. Patterns of associations based on Spearman’s rho were used to validate the study hypothesis. Results CI-AD were characterized by (1) higher abundance of Clostridia_UCG-014 and decreased abundance of Moryella and Blautia (p
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19. Microstructural alterations in the locus coeruleus‐entorhinal cortex pathway in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia
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Giulia Quattrini, Lorenzo Pini, Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo, Ileana O. Jelescu, Jorge Jovicich, Rosa Manenti, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Moira Marizzoni, Francesca B. Pizzini, and Michela Pievani
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Alzheimer's disease ,behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia ,diffusion tensor imaging ,entorhinal cortex ,locus coeruleus ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 ,Geriatrics ,RC952-954.6 - Abstract
Abstract INTRODUCTION We investigated in vivo the microstructural integrity of the pathway connecting the locus coeruleus to the transentorhinal cortex (LC‐TEC) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). METHODS Diffusion‐weighted MRI scans were collected for 21 AD, 20 behavioral variants of FTD (bvFTD), and 20 controls. Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean, axial, and radial diffusivities (MD, AxD, RD) were computed in the LC‐TEC pathway using a normative atlas. Atrophy was assessed using cortical thickness and correlated with microstructural measures. RESULTS We found (i) higher RD in AD than controls; (ii) higher MD, RD, and AxD, and lower FA in bvFTD than controls and AD; and (iii) a negative association between LC‐TEC MD, RD, and AxD, and entorhinal cortex (EC) thickness in bvFTD (all p
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20. CARs are sharpening their weapons
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Andrea Biondi, Gianpietro Dotti, Alice Pievani, Marta Biondi, Sarah Tettamanti, and Marta Serafini
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Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
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21. AML alters bone marrow stromal cell osteogenic commitment via Notch signaling
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Chiara Tomasoni, Corinne Arsuffi, Samantha Donsante, Alessandro Corsi, Mara Riminucci, Andrea Biondi, Alice Pievani, and Marta Serafini
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acute myeloid leukemia ,BMSCs (bone marrow stromal cells) ,AML niche ,osteogenesis ,Notch signaling ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
IntroductionAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a highly heterogeneous malignancy caused by various genetic alterations and characterized by the accumulation of immature myeloid blasts in the bone marrow (BM). This abnormal growth of AML cells disrupts normal hematopoiesis and alters the BM microenvironment components, establishing a niche supportive of leukemogenesis. Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) play a pivotal role in giving rise to essential elements of the BM niche, including adipocytes and osteogenic cells. Animal models have shown that the BM microenvironment is significantly remodeled by AML cells, which skew BMSCs toward an ineffective osteogenic differentiation with an accumulation of osteoprogenitors. However, little is known about the mechanisms by which AML cells affect osteogenesis.MethodsWe studied the effect of AML cells on the osteogenic commitment of normal BMSCs, using a 2D co-culture system.ResultsWe found that AML cell lines and primary blasts, but not normal hematopoietic CD34+ cells, induced in BMSCs an ineffective osteogenic commitment, with an increase of the early-osteogenic marker tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) in the absence of the late-osteogenic gene up-regulation. Moreover, the direct interaction of AML cells and BMSCs was indispensable in influencing osteogenic differentiation. Mechanistic studies identified a role for AML-mediated Notch activation in BMSCs contributing to their ineffective osteogenic commitment. Inhibition of Notch using a γ-secretase inhibitor strongly influenced Notch signaling in BMSCs and abrogated the AML-induced TNAP up-regulation.DiscussionTogether, our data support the hypothesis that AML infiltration produces a leukemia-supportive pre-osteoblast-rich niche in the BM, which can be partially ascribed to AML-induced activation of Notch signaling in BMSCs.
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22. Selective homing of CAR-CIK cells to the bone marrow niche enhances control of the acute myeloid leukemia burden
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Biondi, Marta, Tettamanti, Sarah, Galimberti, Stefania, Cerina, Beatrice, Tomasoni, Chiara, Piazza, Rocco, Donsante, Samantha, Bido, Simone, Perriello, Vincenzo Maria, Broccoli, Vania, Doni, Andrea, Dazzi, Francesco, Mantovani, Alberto, Dotti, Gianpietro, Biondi, Andrea, Pievani, Alice, and Serafini, Marta
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23. A low-dimensional cognitive-network space in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia
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Lorenzo Pini, Siemon C de Lange, Francesca Benedetta Pizzini, Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo, Rosa Manenti, Maria Cotelli, Samantha Galluzzi, Maria Sofia Cotelli, Maurizio Corbetta, Martijn P van den Heuvel, and Michela Pievani
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Brain network ,Low dimensionality ,Cognitive-network association ,Functional imaging ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) show network dysfunctions linked with cognitive deficits. Within this framework, network abnormalities between AD and FTD show both convergent and divergent patterns. However, these functional patterns are far from being established and their relevance to cognitive processes remains to be elucidated. Methods We investigated the relationship between cognition and functional connectivity of major cognitive networks in these diseases. Twenty-three bvFTD (age: 71±10), 22 AD (age: 72±6), and 20 controls (age: 72±6) underwent cognitive evaluation and resting-state functional MRI. Principal component analysis was used to describe cognitive variance across participants. Brain network connectivity was estimated with connectome analysis. Connectivity matrices were created assessing correlations between parcels within each functional network. The following cognitive networks were considered: default mode (DMN), dorsal attention (DAN), ventral attention (VAN), and frontoparietal (FPN) networks. The relationship between cognition and connectivity was assessed using a bootstrapping correlation and interaction analyses. Results Three principal cognitive components explained more than 80% of the cognitive variance: the first component (cogPC1) loaded on memory, the second component (cogPC2) loaded on emotion and language, and the third component (cogPC3) loaded on the visuo-spatial and attentional domains. Compared to HC, AD and bvFTD showed impairment in all cogPCs (p
