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2. Correction: International consensus on the management of metastatic gastric cancer: step by step in the foggy landscape
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Morgagni, Paolo, Bencivenga, Maria, Carneiro, Fatima, Cascinu, Stefano, Derks, Sarah, Di Bartolomeo, Maria, Donohoe, Claire, Eveno, Clarisse, Gisbertz, Suzanne, Grimminger, Peter, Gockel, Ines, Grabsch, Heike, Kassab, Paulo, Langer, Rupert, Lonardi, Sara, Maltoni, Marco, Markar, Sheraz, Moehler, Markus, Marrelli, Daniele, Mazzei, Maria Antonietta, Melisi, Davide, Milandri, Carlo, Moenig, Paul Stefan, Mostert, Bianca, Mura, Gianni, Polkowski, Wojciech, Reynolds, John, Saragoni, Luca, Van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I., Van Hillegersberg, Richard, Vieth, Michael, Verlato, Giuseppe, Torroni, Lorena, Wijnhoven, Bas, Tiberio, Guido Alberto Massimo, Yang, Han-Kwang, Roviello, Franco, and de Manzoni, Giovanni
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- 2024
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3. A comparison between endoscopic and microscopic approaches for stapes surgery: experience of a tertiary referral center
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Sacchetto, L., Raguso, G., Confuorto, G., Arietti, V., Torroni, L., Marchioni, D., and Nocini, R.
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- 2024
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4. Risk of obstructive sleep apnea among health workers: results of a screening in a large Italian University Hospital
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Spiteri, Gianluca, Monaco, Maria Grazia Lourdes, Carta, Angela, Taus, Francesco, Torroni, Lorena, Verlato, Giuseppe, and Porru, Stefano
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- 2024
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5. Chronicles of Kyphosus in the Mediterranean Sea: new records and complete mitogenomes support the scenario of one expanding fish species
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Alessandro Nota, Francesco Tiralongo, Alfredo Santovito, Antonio Torroni, and Anna Olivieri
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Kyphosus vaigiensis ,Mediterranean Sea ,mitochondrial genome ,morphological analyses ,taxonomy ,thermophilic species ,Science ,General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution ,QH1-199.5 - Abstract
The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot, being home to a vast array of marine species. Furthermore, seawater warming is facilitating the arrival and spread of new thermophilic species, posing a severe threat to biodiversity. Among the species currently extending their range and increasing in abundance in Mediterranean waters, sea chubs (genus Kyphosus) are one of the most enigmatic. One challenge arises from the high phenotypic similarity between the two congeneric species documented in the basin: Kyphosus vaigiensis and Kyphosus sectatrix. Their resemblance has often led to identification challenges, resulting in incorrect or omitted species-level classifications. Therefore, despite the growing presence of these fish in the Mediterranean, it remains unclear whether only one or both species are experiencing a demographic increase and range extension. To date, there have been 26 reports of Kyphosus individuals in the Mediterranean Sea, documented in 24 separate papers. Here, we reviewed the history of the genus in the basin and provided 13 new records of these fish from multiple localities along Mediterranean coasts. In addition, we sequenced the entire mitogenomes of two specimens, assessed their phylogenetic relationships with published Kyphosus mitochondrial DNAs from around the world, and conducted detailed morphological and meristic analyses on one of them, allowing us to provide accurate species-level identifications. Our results indicate that K. vaigiensis is the species currently expanding its range in the Mediterranean Sea, while K. sectatrix is still very rare and only sporadically reported. Notably, our mitogenome data indicate that Mediterranean K. vaigiensis individuals most likely came from Atlantic waters, while there is no evidence to support an entrance through the Red Sea or any other anthropogenic vector. Finally, the potential ecological and fishing impacts associated with the proliferation of these fish in the region are discussed.
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- 2024
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6. Pharmacokinetic effects of endoscopic gastric decontamination for multidrug gastric pharmacobezoars
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M. Marano, BM Goffredo, S. Faraci, F. Torroni, Sharada H. Gowda, S. Perdichizzi, and M. Di Nardo
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Pediatric poisoning ,Endoscopic decontamination ,Adolescent self-harm ,Gastric decontamination ,Pharmacobezoar ,Toxicology. Poisons ,RA1190-1270 - Abstract
Introduction: Intentional multiple drugs overdose is an often-encountered method of self-harm in adolescence. Treatments include supportive therapy, antidotes (when available) and decontamination techniques with the aim of reducing drugs absorption by the gastrointestinal system to minimize toxicity. Nevertheless, the decontamination techniques currently used, such as gastric lavage (GL), activated charcoal or whole-bowel irrigation, have a questionable effectiveness. Endoscopic gastric decontamination (EGD) treatment for massive ingestion of drugs or formation of pharmacobezoars is currently described only in anecdotal cases. Here we describe the management of an intentional drug overdose in an adolescent patient treated with EGD and the effects of this therapy on drugs pharmacokinetics. Case report: A 15-year-old boy was admitted in an unconscious state (Glasgow Coma Scale: 7–8) to the pediatric intensive care unit after assuming an unspecified amount of quetiapine, aspirin, bisoprolol, fluoxetine, furosemide, alprazolam, and pregabalin pills. Rapid sequence intubation was immediately performed and then the patient was treated with symptomatic therapy and GL with minimal removal of gastric material. Accounting for the type of drugs, the time elapsed from oral assumption and the unknown quantity assumed, EGD was attempted with aim of removing potential aggregate of the drugs. Serial blood samples were taken before and after EGD to measure the plasma level of the drugs. A pharmacobezoar was found and was immediately removed with EGD. The results of the drug monitoring showed that quetiapine exceeded the toxic level reported in literature indicating that it may have been the drug assumed in higher quantity by our patient. PICU stay was uneventful, and the patient was transferred to the psychiatric ward after extubation. Discussion: Our case shows how GL is not effective in mitigating multidrug absorption especially drugs potentially inducing pharmacobezoars. Furthermore, based on our plasma drug monitoring, we believe that early EGD should be considered in all cases of massive pill intake, prolonged release drugs that can form pharmacobezoars or in cases where a life-threatening dose cannot be excluded.
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7. 49. Pediatric Bone Tissue Engineering: Dipyridamole-Loaded 3D-Printed Bioceramic Scaffolds Can Stimulate Stable Bone Generation In An In Vivo Growing Pig Model Through Facial Maturity
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Allison L. Diaz, BS, Alexandra Verzella, BA, Leya Groysman, BA, Evellyn M DeMitchell-Rodriguez, MD, MS, Chen Shen, MD, MS, Andrea Torroni, MD, PhD, Lauren Yarholar, MD, Nick Tovar, PhD, DDS, Vasudev Vivekenand Nayak, PhD, Jill Schechter, DDS, Andre Alcon, MD, Bruce Cronstein, MD, Paulo Coelho, MD, DDS, PhD, Lukasz Witek, PhD, and Roberto L. Flores, MD
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Surgery ,RD1-811 - Published
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8. Disruptive situation detection on public transport through speech emotion recognition
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Eleonora Mancini, Andrea Galassi, Federico Ruggeri, and Paolo Torroni
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Speech emotion recognition ,Affective computing ,Natural language processing ,Machine learning ,Data augmentation ,Cybernetics ,Q300-390 ,Electronic computers. Computer science ,QA75.5-76.95 - Abstract
Disruptive situations are emotionally-charged events diverging from ordinary behavior, like people fighting or screaming. Public transports are one type of social environment where disruptive situation may occur, and their timely detection may bring significant improvements to people's safety. Current approaches to disruptive situation detection, typically based on CCTVs, do not take the emotional dimension into account. Conversely, we propose to frame such a problem as a speech emotion recognition task.To validate our hypotheses, we carry out an extensive experimental study focusing on the development of a model characterized by speaker/gender independence, robustness to noise, and robustness against multiple voices. We investigate a variety of audio features, classifiers, datasets, and data augmentation methods in an effort to define effective ways to address this under-investigated yet socially significant problem. Our experiments show that the proposed systems attain an F1 score of over 90% on the disruptive class, even when introducing noisy elements such as environmental noise or multiple overlapping voices. This robust performance is achieved with datasets characterized by speaker variability, gender diversity, and varying number of samples. Such promising results indicate that framing disruptive situation detection as a speech emotion recognition task could pave the way to the adoption of new types of intelligent systems with a positive impact on public safety.