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24. Cognitive and biological effects of citrus phytochemicals in subjective cognitive decline: a 36-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
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Samantha Galluzzi, Roberta Zanardini, Clarissa Ferrari, Sara Gipponi, Ilaria Passeggia, Michela Rampini, Giovanni Sgrò, Salvatore Genovese, Serena Fiorito, Lucia Palumbo, Michela Pievani, Giovanni B. Frisoni, and Francesco Epifano
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Subjective cognitive decline ,Randomized clinical trial ,Auraptene ,Naringenin ,Biological markers ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 ,Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,RC620-627 - Abstract
Abstract Background Auraptene (AUR) and naringenin (NAR) are citrus-derived phytochemicals that influence several biological mechanisms associated with cognitive decline, including neuronal damage, oxidative stress and inflammation. Clinical evidence of the efficacy of a nutraceutical with the potential to enhance cognitive function in cohorts at risk of cognitive decline would be of great value from a preventive perspective. The primary aim of this study is to determine the cognitive effects of a 36-week treatment with citrus peel extract standardized in levels of AUR and NAR in older adults experiencing subjective cognitive decline (SCD). The secondary aim is to determine the effects of these phytochemicals on blood-based biomarkers indicative of neuronal damage, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Methods Eighty older persons with SCD will be recruited and randomly assigned to receive the active treatment (400 mg of citrus peel extract containing 0.1 mg of AUR and 3 mg of NAR) or the placebo at a 1:1 ratio for 36 weeks. The primary endpoint is a change in the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status score from baseline to weeks 18 and 36. Other cognitive outcomes will include changes in verbal and nonverbal memory, attention, executive and visuospatial functions. Blood samples will be collected from a consecutive subsample of 60 participants. The secondary endpoint is a change in interleukin-8 levels over the 36-week period. Other biological outcomes include changes in markers of neuronal damage, oxidative stress, and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Conclusion This study will evaluate whether an intervention with citrus peel extract standardized in levels of AUR and NAR has cognitive and biological effects in older adults with SCD, facilitating the establishment of nutrition intervention in people at risk of cognitive decline. Trial registration The trial is registered with the United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Registry of Clinical Trials under the code NCT04744922 on February 9th, 2021 ( https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04744922 ).
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25. A Question of Frame: The Role of the Bone Marrow Stromal Niche in Myeloid Malignancies
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Chiara Tomasoni, Alice Pievani, Benedetta Rambaldi, Andrea Biondi, and Marta Serafini
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Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs ,RC633-647.5 - Abstract
Until a few years ago, the onset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was entirely ascribed to genetic lesions in hematopoietic stem cells. These mutations generate leukemic stem cells, which are known to be the main ones responsible for chemoresistance and relapse. However, in the last years, increasing evidence demonstrated that dynamic interplay between leukemic cells and bone marrow (BM) niche is of paramount relevance in the pathogenesis of myeloid malignancies, including AML. Specifically, BM stromal niche components, such as mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and their osteoblastic cell derivatives, play a key role not only in supporting normal hematopoiesis but also in the manifestation and progression of myeloid malignancies. Here, we reviewed recent clinical and experimental findings about how genetic and functional alterations in MSCs and osteolineage progeny can contribute to leukemogenesis and how leukemic cells in turn generate a corrupted niche able to support myeloid neoplasms. Moreover, we discussed how the newest single-cell technologies may help dissect the interactions between BM stromal cells and malignant hematopoiesis. The deep comprehension of the tangled relationship between stroma and AML blasts and their modulation during disease progression may have a valuable impact on the development of new microenvironment-directed therapeutic strategies, potentially useful for a wide cohort of patients.
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26. Engineering tandem CD33xCD146 CAR CIK (cytokine-induced killer) cells to target the acute myeloid leukemia niche
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Gaia Alberti, Corinne Arsuffi, Alice Pievani, Domenico Salerno, Francesco Mantegazza, Francesco Dazzi, Andrea Biondi, Sarah Tettamanti, and Marta Serafini
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acute myeloid leukemia ,tandem CAR ,cytokine-induced killer (CIK cells) ,AML niche ,MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), malignant stem cells hijack the normal bone marrow niche where they are largely protected from the current therapeutic approaches. Thus, eradicating these progenitors is the ultimate challenge in the treatment of this disease. Specifically, the development of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) against distinct mesenchymal stromal cell subpopulations involved in the maintenance of leukemic stem cells within the malignant bone marrow microenvironment could represent a new strategy to improve CAR T-cell therapy efficacy, which is still unsuccessful in AML. As a proof of concept, we generated a novel prototype of Tandem CAR, with one specificity directed against the leukemic cell marker CD33 and the other against the mesenchymal stromal cell marker CD146, demonstrating its capability of simultaneously targeting two different cell types in a 2D co-culture system. Interestingly, we could also observe an in vitro inhibition of CAR T cell functionality mediated by stromal cells, particularly in later effector functions, such as reduction of interferon-gamma and interleukin-2 release and impaired proliferation of the CAR+ effector Cytokine-Induced Killer (CIK) cells. Taken together, these data demonstrate the feasibility of a dual targeting model against two molecules, which are expressed on two different target cells, but also highlight the immunomodulatory effect on CAR CIK cells exerted by stromal cells, confirming that the niche could be an obstacle to the efficacy of CAR T cells. This aspect should be considered in the development of novel CAR T cell approaches directed against the AML bone marrow niche.
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27. CD14 positive cells accelerate hematopoietic stem cell engraftment
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Pievani, Alice, Granata, Valentina, Desantis, Giacomo, Antolini, Laura, Ornaghi, Sara, Galleu, Antonio, Biondi, Andrea, Gentner, Bernhard, Dazzi, Francesco, and Serafini, Marta
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28. Short-Term Effects of Video-Games on Cognitive Enhancement: the Role of Positive Emotions
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Franceschini, Sandro, Bertoni, Sara, Lulli, Matteo, Pievani, Telmo, and Facoetti, Andrea
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29. Cognitive and biological effects of citrus phytochemicals in subjective cognitive decline: a 36-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
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Galluzzi, Samantha, Zanardini, Roberta, Ferrari, Clarissa, Gipponi, Sara, Passeggia, Ilaria, Rampini, Michela, Sgrò, Giovanni, Genovese, Salvatore, Fiorito, Serena, Palumbo, Lucia, Pievani, Michela, Frisoni, Giovanni B., and Epifano, Francesco
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30. Correction to: European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment
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Kuschmierz, Paul, Beniermann, Anna, Bergmann, Alexander, Pinxten, Rianne, Aivelo, Tuomas, Berniak-Woźny, Justyna, Bohlin, Gustav, Bugallo-Rodriguez, Anxela, Cardia, Pedro, Cavadas, Bento Filipe Barreiras Pinto, Cebesoy, Umran Betul, Cvetković, Dragana D., Demarsy, Emilie, Đorđević, Mirko S., Drobniak, Szymon M., Dubchak, Liudmyla, Dvořáková, Radka M., Fančovičová, Jana, Fortin, Corinne, Futo, Momir, Geamănă, Nicoleta Adriana, Gericke, Niklas, Grasso, Donato A., Korfiatis, Konstantinos, Lendvai, Ádám Z., Mavrikaki, Evangelia, Meneganzin, Andra, Mogias, Athanasios, Möller, Andrea, Mota, Paulo G., Naciri, Yamama, Németh, Zoltán, Ożańska-Ponikwia, Katarzyna, Paolucci, Silvia, Pap, Péter László, Petersson, Maria, Pietrzak, Barbara, Pievani, Telmo, Pobric, Alma, Porozovs, Juris, Realdon, Giulia, Sá-Pinto, Xana, Savković, Uroš B., Sicard, Mathieu, Sofonea, Mircea T., Sorgo, Andrej, Stermin, Alexandru N., Tăușan, Ioan, Torkar, Gregor, Türkmen, Lütfullah, Tutnjević, Slavica, Uitto, Anna E., Varga, Máté, Varga, Mirna, Vazquez-Ben, Lucia, Viguera, Enrique, Virtbauer, Lisa Christine, Vutsova, Albena, Yruela, Inmaculada, Zandveld, Jelle, and Graf, Dittmar
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31. A low-dimensional cognitive-network space in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia
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Pini, Lorenzo, de Lange, Siemon C, Pizzini, Francesca Benedetta, Boscolo Galazzo, Ilaria, Manenti, Rosa, Cotelli, Maria, Galluzzi, Samantha, Cotelli, Maria Sofia, Corbetta, Maurizio, van den Heuvel, Martijn P, and Pievani, Michela
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32. Brain network modulation in Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia with transcranial electrical stimulation
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Pini, Lorenzo, Pizzini, Francesca Benedetta, Boscolo-Galazzo, Ilaria, Ferrari, Clarissa, Galluzzi, Samantha, Cotelli, Maria, Gobbi, Elena, Cattaneo, Annamaria, Cotelli, Maria Sofia, Geroldi, Cristina, Zanetti, Orazio, Corbetta, Maurizio, van den Heuvel, Martijn, Frisoni, Giovanni Battista, Manenti, Rosa, and Pievani, Michela
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33. Virtual Reality-Based Psychoeducation for Dementia Caregivers: The Link between Caregivers' Characteristics and Their Sense of Presence.
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Morganti, Francesca, Gattuso, Maria, Singh Solorzano, Claudio, Bonomini, Cristina, Rosini, Sandra, Ferrari, Clarissa, Pievani, Michela, and Festari, Cristina
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In neuropsychology and clinical psychology, the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) experiences for knowledge acquisition and the potential for modifying conduct are well documented. Consequently, the scope of VR experiences for educational purposes has expanded in the health field in recent years. In this study, we sought to assess the effectiveness of ViveDe in a psychoeducational caregiver program. ViveDe is a VR application that presents users with possible daily life situations from the perspective of individuals with dementia. These situations can be experienced in immersive mode through 360° video. This research aimed to ascertain the associations between the sense of presence that can be achieved in VR and some users' psychological characteristics, such as distress and empathetic disposition. The study involved 36 informal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. These participants were assessed using scales of anxiety and depression, perceived stress, empathy, and emotional regulation. They were asked to participate in a six-session psychoeducation program conducted online on dementia topics, in addition to experiencing the ViveDe application. The immersive VR sessions enabled the caregivers to directly experience the symptoms of dementia (e.g., spatial disorientation, agnosia, difficulty in problem-solving, and anomia) in everyday and social settings. The results indicated that although the experience in ViveDe (evaluated using the XRPS scale and five questions about emotional attunement) showed efficacy in producing a sense of first-person participation in the symptoms of dementia, further research is needed to confirm this. The structural equation model provided evidence that the characteristics of individuals who enjoy the VR experience play a determining role in the perceived sense of presence, which in turn affects the efficacy of the VR experience as a psychoeducational tool. Further research will be conducted to ascertain the potential role of these elements in conveying change in the caregivers of people with dementia. This will help us study the long-term effectiveness of a large-scale psychoeducation program in VR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Virtual Reality Combined With Psychoeducation to Improve Emotional Well‐Being in Informal Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients: Rationale and Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Festari, Cristina, Bonomini, Cristina, Rosini, Sandra, Gattuso, Maria, Singh Solorzano, Claudio, Zanetti, Orazio, Corbo, Daniele, Agnelli, Giancarlo, Quattrini, Giulia, Ferrari, Clarissa, Gasparotti, Roberto, Pievani, Michela, and Morganti, Francesca
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ANXIETY prevention ,EMPATHY ,ALZHEIMER'S disease ,HUMAN services programs ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,PSYCHOEDUCATION ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,VIRTUAL reality ,BURDEN of care ,PARADIGMS (Social sciences) ,CAREGIVERS ,ONLINE education ,COMBINED modality therapy ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers ,DEMENTIA ,WELL-being ,VIDEO recording ,COGNITION - Abstract