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9. Bidirectional Approach with PIPAC and Systemic Chemotherapy for Patients with Synchronous Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases (GCPM)
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Casella, Francesco, Bencivenga, Maria, Brancato, Giorgio, Torroni, Lorena, Ridolfi, Cecilia, Puccio, Carmelo, Alloggio, Mariella, Meloni, Francesca, Fusario, Daniele, Marrelli, Daniele, Giacopuzzi, Simone, Roviello, Franco, and de Manzoni, Giovanni
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- 2023
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10. Disruptive situation detection on public transport through speech emotion recognition
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Mancini, Eleonora, Galassi, Andrea, Ruggeri, Federico, and Torroni, Paolo
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11. Replogle Modified Endoscopic Vacuum-Assisted Closure (EVAC) Therapy: A New Strategy to Treat Anastomotic Leakage and Esophageal Perforation
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Rollo, Giovanni, De Angelis, Paola, Torroni, Filippo, Balassone, Valerio, Iolanda Contini, Anna Chiara, Faraci, Simona, Romeo, Erminia Francesca, Dall'Oglio, Luigi, and Caldaro, Tamara
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12. Foreign body ingestion in children: Definition of a nomogram to predict surgical or endoscopic intervention
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Biganzoli, Elia Mario, Marano, Giuseppe, Bucci, Cristina, Caldore, Mariano, Murciano, Manuel, Chiarazzo, Giulia, Ichino, Martina, Macchini, Francesco, Marinari, Alessandra, Nardo, Giovanni Di, Marseglia, Antonio, Saccomani, Marco Deganello, Sala, Debora, Balestra, Elia, Iuliano, Silvia, Mantegazza, Cecilia, Ferraro, Simona, Biganzoli, Davide, Destro, Francesca, Quitadamo, Paolo, Isoldi, Sara, Torroni, Filippo, Malamisura, Monica, Renzo, Sara, Fioretti, Lorenzo, Gandullia, Paolo, Tantari, Giacomo, Maino, Marta, Fava, Giorgio, Bramuzzo, Matteo, Zingarella, Silvia, Illiceto, Maria Teresa, Norsa, Lorenzo, Pellegrino, Maristella, Antoniello, Luca Maria, Orizio, Paolo, Nanni, Alessio, Cisarò, Fabio, Felici, Enrico, Romano, Claudio, and Oliva, Salvatore
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13. Prevalence of FMS Diagnosis According to ACR 2016 Revised Criteria in a Pain Therapy Centre in Italy: Observational Study
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Vittorio Schweiger, Alvise Martini, Marta Nizzero, Eleonora Bonora, Giovanna Del Balzo, Leonardo Gottin, Lorena Torroni, Luca Polati, Giada Zuliani, Erica Secchettin, and Enrico Polati
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fibromyalgia ,diagnostic criteria ,prevalence ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Background and Objectives: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a multifaceted disease with a strong preference for the female sex. It is characterised by chronic widespread pain, sleep–wake disorders, fatigue, cognitive disturbances, and several other somatic symptoms. Materials and Methods: In this prospective observational study, we analysed data regarding 302 patients who were referred to our pain centre for a first clinical assessment evaluation and were then inspected for the physician-based 2016 revision of the ACR diagnostic criteria for FMS, regardless of the final diagnosis previously made by the pain therapist. Results: Among the 280 patients who adhered to the 2016 ACR questionnaire, 20.3% displayed positive criteria for FMS diagnosis. The level of agreement between the FMS discharge diagnosis made by the pain clinician and the ACR 2016 criteria-positivity was moderate (kappa = 0.599, with moderate agreement set at a kappa value of 0.6). Only four patients (1.7%) diagnosed as suffering from FMS at discharge did not satisfy the minimal 2016 ACR diagnostic criteria. Conclusions: This prospective observational study confirmed the diagnostic challenge with FMS, as demonstrated by the moderate grade of agreement between the FMS diagnosis at discharge and the positivity for 2016 ACR criteria. In our opinion, the use of widely accepted diagnostic guidelines should be implemented in clinical scenarios and should become a common language among clinicians who evaluate and treat patients reporting widespread pain and FMS-suggestive symptoms. Further methodologically stronger studies will be necessary to validate our observation.
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14. ASO Visual Abstract: Bidirectional Approach with PIPAC and Systemic Chemotherapy for Patients with Synchronous Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases (GCPM)
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Casella, Francesco, Bencivenga, Maria, Brancato, Giorgio, Torroni, Lorena, Ridolfi, Cecilia, Puccio, Carmelo, Alloggio, Mariella, Meloni, Francesca, Fusario, Daniele, Marrelli, Daniele, Giacopuzzi, Simone, Roviello, Franco, and de Manzoni, Giovanni
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- 2023
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15. Remodeling of the Temporomandibular Joint After Mandibular Setback Surgery: A 3D Cephalometric Analysis
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Naik, Keyur Y., Lee, Kevin C., Rekawek, Peter, Zoida, Joseph, and Torroni, Andrea
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- 2023
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16. Long-term residential exposure to air pollution and risk of chronic respiratory diseases in Italy: The BIGEPI study
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Marchetti, Pierpaolo, Miotti, Jessica, Locatelli, Francesca, Antonicelli, Leonardo, Baldacci, Sandra, Battaglia, Salvatore, Bono, Roberto, Corsico, Angelo, Gariazzo, Claudio, Maio, Sara, Murgia, Nicola, Pirina, Pietro, Silibello, Camillo, Stafoggia, Massimo, Torroni, Lorena, Viegi, Giovanni, Verlato, Giuseppe, and Marcon, Alessandro
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17. Current practice on the use of prophylactic drain after gastrectomy in Italy: the Abdominal Drain in Gastrectomy (ADiGe) survey
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Mengardo, Valentina, Weindelmayer, Jacopo, Veltri, Alessandro, Giacopuzzi, Simone, Torroni, Lorena, and de Manzoni, Giovanni
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18. Three-Dimensional Printing Methods for Bioceramic-Based Scaffold Fabrication for Craniomaxillofacial Bone Tissue Engineering
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Zeeshan Sheikh, Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak, Umer Daood, Anupreet Kaur, Hanan Moussa, Abbas Canteenwala, Pierre-Luc Michaud, Ísis de Fátima Balderrama, Edisa de Oliveira Sousa, Nick Tovar, Andrea Torroni, Michael Glogauer, Huzefa Talib, Paulo G. Coelho, and Lukasz Witek
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bioceramics ,3D-printing ,bone tissue engineering ,scaffold fabrication ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology has revolutionized the field of the use of bioceramics for maxillofacial and periodontal applications, offering unprecedented control over the shape, size, and structure of bioceramic implants. In addition, bioceramics have become attractive materials for these applications due to their biocompatibility, biostability, and favorable mechanical properties. However, despite their advantages, bioceramic implants are still associated with inferior biological performance issues after implantation, such as slow osseointegration, inadequate tissue response, and an increased risk of implant failure. To address these challenges, researchers have been developing strategies to improve the biological performance of 3D-printed bioceramic implants. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of 3DP techniques and strategies for bioceramic materials designed for bone regeneration. The review also addresses the use and incorporation of active biomolecules in 3D-printed bioceramic constructs to stimulate bone regeneration. By controlling the surface roughness and chemical composition of the implant, the construct can be tailored to promote osseointegration and reduce the risk of adverse tissue reactions. Additionally, growth factors, such as bone morphogenic proteins (rhBMP-2) and pharmacologic agent (dipyridamole), can be incorporated to promote the growth of new bone tissue. Incorporating porosity into bioceramic constructs can improve bone tissue formation and the overall biological response of the implant. As such, employing surface modification, combining with other materials, and incorporating the 3DP workflow can lead to better patient healing outcomes.