Objectives: Care for community‐dwelling people with dementia is frequently delegated to relatives, who find themselves in the role of informal caregivers with no practical management knowledge. This situation exposes caregivers to increased risk for emotional wellbeing. The current study aims to test whether the integration of the efficacy of an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience into an online psychoeducational program impacts caregiver empathy and therefore emotional wellbeing. Methods: One‐hundred informal caregivers of mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients will be enrolled and randomly assigned to (i) an online psychoeducational program (control arm); or (ii) an online psychoeducational program integrated with VR (experimental arm). VR will consist of 360‐degree videos involving the caregivers to an immersive experience of dementia symptoms from the patient's perspective. Before, after the intervention and after 2 months, all participants will complete validated clinical scales for caregiver burden and anxiety (primary outcomes) and sense of competence and dispositional empathy (secondary outcomes). A subsample of 50 participants will also undergo MRI exam, including structural and functional (resting‐state and task‐functional MRI [fMRI]) sequences. The fMRI task paradigm will use emotional stimuli to evaluate the neural correlate of empathy, by stressing its cognitive and affective components. The main outcome will be the change in the clinical assessment; the secondary outcome will be the change in brain connectivity of networks subserving the empathic and emotional functioning. Results: We expect that the psychoeducational program will decrease anxiety and stress, enabling caregivers to perceive themselves capable of managing AD patients at home, educating them on symptom handling and boosting their cognitive empathy. In the experimental intervention, the VR‐based experience will act as an add‐on to psychoeducation, leading to greater improvement in the assessed clinical dimensions. VR should, in fact, enable a deeper understanding of disease symptoms and improve caregivers' cognitive empathy. We expect that the experimental intervention will result in deeper comprehension of disease symptoms and further strengthen caregivers' cognitive empathy. At the neural level, we expect to observe increased activation in circuits subserving cognitive empathy and decreased activation in circuits underlying affective empathy. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first randomized controlled trial assessing the effect of combining psychoeducational interventions with VR‐based experience in caregivers, and assessing both clinical and imaging outcomes. Trial Registration: Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05780476) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Catch me if you can: how AML and its niche escape immunotherapy
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Tettamanti, Sarah, Pievani, Alice, Biondi, Andrea, Dotti, Gianpietro, and Serafini, Marta
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36. European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment
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Paul Kuschmierz, Anna Beniermann, Alexander Bergmann, Rianne Pinxten, Tuomas Aivelo, Justyna Berniak-Woźny, Gustav Bohlin, Anxela Bugallo-Rodriguez, Pedro Cardia, Bento Filipe Barreiras Pinto Cavadas, Umran Betul Cebesoy, Dragana D. Cvetković, Emilie Demarsy, Mirko S. Đorđević, Szymon M. Drobniak, Liudmyla Dubchak, Radka M. Dvořáková, Jana Fančovičová, Corinne Fortin, Momir Futo, Nicoleta Adriana Geamănă, Niklas Gericke, Donato A. Grasso, Ádám Z. Lendvai, Evangelia Mavrikaki, Andra Meneganzin, Athanasios Mogias, Andrea Möller, Paulo G. Mota, Yamama Naciri, Zoltán Németh, Katarzyna Ożańska-Ponikwia, Silvia Paolucci, Péter László Pap, Maria Petersson, Barbara Pietrzak, Telmo Pievani, Alma Pobric, Juris Porozovs, Giulia Realdon, Xana Sá-Pinto, Uroš B. Savković, Mathieu Sicard, Mircea T. Sofonea, Andrej Sorgo, Alexandru N. Stermin, Ioan Tăușan, Gregor Torkar, Lütfullah Türkmen, Slavica Tutnjević, Anna E. Uitto, Máté Varga, Mirna Varga, Lucia Vazquez-Ben, Constantinos Venetis, Enrique Viguera, Lisa Christine Virtbauer, Albena Vutsova, Inmaculada Yruela, Jelle Zandveld, and Dittmar Graf
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Evolution ,Acceptance ,Knowledge ,Multilevel modeling ,Socioscientific issues ,Religious faith ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,QH359-425 - Abstract
Abstract Background Investigations of evolution knowledge and acceptance and their relation are central to evolution education research. Ambiguous results in this field of study demonstrate a variety of measuring issues, for instance differently theorized constructs, or a lack of standardized methods, especially for cross-country comparisons. In particular, meaningful comparisons across European countries, with their varying cultural backgrounds and education systems, are rare, often include only few countries, and lack standardization. To address these deficits, we conducted a standardized European survey, on 9200 first-year university students in 26 European countries utilizing a validated, comprehensive questionnaire, the “Evolution Education Questionnaire”, to assess evolution acceptance and knowledge, as well as influencing factors on evolution acceptance. Results We found that, despite European countries’ different cultural backgrounds and education systems, European first-year university students generally accept evolution. At the same time, they lack substantial knowledge about it, even if they are enrolled in a biology-related study program. Additionally, we developed a multilevel-model that determines religious faith as the main influencing factor in accepting evolution. According to our model, knowledge about evolution and interest in biological topics also increase acceptance of evolution, but to a much lesser extent than religious faith. The effect of age and sex, as well as the country’s affiliation, students’ denomination, and whether or not a student is enrolled in a biology-related university program, is negligible. Conclusions Our findings indicate that, despite all their differences, most of the European education systems for upper secondary education lead to acceptance of evolution at least in university students. It appears that, at least in this sample, the differences in knowledge between countries reflect neither the extent to which school curricula cover evolutionary biology nor the percentage of biology-related students in the country samples. Future studies should investigate the role of different European school curricula, identify particularly problematic or underrepresented evolutionary concepts in biology education, and analyze the role of religious faith when teaching evolution.
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37. Using normative modelling to detect disease progression in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in a cross-sectional multi-cohort study
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Walter H. L. Pinaya, Cristina Scarpazza, Rafael Garcia-Dias, Sandra Vieira, Lea Baecker, Pedro F da Costa, Alberto Redolfi, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Michela Pievani, Vince D. Calhoun, João R. Sato, and Andrea Mechelli
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Abstract Normative modelling is an emerging method for quantifying how individuals deviate from the healthy populational pattern. Several machine learning models have been implemented to develop normative models to investigate brain disorders, including regression, support vector machines and Gaussian process models. With the advance of deep learning technology, the use of deep neural networks has also been proposed. In this study, we assessed normative models based on deep autoencoders using structural neuroimaging data from patients with Alzheimer’s disease (n = 206) and mild cognitive impairment (n = 354). We first trained the autoencoder on an independent dataset (UK Biobank dataset) with 11,034 healthy controls. Then, we estimated how each patient deviated from this norm and established which brain regions were associated to this deviation. Finally, we compared the performance of our normative model against traditional classifiers. As expected, we found that patients exhibited deviations according to the severity of their clinical condition. The model identified medial temporal regions, including the hippocampus, and the ventricular system as critical regions for the calculation of the deviation score. Overall, the normative model had comparable cross-cohort generalizability to traditional classifiers. To promote open science, we are making all scripts and the trained models available to the wider research community.
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38. Brain connectivity and metacognition in persons with subjective cognitive decline (COSCODE): rationale and study design
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Federica Ribaldi, Christian Chicherio, Daniele Altomare, Marta Martins, Szymon Tomczyk, Ileana Jelescu, Enrique Maturana, Max Scheffler, Sven Haller, Karl-Olof Lövblad, Michela Pievani, Valentina Garibotto, Matthias Kliegel, and Giovanni B. Frisoni
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Subjective cognitive decline ,Metacognition ,Connectivity ,Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Abstract Background Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is the subjective perception of a decline in memory and/or other cognitive functions in the absence of objective evidence. Some SCD individuals however may suffer from very early stages of neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer’s disease, AD), minor psychiatric conditions, neurological, and/or somatic comorbidities. Even if a theoretical framework has been established, the etiology of SCD remains far from elucidated. Clinical observations recently lead to the hypothesis that individuals with incipient AD may have overestimated metacognitive judgements of their own cognitive performance, while those with psychiatric disorders typically present underestimated metacognitive judgements. Moreover, brain connectivity changes are known correlates of AD and psychiatric conditions and might be used as biomarkers to discriminate SCD individuals of different etiologies. The aim of the COSCODE study is to identify metacognition, connectivity, behavioral, and biomarker profiles associated with different etiologies of SCD. Here we present its rationale and study design. Methods COSCODE is an observational, longitudinal (4 years), prospective clinical cohort study involving 120 SCD, and 80 control study participants (40 individuals with no cognitive impairment, and 40 living with mild cognitive impairment - MCI, or dementia due to AD), all of which will undergo diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as well as behavioral and biomarker assessments at baseline and after 1 and 2 years. Both hypothesis-driven and data-driven cluster analysis approaches will be used to identify SCD sub-types based on metacognition, connectivity, behavioral, and biomarker features. Conclusion COSCODE will allow defining and interpreting the constellation of signs and symptoms associated with different etiologies of SCD, paving the way to the development of cost-effective risk assessment and prevention protocols.
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39. Management of immunosuppression in post‐transplant lymphoproliferative disorders treated with CAR T cells.
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Jimkap, Nathacha, El Baroudi, Oussama, Lemoine, Jean, Pievani, Daniele, Pastoret, Cédric, and Houot, Roch
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This document provides a summary of a literature analysis on the use of CAR-T therapy for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). The analysis found that CAR-T therapy was effective in treating PTLD, with an overall response rate of 67.3% and a complete remission rate of 59.2%. The most common side effects were cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). The management of immunosuppressive therapy (IS) during CAR-T therapy remains a challenge, with no consensus on the optimal approach. The analysis suggests that IS should be suspended for as long as possible to maximize the duration of response. Close monitoring of immune reconstitution and graft rejection is crucial for tailoring IS in a personalized manner. [Extracted from the article]