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19. Influence of Tumor Stroma on the Aggressiveness of Poorly Cohesive Gastric Carcinoma
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Giorgio Malpeli, Federica Filippini, Fabrizio Tedone, Lorena Torroni, Mariella Alloggio, Claudia Castelli, Mariagiulia Dal Cero, Roberto Perris, Anna Tomezzoli, Giovanni De Manzoni, and Maria Bencivenga
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gastric cancer ,intratumoral stroma ,poorly cohesive ,diffuse type ,Medicine - Abstract
Tumor-stroma crosstalk promotes the adaptation of cancer cells to the local microenvironment and sustains their growth. We assessed the quantitative and qualitative impact of intralesional stroma on clinic-pathological features and the prognosis of poorly cohesive gastric cancer (PCGC) variants. Tissue microarrays including 75 PCGC specimens were immunostained for cytokeratin 8/18 and α-smooth muscle actin to assess the relative proportion of neoplastic cells versus stromal components and the cases were subsequently divided into stroma-rich (SR) and stroma-poor (SP) tumors. Stromal status is significantly associated with the depth of tumor invasion. Patient survival rate was found to be higher in the SP compared to the SR tumor group and, hence, abundant stroma was identified as a significant risk factor in univariable analysis but had no independent prognostic impact. We also investigated the mRNA levels of KRT8 and the associated transcriptional signatures using the molecular data of 82 PCGC cases divided into KRT8-high and KRT8-low groups. KRT8-high tumors were enriched in proteins localized in the extracellular compartment and their expression levels correlated with longer survival in the KRT8-high group and shorter overall survival in the KRT8-low group. Comprehensively, we find that relative intralesional stromal content is a marker of aggressiveness in PCGC tumors and that extracellular proteins characterize functionally and clinically different PCGC subgroups.
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20. SHH medulloblastoma and very early onset of bowel polyps in a child with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome
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Anna Maria Caroleo, Silvia Rotulo, Emanuele Agolini, Marina Macchiaiolo, Luigi Boccuto, Manila Antonelli, Giovanna Stefania Colafati, Antonella Cacchione, Giacomina Megaro, Andrea Carai, Maria Antonietta De Ioris, Mariachiara Lodi, Assunta Tornesello, Valeria Simone, Filippo Torroni, Giuseppe Cinalli, and Angela Mastronuzzi
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cancer predisposition syndrome (CPS) ,pediatric ,PTHS ,medulloblastoma (MB) ,intestinal polyp ,PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) is a cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by an increased risk of developing benign and malignant tumors, caused by germline pathogenic variants of the PTEN tumour suppressor gene. PTEN gene variants often present in childhood with macrocephaly, developmental delay, and/or autism spectrum disorder while tumors and intestinal polyps are commonly detected in adults. PHTS is rarely associated with childhood brain tumors with only two reported cases of medulloblastoma (MB). We report the exceptional case of an infant carrying a germline and somatic pathogenic variant of PTEN and a germline and somatic pathogenic variant of CHEK2 who developed a MB SHH in addition to intestinal polyposis.
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21. Toxicity and behavioural effects of ocfentanil and 2-furanylfentanyl in zebrafish larvae and mice
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Bilel, S., Murari, M., Pesavento, S., Arfè, R., Tirri, M., Torroni, L., Marti, M., Tagliaro, F., and Gottardo, R.
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22. Genomic evidence for adaptation to tuberculosis in the Andes before European contact
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Joseph, Sophie K., Migliore, Nicola Rambaldi, Olivieri, Anna, Torroni, Antonio, Owings, Amanda C., DeGiorgio, Michael, Ordóñez, Wladimir Galarza, Aguilú, J.J. Ortiz, González-Andrade, Fabricio, Achilli, Alessandro, and Lindo, John
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23. A chromosome-level reference genome and pangenome for barn swallow population genomics
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Secomandi, Simona, Gallo, Guido R., Sozzoni, Marcella, Iannucci, Alessio, Galati, Elena, Abueg, Linelle, Balacco, Jennifer, Caprioli, Manuela, Chow, William, Ciofi, Claudio, Collins, Joanna, Fedrigo, Olivier, Ferretti, Luca, Fungtammasan, Arkarachai, Haase, Bettina, Howe, Kerstin, Kwak, Woori, Lombardo, Gianluca, Masterson, Patrick, Messina, Graziella, Møller, Anders P., Mountcastle, Jacquelyn, Mousseau, Timothy A., Ferrer Obiol, Joan, Olivieri, Anna, Rhie, Arang, Rubolini, Diego, Saclier, Marielle, Stanyon, Roscoe, Stucki, David, Thibaud-Nissen, Françoise, Torrance, James, Torroni, Antonio, Weber, Kristina, Ambrosini, Roberto, Bonisoli-Alquati, Andrea, Jarvis, Erich D., Gianfranceschi, Luca, and Formenti, Giulio
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- 2023
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24. Engineering 3D Printed Bioceramic Scaffolds to Reconstruct Critical-Sized Calvaria Defects in a Skeletally Immature Pig Model
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DeMitchell-Rodriguez, Evellyn M., Shen, Chen, Nayak, Vasudev Vivekanand, Tovar, Nick, Witek, Lukasz, Torroni, Andrea, Yarholar, Lauren M., Cronstein, Bruce N., Flores, Roberto L., and Coelho, Paulo G.