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40. Amygdalar nuclei and hippocampal subfields on MRI: Test-retest reliability of automated volumetry across different MRI sites and vendors
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Quattrini, Giulia, Pievani, Michela, Jovicich, Jorge, Aiello, Marco, Bargalló, Núria, Barkhof, Frederik, Bartres-Faz, David, Beltramello, Alberto, Pizzini, Francesca B., Blin, Olivier, Bordet, Regis, Caulo, Massimo, Constantinides, Manos, Didic, Mira, Drevelegas, Antonios, Ferretti, Antonio, Fiedler, Ute, Floridi, Piero, Gros-Dagnac, Hélène, Hensch, Tilman, Hoffmann, Karl-Titus, Kuijer, Joost P., Lopes, Renaud, Marra, Camillo, Müller, Bernhard W., Nobili, Flavio, Parnetti, Lucilla, Payoux, Pierre, Picco, Agnese, Ranjeva, Jean-Philippe, Roccatagliata, Luca, Rossini, Paolo M., Salvatore, Marco, Schonknecht, Peter, Schott, Björn H., Sein, Julien, Soricelli, Andrea, Tarducci, Roberto, Tsolaki, Magda, Visser, Pieter J., Wiltfang, Jens, Richardson, Jill C., Frisoni, Giovanni B., and Marizzoni, Moira
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41. Age at symptom onset and death and disease duration in genetic frontotemporal dementia: an international retrospective cohort study
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Heller, Carolin, Convery, Rhian S, Woollacott, Ione OC, Shafei, Rachelle M, Graff-Radford, Jonathan, Jones, David T, Dheel, Christina M, Savica, Rodolfo, Lapid, Maria I, Baker, Matt, Fields, Julie A, Gavrilova, Ralitza, Domoto-Reilly, Kimiko, Poos, Jackie M, Van der Ende, Emma L, Panman, Jessica L, Donker Kaat, Laura, Seelaar, Harro, Richardson, Anna, Frisoni, Giovanni, Mega, Anna, Fostinelli, Silvia, Chiang, Huei-Hsin, Alberici, Antonella, Arighi, Andrea, Fenoglio, Chiara, Heuer, Hilary, Miller, Bruce, Karydas, Anna, Fong, Jamie, João Leitão, Maria, Santiago, Beatriz, Duro, Diana, Ferreira, Carlos, Gabilondo, Alazne, De Arriba, Maria, Tainta, Mikel, Zulaica, Miren, Ferreira, Catarina, Semler, Elisa, Ludolph, Albert, Landwehrmeyer, Bernhard, Volk, Alexander E, Miltenberger, Gabriel, Verdelho, Ana, Afonso, Sónia, Tartaglia, Maria Carmela, Freedman, Morris, Rogaeva, Ekaterina, Ferrari, Camilla, Piaceri, Irene, Bessi, Valentina, Lombardi, Gemma, St-Onge, Frédéric, Doré, Marie-Claire, Bruffaerts, Rose, Vandenbulcke, Mathieu, Van den Stock, Jan, Mesulam, M Marsel, Bigio, Eileen, Koros, Christos, Papatriantafyllou, John, Kroupis, Christos, Stefanis, Leonidas, Shoesmith, Christien, Robertson, Erik, Coppola, Giovanni, Da Silva Ramos, Eliana Marisa, Geschwind, Daniel, Moore, Katrina M, Nicholas, Jennifer, Grossman, Murray, McMillan, Corey T, Irwin, David J, Massimo, Lauren, Van Deerlin, Vivianna M, Warren, Jason D, Fox, Nick C, Rossor, Martin N, Mead, Simon, Bocchetta, Martina, Boeve, Bradley F, Knopman, David S, Graff-Radford, Neill R, Forsberg, Leah K, Rademakers, Rosa, Wszolek, Zbigniew K, van Swieten, John C, Jiskoot, Lize C, Meeter, Lieke H, Dopper, Elise GP, Papma, Janne M, Snowden, Julie S, Saxon, Jennifer, Jones, Matthew, Pickering-Brown, Stuart, Le Ber, Isabelle, Camuzat, Agnès, Brice, Alexis, Caroppo, Paola, Ghidoni, Roberta, Pievani, Michela, Benussi, Luisa, Binetti, Giuliano, Dickerson, Bradford C, Lucente, Diane, Krivensky, Samantha, Graff, Caroline, Öijerstedt, Linn, Fallström, Marie, Thonberg, Håkan, Ghoshal, Nupur, Morris, John C, Borroni, Barbara, Benussi, Alberto, Padovani, Alessandro, Galimberti, Daniela, Scarpini, Elio, Fumagalli, Giorgio G, Mackenzie, Ian R, Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R, Sengdy, Pheth, Boxer, Adam L, Rosen, Howie, Taylor, Joanne B, Synofzik, Matthis, Wilke, Carlo, Sulzer, Patricia, Hodges, John R, Halliday, Glenda, Kwok, John, Sanchez-Valle, Raquel, Lladó, Albert, Borrego-Ecija, Sergi, Santana, Isabel, Almeida, Maria Rosário, Tábuas-Pereira, Miguel, Moreno, Fermin, Barandiaran, Myriam, Indakoetxea, Begoña, Levin, Johannes, Danek, Adrian, Rowe, James B, Cope, Thomas E, Otto, Markus, Anderl-Straub, Sarah, de Mendonça, Alexandre, Maruta, Carolina, Masellis, Mario, Black, Sandra E, Couratier, Philippe, Lautrette, Geraldine, Huey, Edward D, Sorbi, Sandro, Nacmias, Benedetta, Laforce, Robert, Jr, Tremblay, Marie-Pier L, Vandenberghe, Rik, Damme, Philip Van, Rogalski, Emily J, Weintraub, Sandra, Gerhard, Alexander, Onyike, Chiadi U, Ducharme, Simon, Papageorgiou, Sokratis G, Ng, Adeline Su Lyn, Brodtmann, Amy, Finger, Elizabeth, Guerreiro, Rita, Bras, Jose, and Rohrer, Jonathan D
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42. Heterogeneity of the bone marrow niche in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms: ActivinA secretion by mesenchymal stromal cells correlates with the degree of marrow fibrosis
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Rambaldi, Benedetta, Diral, Elisa, Donsante, Samantha, Di Marzo, Noemi, Mottadelli, Federica, Cardinale, Lucia, Dander, Erica, Isimbaldi, Giuseppe, Pioltelli, Pietro, Biondi, Andrea, Riminucci, Mara, D’Amico, Giovanna, Elli, Elena Maria, Pievani, Alice, and Serafini, Marta
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43. Age at onset reveals different functional connectivity abnormalities in prodromal Alzheimer’s disease