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- 2023
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25. Evaluation of instrumentation and pedicle screw design for posterior lumbar fixation: A pre‐clinical in vivo/ex vivo ovine model
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Lukasz Witek, Paulo Eduardo Lima Parente, Andrea Torroni, Michael Greenberg, Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak, Jacques Henri Hacquebord, and Paulo G. Coelho
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biomechanics ,engineering ,oseeodensification ,pre‐clinical models ,regenerative medicine ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 - Abstract
Abstract Background Stabilization procedures of the lumbar spine are routinely performed for various conditions, such as spondylolisthesis and scoliosis. Spine surgery has become even more common, with the incidence rates increasing ~30% between 2004 and 2015. Various solutions to increase the success of lumbar stabilization procedures have been proposed, ranging from the device's geometrical configuration to bone quality enhancement via grafting and, recently, through modified drilling instrumentation. Conventional (manual) instrumentation renders the excavated bony fragments ineffective, whereas the “additive” osseodensification rotary drilling compacts the bone fragments into the osteotomy walls, creating nucleating sites for regeneration. Methods This study aimed to compare both manual versus rotary Osseodensification (OD) instrumentation as well as two different pedicle screw thread designs in a controlled split animal model in posterior lumbar stabilization to determine the feasibility and potential advantages of each variable with respect to mechanical stability and histomorphology. A total of 164 single thread (82 per thread configuration), pedicle screws (4.5 × 35 mm) were used for the study. Each animal received eight pedicles (four per thread design) screws, which were placed in the lumbar spine of 21 adult sheep. One side of the lumbar spine underwent rotary osseodensification instrumentation, while the contralateral underwent conventional, hand, instrumentation. The animals were euthanized after 6‐ and 24‐weeks of healing, and the vertebrae were removed for biomechanical and histomorphometric analyses. Pullout strength and histologic analysis were performed on all harvested samples. Results The rotary instrumentation yielded statistically (p = 0.026) greater pullout strength (1060.6 N ± 181) relative to hand instrumentation (769.3 N ± 181) at the 24‐week healing time point. Histomorphometric analysis exhibited significantly higher degrees of bone to implant contact for the rotary instrumentation only at the early healing time point (6 weeks), whereas bone area fraction occupancy was statistically higher for rotary instrumentation at both healing times. The levels of soft tissue infiltration were lower for pedicle screws placed in osteotomies prepared using OD instrumentation relative to hand instrumentation, independent of healing time. Conclusion The rotary instrumentation yielded enhanced mechanical and histologic results relative to the conventional hand instrumentation in this lumbar spine stabilization model.
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26. Clinical Features of Gastric Signet Ring Cell Cancer: Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Mariagiulia Dal Cero, Maria Bencivenga, Drolaiz H. W. Liu, Michele Sacco, Mariella Alloggio, Kelly G. P. Kerckhoffs, Federica Filippini, Luca Saragoni, Mar Iglesias, Anna Tomezzoli, Fátima Carneiro, Heike I. Grabsch, Giuseppe Verlato, Lorena Torroni, Guillaume Piessen, Manuel Pera, and Giovanni de Manzoni
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gastric cancer ,signet ring cells ,survival ,poorly cohesive ,pathological classification ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Background: Conflicting results about the prognostic relevance of signet ring cell histology in gastric cancer have been reported. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis focusing on the clinicopathological features and prognosis of this subgroup of cancer compared with other histologies. Methods: A systematic literature search in the PubMed database was conducted, including all publications up to 1 October 2021. A meta-analysis comparing the results of the studies was performed. Results: A total of 2062 studies referring to gastric cancer with signet ring cell histology were identified, of which 262 studies reported on its relationship with clinical information. Of these, 74 were suitable to be included in the meta-analysis. A slightly lower risk of developing nodal metastases in signet ring cell tumours compared to other histotypes was found (especially to undifferentiated/poorly differentiated/mucinous and mixed histotypes); the lower risk was more evident in early and slightly increased in advanced gastric cancer. Survival tended to be better in early stage signet ring cell cancer compared to other histotypes; no differences were shown in advanced stages, and survival was poorer in metastatic patients. In the subgroup analysis, survival in signet ring cell cancer was slightly worse compared to non-signet ring cell cancer and differentiated/well-to-moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Conclusions: Most of the conflicting results in signet ring cell gastric cancer literature could be derived from the lack of standardisation in their classification and the comparison with the different subtypes of gastric cancer. There is a critical need to strive for a standardised classification system for gastric cancer, fostering clarity and coherence in the forthcoming research and clinical applications.
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27. A privacy-preserving dialogue system based on argumentation
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Fazzinga, Bettina, Galassi, Andrea, and Torroni, Paolo
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28. Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) in multimodal therapy for patients with oligometastatic peritoneal gastric cancer: a randomized multicenter phase III trial PIPAC VEROne
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Casella Francesco, Bencivenga Maria, Rosati Riccardo, Fumagalli Uberto Romario, Marrelli Daniele, Pacelli Fabio, Macrì Antonio, Donini Annibale, Torroni Lorena, Pavarana Michele, and De Manzoni Giovanni
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gastric cancer ,intraperitoneal chemotherapy ,peritoneal metastases ,pipac ,systemic chemotherapy ,Medicine ,Specialties of internal medicine ,RC581-951 - Abstract
Peritoneal carcinomatosis is the most frequent site of metastases in patients with gastric cancer. Current standard treatment is palliative systemic chemotherapy with very poor prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) resulted in long-term benefits in selected patients. Among patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis, a distinctive subset is oligometastatic disease which is characterized by low metastatic burden. Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a recent technique of intraperitoneal chemotherapy used in combination with systemic chemotherapy with promising results.
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29. Genomic evidence for adaptation to tuberculosis in the Andes before European contact
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Sophie K. Joseph, Nicola Rambaldi Migliore, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni, Amanda C. Owings, Michael DeGiorgio, Wladimir Galarza Ordóñez, J.J. Ortiz Aguilú, Fabricio González-Andrade, Alessandro Achilli, and John Lindo
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Summary: Most studies focusing on human high-altitude adaptation in the Andean highlands have thus far been focused on Peruvian populations. We present high-coverage whole genomes from Indigenous people living in the Ecuadorian highlands and perform multi-method scans to detect positive natural selection. We identified regions of the genome that show signals of strong selection to both cardiovascular and hypoxia pathways, which are distinct from those uncovered in Peruvian populations. However, the strongest signals of selection were related to regions of the genome that are involved in immune function related to tuberculosis. Given our estimated timing of this selection event, the Indigenous people of Ecuador may have adapted to Mycobacterium tuberculosis thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. Furthermore, we detect a population collapse that coincides with the arrival of Europeans, which is more severe than other regions of the Andes, suggesting differing effects of contact across high-altitude populations.
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30. A chromosome-level reference genome and pangenome for barn swallow population genomics
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Simona Secomandi, Guido R. Gallo, Marcella Sozzoni, Alessio Iannucci, Elena Galati, Linelle Abueg, Jennifer Balacco, Manuela Caprioli, William Chow, Claudio Ciofi, Joanna Collins, Olivier Fedrigo, Luca Ferretti, Arkarachai Fungtammasan, Bettina Haase, Kerstin Howe, Woori Kwak, Gianluca Lombardo, Patrick Masterson, Graziella Messina, Anders P. Møller, Jacquelyn Mountcastle, Timothy A. Mousseau, Joan Ferrer Obiol, Anna Olivieri, Arang Rhie, Diego Rubolini, Marielle Saclier, Roscoe Stanyon, David Stucki, Françoise Thibaud-Nissen, James Torrance, Antonio Torroni, Kristina Weber, Roberto Ambrosini, Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, Erich D. Jarvis, Luca Gianfranceschi, and Giulio Formenti
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CP: Molecular biology ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Summary: Insights into the evolution of non-model organisms are limited by the lack of reference genomes of high accuracy, completeness, and contiguity. Here, we present a chromosome-level, karyotype-validated reference genome and pangenome for the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). We complement these resources with a reference-free multialignment of the reference genome with other bird genomes and with the most comprehensive catalog of genetic markers for the barn swallow. We identify potentially conserved and accelerated genes using the multialignment and estimate genome-wide linkage disequilibrium using the catalog. We use the pangenome to infer core and accessory genes and to detect variants using it as a reference. Overall, these resources will foster population genomics studies in the barn swallow, enable detection of candidate genes in comparative genomics studies, and help reduce bias toward a single reference genome.
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31. Detecting and explaining unfairness in consumer contracts through memory networks
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Ruggeri, Federico, Lagioia, Francesca, Lippi, Marco, and Torroni, Paolo
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32. Mitochondrial DNA control-region and coding-region data highlight geographically structured diversity and post-domestication population dynamics in worldwide donkeys.
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Rambaldi Migliore, Nicola, Bigi, Daniele, Milanesi, Marco, Zambonelli, Paolo, Negrini, Riccardo, Morabito, Simone, Verini-Supplizi, Andrea, Liotta, Luigi, Chegdani, Fatima, Agha, Saif, Salim, Bashir, Beja-Pereira, Albano, Torroni, Antonio, Ajmone‐Marsan, Paolo, Achilli, Alessandro, and Colli, Licia
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MITOCHONDRIAL DNA ,HAPLOGROUPS ,POPULATION dynamics ,EQUUS ,DEVELOPED countries ,DONKEYS - Abstract
Donkeys (Equus asinus) have been used extensively in agriculture and transportations since their domestication, ca. 5000–7000 years ago, but the increased mechanization of the last century has largely spoiled their role as burden animals, particularly in developed countries. Consequently, donkey breeds and population sizes have been declining for decades, and the diversity contributed by autochthonous gene pools has been eroded. Here, we examined coding-region data extracted from 164 complete mitogenomes and 1392 donkey mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control-region sequences to (i) assess worldwide diversity, (ii) evaluate geographical patterns of variation, and (iii) provide a new nomenclature of mtDNA haplogroups. The topology of the Maximum Parsimony tree confirmed the two previously identified major clades, i.e. Clades 1 and 2, but also highlighted the occurrence of a deep-diverging lineage within Clade 2 that left a marginal trace in modern donkeys. Thanks to the identification of stable and highly diagnostic coding-region mutational motifs, the two lineages were renamed as haplogroup A and haplogroup B, respectively, to harmonize clade nomenclature with the standard currently adopted for other livestock species. Control-region diversity and population expansion metrics varied considerably between geographical areas but confirmed North-eastern Africa as the likely domestication center. The patterns of geographical distribution of variation analyzed through phylogenetic networks and AMOVA confirmed the co-occurrence of both haplogroups in all sampled populations, while differences at the regional level point to the joint effects of demography, past human migrations and trade following the spread of donkeys out of the domestication center. Despite the strong decline that donkey populations have undergone for decades in many areas of the world, the sizeable mtDNA variability we scored, and the possible identification of a new early radiating lineage further stress the need for an extensive and large-scale characterization of donkey nuclear genome diversity to identify hotspots of variation and aid the conservation of local breeds worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Chronicles of Kyphosus in the Mediterranean Sea: new records and complete mitogenomes support the scenario of one expanding fish species.
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Nota, Alessandro, Tiralongo, Francesco, Santovito, Alfredo, Torroni, Antonio, and Olivieri, Anna
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BIOLOGICAL classification ,MITOCHONDRIAL DNA ,ECOLOGICAL impact ,PHENOTYPES ,SEAWATER - Abstract
The Mediterrane an Sea is a biodiversity hotspot, being home to a vast array of marine species. Furthermore, seawater warming is facilitating the arrival and spread of new thermophilic species, posing a severe threat to biodiversity. Among the species currently extending their range and increasing in abundance in Mediterranean waters, sea chubs (genus Kyphosus) are one of the most enigmatic. One challenge arises from the high phenotypic similarity between the two congeneric species documented in the basin: Kyphosus vaigiensis and Kyphosus sectatrix. Their resemblance has often led to identification challenges, resulting in incorrect or omitted species-level classifications. Therefore, despite the growing presence of these fish in the Mediterranean, it remains unclear whether only one or both species are experiencing a demographic increase and range extension. To date, there have been 26 reports of Kyphosus individuals in the Mediterranean Sea, documented in 24 separate papers. Here, we reviewed the history of the genus in the basin and provided 13 new records of these fish from multiple localities along Mediterranean coasts. In addition, we sequenced the entire mitogenomes of two specimens, assessed their phylogenetic relationships with published Kyphosus mitochondrial DNAs from around the world, and conducted detailed morphological and meristic analyses on one of them, allowing us to provide accurate species-level identifications. Our results indicate that K. vaigiensis is the species currently expanding its range in the Mediterranean Sea, while K. sectatrix is still very rare and only sporadically reported. Notably, our mitogenome data indicate that Mediterranean K. vaigiensis individuals most likely came from Atlantic waters, while there is no evidence to support an entrance through the Red Sea or any other anthropogenic vector. Finally, the potential ecological and fishing impacts associated with the proliferation of these fish in the region are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. YAP Activation Is Associated with a Worse Prognosis of Poorly Cohesive Gastric Cancer
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Maria Bencivenga, Lorena Torroni, Mariagiulia Dal Cero, Alberto Quinzii, Camilla Zecchetto, Valeria Merz, Simona Casalino, Francesco Taus, Silvia Pietrobono, Domenico Mangiameli, Federica Filippini, Mariella Alloggio, Claudia Castelli, Mar Iglesias, Manuel Pera, and Davide Melisi
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Poorly cohesive (PC) gastric cancer (GC) is extremely aggressive in progression, and there is an urgent need to identify the molecular pathways involved. We hypothesized the essential role of the RhoA–YAP axis in these mechanisms. The present observational multicenter retrospective study included 133 patients with PC GC treated at two dedicated European surgical centers between 2004 and 2014. YAP nuclear localization was measured by immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of tissue biopsies. The complete absence of nuclear reactivity was coded as negative expression; we considered “any positive” as low nuclear expression (>0% but p = 0.029) in patients with negative YAP (46%, 95% CI 31.1–60.0%) than in the other patients (27%, 17.5–38.1%). Moreover, when controlling for sex, age, pT, pN, and percentage of signet ring cells in the multivariable analysis, YAP expression was a significant predictor of OS (HR 2.03, 95% CI: 1.18–3.51, p = 0.011). Our results provide new insights into the role of the YAP signaling cascade, as its activation was associated with a worse prognosis in PC GC.