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Pini, Lorenzo, Geroldi, Cristina, Galluzzi, Samantha, Baruzzi, Roberta, Bertocchi, Monica, Chitò, Eugenia, Orini, Stefania, Romano, Melissa, Cotelli, Maria, Rosini, Sandra, Magnaldi, Silvia, Morassi, Mauro, Cobelli, Milena, Bonvicini, Cristian, Archetti, Silvana, Zanetti, Orazio, Frisoni, Giovanni B., and Pievani, Michela
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44. Towards common ground in measuring acceptance of evolution and knowledge about evolution across Europe: a systematic review of the state of research
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Paul Kuschmierz, Andra Meneganzin, Rianne Pinxten, Telmo Pievani, Dragana Cvetković, Evangelia Mavrikaki, Dittmar Graf, and Anna Beniermann
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Abstract Background Relatively little information is available regarding the level of acceptance of evolution and knowledge about evolution in different educational settings in Europe. The aim of the present study is to fill this gap and provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research regarding evolutionary knowledge and acceptance of students and teachers across Europe, based on a systematic literature review. Results We identified 56 papers for the period 2010–2020, presenting results for 29 European countries. Both knowledge and acceptance of evolution were assessed in 17 studies. Out of 13 instruments most commonly used in the literature, five have been used in the European context so far: ACORNS, CINS, I-SEA, KEE and MATE. Thirty-one other instruments were identified of which 16 were used in studies on knowledge and 15 in studies on acceptance. The extent of knowledge was hard to compare even within groups of the same education level due to the application of different instruments and assessment of different key concepts. Our results illustrate the persistence of misconceptions through all education levels. Comparing acceptance among different education levels and countries revealed a high diversity. However, a lack of evolution in curricula tended to be associated with rejection of evolution in some countries. European studies that investigated both acceptance of evolution and knowledge about evolution varied highly concerning the existence and strength of the relationship between these factors. However, some trends are visible, such as an increase of strength of the relationship the higher the education level. Conclusions The present review highlights the lack of a standardized assessment of evolutionary knowledge and acceptance of evolution across Europe and, therefore, of reasonably comparable data. Moreover, the review revealed that only about one-third of all studies on acceptance and/or knowledge about evolution provided evidence for local validity and reliability. We suggest the use of assessment categories for both knowledge and acceptance instruments to allow for interpretation and comparison of sum scores among different sample groups. This, along with prospective comparative research based on similar samples, paves the way for future research aimed at overcoming current biases and inconsistencies in results.
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45. European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment
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Kuschmierz, Paul, Beniermann, Anna, Bergmann, Alexander, Pinxten, Rianne, Aivelo, Tuomas, Berniak-Woźny, Justyna, Bohlin, Gustav, Bugallo-Rodriguez, Anxela, Cardia, Pedro, Cavadas, Bento Filipe Barreiras Pinto, Cebesoy, Umran Betul, Cvetković, Dragana D., Demarsy, Emilie, Đorđević, Mirko S., Drobniak, Szymon M., Dubchak, Liudmyla, Dvořáková, Radka M., Fančovičová, Jana, Fortin, Corinne, Futo, Momir, Geamănă, Nicoleta Adriana, Gericke, Niklas, Grasso, Donato A., Korfiatis, Konstantinos, Lendvai, Ádám Z., Mavrikaki, Evangelia, Meneganzin, Andra, Mogias, Athanasios, Möller, Andrea, Mota, Paulo G., Naciri, Yamama, Németh, Zoltán, Ożańska-Ponikwia, Katarzyna, Paolucci, Silvia, Pap, Péter László, Petersson, Maria, Pietrzak, Barbara, Pievani, Telmo, Pobric, Alma, Porozovs, Juris, Realdon, Giulia, Sá-Pinto, Xana, Savković, Uroš B., Sicard, Mathieu, Sofonea, Mircea T., Sorgo, Andrej, Stermin, Alexandru N., Tăușan, Ioan, Torkar, Gregor, Türkmen, Lütfullah, Tutnjević, Slavica, Uitto, Anna E., Varga, Máté, Varga, Mirna, Vazquez-Ben, Lucia, Viguera, Enrique, Virtbauer, Lisa Christine, Vutsova, Albena, Yruela, Inmaculada, Zandveld, Jelle, and Graf, Dittmar
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46. Using normative modelling to detect disease progression in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in a cross-sectional multi-cohort study
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Pinaya, Walter H. L., Scarpazza, Cristina, Garcia-Dias, Rafael, Vieira, Sandra, Baecker, Lea, F da Costa, Pedro, Redolfi, Alberto, Frisoni, Giovanni B., Pievani, Michela, Calhoun, Vince D., Sato, João R., and Mechelli, Andrea
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47. Brain connectivity and metacognition in persons with subjective cognitive decline (COSCODE): rationale and study design
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Ribaldi, Federica, Chicherio, Christian, Altomare, Daniele, Martins, Marta, Tomczyk, Szymon, Jelescu, Ileana, Maturana, Enrique, Scheffler, Max, Haller, Sven, Lövblad, Karl-Olof, Pievani, Michela, Garibotto, Valentina, Kliegel, Matthias, and Frisoni, Giovanni B.