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35. Proposal for Perioperative Pharmacological Protocol for the Reduction in Early Complications in Orthorhinoseptoplasty: Five Years of Experience
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Riccardo Nocini, Valerio Arietti, Eleonora Barausse, Lorena Torroni, Alessandro Trotolo, and Giangiacomo Sanna
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ORSP ,rhinoplasty ,revision rhinoplasty ,rhinoseptoplasty ,therapy protocol ,surgical complications ,Medicine - Abstract
Septorhinoplasty is a crucial intervention in functional and aesthetic facial surgery. Although rare and usually manageable, complications could lead to disfiguring consequences. There is no universal protocol for perioperative management in the literature. The aim of this article is to analyze the surgical complications in patients who underwent open rhinoseptoplasty and were treated in the perioperative period with the standardized protocol used in our department, in order to propose it as a standardized protocol for a more global application. Methods: The patients included underwent rhinoplasty between 2017 and 2022 and were managed with the same treatment protocol. Perioperative and intraoperative data, as well as possible complications, were collected. Results: A total of 129 patients were included, 73% of which reported either mild or no complications. Abnormal scar healing was the most frequent complaint (9%), followed by edema (6.2%), nasal dyspnea (3.9%), infection (2.3%), and bleeding (2.3%). No severe complications were reported. Conclusions: Our protocol appears to be effective in minimizing complications such as infection and bleeding, although it is very difficult to compare the results with the literature.
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36. 3D Printing Type 1 Bovine Collagen Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications—Physicochemical Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation
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Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak, Nick Tovar, Doha Khan, Angel Cabrera Pereira, Dindo Q. Mijares, Marcus Weck, Alejandro Durand, James E. Smay, Andrea Torroni, Paulo G. Coelho, and Lukasz Witek
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bovine collagen ,crosslinking ,lyophilizing ,tissue engineering ,additive manufacturing ,3D printing ,Science ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 ,Inorganic chemistry ,QD146-197 ,General. Including alchemy ,QD1-65 - Abstract
Collagen, an abundant extracellular matrix protein, has shown hemostatic, chemotactic, and cell adhesive characteristics, making it an attractive choice for the fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds. The aim of this study was to synthesize a fibrillar colloidal gel from Type 1 bovine collagen, as well as three dimensionally (3D) print scaffolds with engineered pore architectures. 3D-printed scaffolds were also subjected to post-processing through chemical crosslinking (in N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide) and lyophilization. The scaffolds were physicochemically characterized through Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric Analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and mechanical (tensile) testing. In vitro experiments using Presto Blue and Alkaline Phosphatase assays were conducted to assess cellular viability and the scaffolds’ ability to promote cellular proliferation and differentiation. Rheological analysis indicated shear thinning capabilities in the collagen gels. Crosslinked and lyophilized 3D-printed scaffolds were thermally stable at 37 °C and did not show signs of denaturation, although crosslinking resulted in poor mechanical strength. PB and ALP assays showed no signs of cytotoxicity as a result of crosslinking. Fibrillar collagen was successfully formulated into a colloidal gel for extrusion through a direct inkjet writing printer. 3D-printed scaffolds promoted cellular attachment and proliferation, making them a promising material for customized, patient-specific tissue regenerative applications.
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37. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery can Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Hospital Cost of Gastrectomy for Cancer in the West: A Propensity-Score-Based Analysis
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Weindelmayer, Jacopo, Mengardo, Valentina, Gasparini, Angela, Sacco, Michele, Torroni, Lorena, Carlini, Mauro, Verlato, Giuseppe, and de Manzoni, Giovanni
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38. Dissecting the multifaceted contribution of the mitochondrial genome to autism spectrum disorder
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Leonardo Caporali, Claudio Fiorini, Flavia Palombo, Martina Romagnoli, Flavia Baccari, Corrado Zenesini, Paola Visconti, Annio Posar, Maria Cristina Scaduto, Danara Ormanbekova, Agatino Battaglia, Raffaella Tancredi, Cinzia Cameli, Marta Viggiano, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni, Elena Maestrini, Magali Jane Rochat, Elena Bacchelli, Valerio Carelli, and Alessandra Maresca
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mitochondrial DNA ,mitochondrial haplogroups ,universal heteroplasmy ,autism spectrum disorder ,autism risk ,Genetics ,QH426-470 - Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a clinically heterogeneous class of neurodevelopmental conditions with a strong, albeit complex, genetic basis. The genetic architecture of ASD includes different genetic models, from monogenic transmission at one end, to polygenic risk given by thousands of common variants with small effects at the other end. The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was also proposed as a genetic modifier for ASD, mostly focusing on maternal mtDNA, since the paternal mitogenome is not transmitted to offspring. We extensively studied the potential contribution of mtDNA in ASD pathogenesis and risk through deep next generation sequencing and quantitative PCR in a cohort of 98 families. While the maternally-inherited mtDNA did not seem to predispose to ASD, neither for haplogroups nor for the presence of pathogenic mutations, an unexpected influence of paternal mtDNA, apparently centered on haplogroup U, came from the Italian families extrapolated from the test cohort (n = 74) when compared to the control population. However, this result was not replicated in an independent Italian cohort of 127 families and it is likely due to the elevated paternal age at time of conception. In addition, ASD probands showed a reduced mtDNA content when compared to their unaffected siblings. Multivariable regression analyses indicated that variants with 15%–5% heteroplasmy in probands are associated to a greater severity of ASD based on ADOS-2 criteria, whereas paternal super-haplogroups H and JT were associated with milder phenotypes. In conclusion, our results suggest that the mtDNA impacts on ASD, significantly modifying the phenotypic expression in the Italian population. The unexpected finding of protection induced by paternal mitogenome in term of severity may derive from a role of mtDNA in influencing the accumulation of nuclear de novo mutations or epigenetic alterations in fathers’ germinal cells, affecting the neurodevelopment in the offspring. This result remains preliminary and needs further confirmation in independent cohorts of larger size. If confirmed, it potentially opens a different perspective on how paternal non-inherited mtDNA may predispose or modulate other complex diseases.
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39. A privacy-preserving dialogue system based on argumentation
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Bettina Fazzinga, Andrea Galassi, and Paolo Torroni
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68T50 ,68T35 ,68T99 ,Cybernetics ,Q300-390 ,Electronic computers. Computer science ,QA75.5-76.95 - Abstract
Dialogue systems are a class of increasingly popular AI-based solutions to support timely and interactive communication with users in many domains. Due to the apparent possibility of users disclosing their sensitive data when interacting with such systems, ensuring that the systems follow the relevant laws, regulations, and ethical principles should be of primary concern. In this context, we discuss the main open points regarding these aspects and propose an approach grounded on a computational argumentation framework. Our approach ensures that user data are managed according to data minimization, purpose limitation, and integrity. Moreover, it is endowed with the capability of providing motivations for the system responses to offer transparency and explainability. We illustrate the architecture using as a case study a COVID-19 vaccine information system, discuss its theoretical properties, and evaluate it empirically.