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48. Serum neurofilament light chain in genetic frontotemporal dementia: a longitudinal, multicentre cohort study
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Rossor, Martin N., Warren, Jason D., Fox, Nick C., Woollacott, Ione O.C., Shafei, Rachelle, Greaves, Caroline, Guerreiro, Rita, Bras, Jose, Thomas, David L., Nicholas, Jennifer, Mead, Simon, van Minkelen, Rick, Barandiaran, Myriam, Indakoetxea, Begoña, Gabilondo, Alazne, Tainta, Mikel, de Arriba, Maria, Gorostidi, Ana, Zulaica, Miren, Villanua, Jorge, Diaz, Zigor, Borrego-Ecija, Sergi, Olives, Jaume, Lladó, Albert, Balasa, Mircea, Antonell, Anna, Bargallo, Nuria, Premi, Enrico, Cosseddu, Maura, Gazzina, Stefano, Padovani, Alessandro, Gasparotti, Roberto, Archetti, Silvana, Black, Sandra, Mitchell, Sara, Rogaeva, Ekaterina, Freedman, Morris, Keren, Ron, Tang-Wai, David, Öijerstedt, Linn, Andersson, Christin, Jelic, Vesna, Thonberg, Hakan, Arighi, Andrea, Fenoglio, Chiara, Scarpini, Elio, Fumagalli, Giorgio, Cope, Thomas, Timberlake, Carolyn, Rittman, Timothy, Shoesmith, Christen, Bartha, Robart, Rademakers, Rosa, Wilke, Carlo, Karnath, Hans-Otto, Bender, Benjamin, Bruffaerts, Rose, Vandamme, Philip, Vandenbulcke, Mathieu, Ferreira, Catarina B., Miltenberger, Gabriel, Maruta, Carolina, Verdelho, Ana, Afonso, Sónia, Taipa, Ricardo, Caroppo, Paola, Di Fede, Giuseppe, Giaccone, Giorgio, Prioni, Sara, Redaelli, Veronica, Rossi, Giacomina, Tiraboschi, Pietro, Duro, Diana, Rosario Almeida, Maria, Castelo-Branco, Miguel, João Leitão, Maria, Tabuas-Pereira, Miguel, Santiago, Beatriz, Gauthier, Serge, Schonecker, Sonja, Semler, Elisa, Anderl-Straub, Sarah, Benussi, Luisa, Binetti, Giuliano, Ghidoni, Roberta, Pievani, Michela, Lombardi, Gemma, Nacmias, Benedetta, Ferrari, Camilla, Bessi, Valentina, van der Ende, Emma L, Meeter, Lieke H, Poos, Jackie M, Panman, Jessica L, Jiskoot, Lize C, Dopper, Elise G P, Papma, Janne M, de Jong, Frank Jan, Verberk, Inge M W, Teunissen, Charlotte, Rizopoulos, Dimitris, Heller, Carolin, Convery, Rhian S, Moore, Katrina M, Bocchetta, Martina, Neason, Mollie, Cash, David M, Borroni, Barbara, Galimberti, Daniela, Sanchez-Valle, Raquel, Laforce, Robert, Jr, Moreno, Fermin, Synofzik, Matthis, Graff, Caroline, Masellis, Mario, Carmela Tartaglia, Maria, Rowe, James B, Vandenberghe, Rik, Finger, Elizabeth, Tagliavini, Fabrizio, de Mendonça, Alexandre, Santana, Isabel, Butler, Chris, Ducharme, Simon, Gerhard, Alex, Danek, Adrian, Levin, Johannes, Otto, Markus, Frisoni, Giovanni B, Cappa, Stefano, Pijnenburg, Yolande A L, Rohrer, Jonathan D, and van Swieten, John C
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49. Disclosure of Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease to Cognitively Healthy Individuals—From Current Practice towards a Personalised Medicine Scenario
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Samantha Galluzzi, Michela Pievani, Orazio Zanetti, Luisa Benussi, The Italian-DIAfN Working Group, Giovanni B. Frisoni, and Emilio Di Maria
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Alzheimer’s disease ,dementia ,genetic risk ,APOE ,genetic testing ,genetic counselling ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a genetically complex disorder. In addition to the relatively small number of pathogenic variants causing autosomal dominant AD, many others have been associated with the much more common sporadic form. The E4 allele of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the first discovered genetic risk factor for AD. In addition, more than 70 genetic risk loci contributing to AD have been identified. Current guidelines do not recommend AD susceptibility genetic testing in cognitively healthy adults because the implications for clinical care are limited. However, secondary prevention clinical trials of disease-modifying therapies enrol individuals based on genetic criteria, and participants are often informed of APOE testing results. Moreover, the availability of direct-to-consumer genetic testing allows individuals to learn their own AD genetic risk profile without medical supervision. A number of research protocols for AD susceptibility genetic testing have been proposed. In Italy, disclosure processes and protocols beyond those developed for inherited dementia have not been established yet. We reviewed the literature on the current practice and clinical issues related to disclosing AD genetic risk to cognitively healthy individuals and provide suggestions that may help to develop specific guidelines at the national level.
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50. Correction to: European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment
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Paul Kuschmierz, Anna Beniermann, Alexander Bergmann, Rianne Pinxten, Tuomas Aivelo, Justyna Berniak-Woźny, Gustav Bohlin, Anxela Bugallo-Rodriguez, Pedro Cardia, Bento Filipe Barreiras Pinto Cavadas, Umran Betul Cebesoy, Dragana D. Cvetković, Emilie Demarsy, Mirko S. Đorđević, Szymon M. Drobniak, Liudmyla Dubchak, Radka M. Dvořáková, Jana Fančovičová, Corinne Fortin, Momir Futo, Nicoleta Adriana Geamănă, Niklas Gericke, Donato A. Grasso, Konstantinos Korfiatis, Ádám Z. Lendvai, Evangelia Mavrikaki, Andra Meneganzin, Athanasios Mogias, Andrea Möller, Paulo G. Mota, Yamama Naciri, Zoltán Németh, Katarzyna Ożańska-Ponikwia, Silvia Paolucci, Péter László Pap, Maria Petersson, Barbara Pietrzak, Telmo Pievani, Alma Pobric, Juris Porozovs, Giulia Realdon, Xana Sá-Pinto, Uroš B. Savković, Mathieu Sicard, Mircea T. Sofonea, Andrej Sorgo, Alexandru N. Stermin, Ioan Tăușan, Gregor Torkar, Lütfullah Türkmen, Slavica Tutnjević, Anna E. Uitto, Máté Varga, Mirna Varga, Lucia Vazquez-Ben, Enrique Viguera, Lisa Christine Virtbauer, Albena Vutsova, Inmaculada Yruela, Jelle Zandveld, and Dittmar Graf
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Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Evolution ,QH359-425 - Published
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