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40. Decellularized esophageal tubular scaffold microperforated by quantum molecular resonance technology and seeded with mesenchymal stromal cells for tissue engineering esophageal regeneration
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Maurizio Marzaro, Gianantonio Pozzato, Stefano Tedesco, Mattia Algeri, Alessandro Pozzato, Luigi Tomao, Ilaria Montano, Filippo Torroni, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Luciano Guerra, Tommaso D’Angelo, Giovanni Federici di Abriola, Lorenzo Lupoi, Maria Emiliana Caristo, Ivo Boškoski, Guido Costamagna, Paola Francalanci, Giuseppe Astori, Angela Bozza, Andrea Bagno, Martina Todesco, Emanuele Trovalusci, Luigi Dall’ Oglio, Franco Locatelli, and Tamara Caldaro
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tissue engineering ,esophagus ,quantum molecular resonance ,mesenchymal stromal cells ,scaffold ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 - Abstract
Current surgical options for patients requiring esophageal replacement suffer from several limitations and do not assure a satisfactory quality of life. Tissue engineering techniques for the creation of customized “self-developing” esophageal substitutes, which are obtained by seeding autologous cells on artificial or natural scaffolds, allow simplifying surgical procedures and achieving good clinical outcomes. In this context, an appealing approach is based on the exploitation of decellularized tissues as biological matrices to be colonized by the appropriate cell types to regenerate the desired organs. With specific regard to the esophagus, the presence of a thick connective texture in the decellularized scaffold hampers an adequate penetration and spatial distribution of cells. In the present work, the Quantum Molecular Resonance® (QMR) technology was used to create a regular microchannel structure inside the connective tissue of full-thickness decellularized tubular porcine esophagi to facilitate a diffuse and uniform spreading of seeded mesenchymal stromal cells within the scaffold. Esophageal samples were thoroughly characterized before and after decellularization and microperforation in terms of residual DNA content, matrix composition, structure and biomechanical features. The scaffold was seeded with mesenchymal stromal cells under dynamic conditions, to assess the ability to be repopulated before its implantation in a large animal model. At the end of the procedure, they resemble the original esophagus, preserving the characteristic multilayer composition and maintaining biomechanical properties adequate for surgery. After the sacrifice we had histological and immunohistochemical evidence of the full-thickness regeneration of the esophageal wall, resembling the native organ. These results suggest the QMR microperforated decellularized esophageal scaffold as a promising device for esophagus regeneration in patients needing esophageal substitution.
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41. Effect of supplemental acid-etching on the early stages of osseointegration: A preclinical model
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Benalcázar Jalkh, Ernesto B., Parra, Marcelo, Torroni, Andrea, Nayak, Vasudev Vivekanand, Tovar, Nick, Castellano, Arthur, Badalov, Rafael M., Bonfante, Estevam A., Coelho, Paulo G., and Witek, Lukasz
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42. Biomolecular insights into North African-related ancestry, mobility and diet in eleventh-century Al-Andalus
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Marina Silva, Gonzalo Oteo-García, Rui Martiniano, João Guimarães, Matthew von Tersch, Ali Madour, Tarek Shoeib, Alessandro Fichera, Pierre Justeau, M. George B. Foody, Krista McGrath, Amparo Barrachina, Vicente Palomar, Katharina Dulias, Bobby Yau, Francesca Gandini, Douglas J. Clarke, Alexandra Rosa, António Brehm, Antònia Flaquer, Teresa Rito, Anna Olivieri, Alessandro Achilli, Antonio Torroni, Alberto Gómez-Carballa, Antonio Salas, Jaroslaw Bryk, Peter W. Ditchfield, Michelle Alexander, Maria Pala, Pedro A. Soares, Ceiridwen J. Edwards, and Martin B. Richards
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Abstract Historical records document medieval immigration from North Africa to Iberia to create Islamic al-Andalus. Here, we present a low-coverage genome of an eleventh century CE man buried in an Islamic necropolis in Segorbe, near Valencia, Spain. Uniparental lineages indicate North African ancestry, but at the autosomal level he displays a mosaic of North African and European-like ancestries, distinct from any present-day population. Altogether, the genome-wide evidence, stable isotope results and the age of the burial indicate that his ancestry was ultimately a result of admixture between recently arrived Amazigh people (Berbers) and the population inhabiting the Peninsula prior to the Islamic conquest. We detect differences between our sample and a previously published group of contemporary individuals from Valencia, exemplifying how detailed, small-scale aDNA studies can illuminate fine-grained regional and temporal differences. His genome demonstrates how ancient DNA studies can capture portraits of past genetic variation that have been erased by later demographic shifts—in this case, most likely the seventeenth century CE expulsion of formerly Islamic communities as tolerance dissipated following the Reconquista by the Catholic kingdoms of the north.
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43. Trehalose/sodium hyaluronate eye drops in post-cataract ocular surface disorders
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Cagini, Carlo, Torroni, Giovanni, Mariniello, Marco, Di Lascio, Giampiero, Martone, Gianluca, and Balestrazzi, Angelo
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44. Determinants of anti-S immune response at 6 months after COVID-19 vaccination in a multicentric European cohort of healthcare workers – ORCHESTRA project
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Giulia Collatuzzo, Giovanni Visci, Francesco S. Violante, Stefano Porru, Gianluca Spiteri, Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco, Francesca Larese Fillon, Corrado Negro, Christian Janke, Noemi Castelletti, Giuseppe De Palma, Emanuele Sansone, Dana Mates, Silvia Teodorescu, Eleonóra Fabiánová, Jana Bérešová, Luigi Vimercati, Silvio Tafuri, Mahsa Abedini, Giorgia Ditano, Shuffield S. Asafo, Paolo Boffetta, Orchestra WP5 Working Group, Carlotta Zunarelli, Roberta Bonfiglioli, Angela Carta, Giuseppe Verlato, Giuseppe Lippi, Davide Gibellini, Maria Diletta Pezzani, Lorena Torroni, Michael Hoelscher, Andreas Wieser, Christina Reinkemeyer, Michael Plank, Ivan Noreña, Raquel Rubio-Acero, Simon Winter, Mihaela Leustean, Ovidiu Perseca, Madalina Ipate, Agripina Rascu, Jozef Strhársky, Petra Hellebrandt, Daniela Križanová, Marianna Mrázová, Luigi De Maria, Stefania Sponselli, Pasquale Stefanizzi, and Antonio Caputi
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vaccine ,COVID – 19 ,serology ,health care workers (HCW) ,immune response ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
BackgroundThe duration of immune response to COVID-19 vaccination is of major interest. Our aim was to analyze the determinants of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titer at 6 months after 2-dose vaccination in an international cohort of vaccinated healthcare workers (HCWs).MethodsWe analyzed data on levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike antibodies and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 6,327 vaccinated HCWs from 8 centers from Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. Time between 1st dose and serology ranged 150-210 days. Serological levels were log-transformed to account for the skewness of the distribution and normalized by dividing them by center-specific standard errors, obtaining standardized values. We fitted center-specific multivariate regression models to estimate the cohort-specific relative risks (RR) of an increase of 1 standard deviation of log antibody level and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), and finally combined them in random-effects meta-analyses.ResultsA 6-month serological response was detected in 99.6% of HCWs. Female sex (RR 1.10, 95%CI 1.00-1.21), past infection (RR 2.26, 95%CI 1.73-2.95) and two vaccine doses (RR 1.50, 95%CI 1.22-1.84) predicted higher IgG titer, contrary to interval since last dose (RR for 10-day increase 0.94, 95%CI 0.91-0.97) and age (RR for 10-year increase 0.87, 95%CI 0.83-0.92). M-RNA-based vaccines (p
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45. The worldwide spread of Aedes albopictus: New insights from mitogenomes
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Vincenza Battaglia, Vincenzo Agostini, Elisabetta Moroni, Giulia Colombo, Gianluca Lombardo, Nicola Rambaldi Migliore, Paolo Gabrieli, Maria Garofalo, Stella Gagliardi, Ludvik M. Gomulski, Luca Ferretti, Ornella Semino, Anna R. Malacrida, Giuliano Gasperi, Alessandro Achilli, Antonio Torroni, and Anna Olivieri
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Aedes albopictus spread ,MtDNA variation ,haplogroups ,sources of adventive populations ,mitogenome ,phylogeny ,Genetics ,QH426-470 - Abstract
The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is one of the most invasive species in the world and a competent vector for numerous arboviruses, thus the study and monitoring of its fast worldwide spread is crucial for global public health. The small extra-nuclear and maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA represents a key tool for reconstructing phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships within a species, especially when analyzed at the mitogenome level. Here the mitogenome variation of 76 tiger mosquitoes, 37 of which new and collected from both wild adventive populations and laboratory strains, was investigated. This analysis significantly improved the global mtDNA phylogeny of Ae. albopictus, uncovering new branches and sub-branches within haplogroup A1, the one involved in its recent worldwide spread. Our phylogeographic approach shows that the current distribution of tiger mosquito mitogenome variation has been strongly affected by clonal and sub-clonal founder events, sometimes involving wide geographic areas, even across continents, thus shedding light on the Asian sources of worldwide adventive populations. In particular, different starting points for the two major clades within A1 are suggested, with A1a spreading mainly along temperate areas from Japanese and Chinese sources, and A1b arising and mainly diffusing in tropical areas from a South Asian source.
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46. The Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus campestris, unexpected presence on Gorgona Island (Tuscan Archipelago)
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Marco Alberto Luca Zuffi, Alan J. Coladonato, Gianluca Lombardo, Antonio Torroni, Matilde Boschetti, Stefano Scali, Marco Mangiacotti, and Roberto Sacchi
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Introduced species ,Gorgona Island ,Tuscan Archipelago ,mtDNA CYB sequences ,Podarcis siculus campestris ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
We here report the unexpected presence of the Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus campestris) on Gorgona Island, in the Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano (Tuscan Archipelago, Tyrrhenian Sea, Tuscany, Central Italy). Field observations were carried out in 2020 confirming its presence on the island, where it had never been reported before. We recorded 37 GPS points of the species in three major areas of Gorgona (with 50 lizard records) and about 180 visual counts regarding all age classes (newborns, juveniles and adults). The species was found in the urban area (site of state prison) and in two grassy and bushed areas, around and along olive tree plantations. Seven individuals were captured and their tails were used to assess the sequence variation of the mitochondrial CYB gene. Biometrical parameters were also evaluated for six of these individuals. We detected three distinct CYB haplotypes that were compared to Podarcis siculus CYB sequences available in public databases. They resulted identical or phylogenetically closest to those found in mainland Tuscany. One haplotype, found in three specimens, was identical to one previously detected at Orti Bottagone (WWF Oasis in Piombino), while the other two haplotypes were most similar to haplotypes reported in the Giannella peninsula and Pisa, respectively.
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47. Argument mining as rapid screening tool of COVID-19 literature quality: Preliminary evidence
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Gianfranco Brambilla, Antonella Rosi, Francesco Antici, Andrea Galassi, Daniele Giansanti, Fabio Magurano, Federico Ruggeri, Paolo Torroni, Evaristo Cisbani, and Marco Lippi
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COVID-19 ,artificial intelligence ,argument mining ,scientific literature quality assessment ,inter-rater agreement ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic prompted the scientific community to share timely evidence, also in the form of pre-printed papers, not peer reviewed yet.PurposeTo develop an artificial intelligence system for the analysis of the scientific literature by leveraging on recent developments in the field of Argument Mining.MethodologyScientific quality criteria were borrowed from two selected Cochrane systematic reviews. Four independent reviewers gave a blind evaluation on a 1–5 scale to 40 papers for each review. These scores were matched with the automatic analysis performed by an AM system named MARGOT, which detected claims and supporting evidence for the cited papers. Outcomes were evaluated with inter-rater indices (Cohen's Kappa, Krippendorff's Alpha, s* statistics).ResultsMARGOT performs differently on the two selected Cochrane reviews: the inter-rater indices show a fair-to-moderate agreement of the most relevant MARGOT metrics both with Cochrane and the skilled interval scores, with larger values for one of the two reviews.Discussion and conclusionsThe noted discrepancy could rely on a limitation of the MARGOT system that can be improved; yet, the level of agreement between human reviewers also suggests a different complexity between the two reviews in debating controversial arguments. These preliminary results encourage to expand and deepen the investigation to other topics and a larger number of highly specialized reviewers, to reduce uncertainty in the evaluation process, thus supporting the retraining of AM systems.
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48. Poorly Cohesive Gastric Cancers Showing the Transcriptomic Hallmarks of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Behave Aggressively
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Bencivenga, Maria, Simbolo, Michele, Ciaparrone, Chiara, Vicentini, Caterina, Torroni, Lorena, Piredda, Maria Liliana, Sacco, Michele, Alloggio, Mariella, Castelli, Claudia, Tomezzoli, Anna, Scarpa, Aldo, and De Manzoni, Giovanni
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49. Lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer at European specialist centres
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Bencivenga, M., Torroni, L., Verlato, G., Mengardo, V., Sacco, M., Allum, W.H., and de Manzoni, G.
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50. Accuracy of Computer-Guided Implantology with Pilot Drill Surgical Guide: Retrospective 3D Radiologic Investigation in Partially Edentulous Patients
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Federico Gelpi, Nicolò Modena, Alessandro Poscolere, Fabio Bernardello, Lorena Torroni, and Daniele De Santis
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Background and Objectives: Implant placement with static navigation enables the reaching of a correct position of implants from an anatomical and prosthetic point of view. Different approaches of static navigation are described in the scientific literature, and the pilot-guided approach is one of the least investigated. The aim of the present study is the evaluation of the accuracy of implant insertion using a pilot drill template. Materials and Methods: Fifteen partially edentulous patients, requiring an implant rehabilitation of at least one implant, were enrolled. Pre- and post-operative low-dose CTs were acquired to measure the differences between final positions of implants and virtually planned ones. Three linear discrepancies (coronal, apical, and depth), two angular ones (bucco-lingual and mesio-distal), and the imprecision area were evaluated. Correlations between accuracy and rehabilitated jaws, sectors, and implant length and diameters were also analyzed. Results: Forty implants were inserted in fifteen patients using pilot drill templates. Mean coronal deviation was 1.08 mm, mean apical deviation was 1.77 mm, mean depth deviation was −0.48 mm, mean bucco-lingual angular deviation was 4.75°, and mean mesio-distal one was 5.22°. The accuracy was statistically influenced only by the rehabilitated jaw for coronal discrepancy and sectors and implant diameter for bucco-lingual angular deviations. Conclusions: The pilot drill template could represent a predictable solution to obtain a correct implant placement. Nonetheless, a safety margin of at least 2 mm should be respected during implant planning to prevent damages to anatomical structures. Therefore, the tool is helpful in order to prosthetically drive the implants; still, great attention must be paid in fully relying on this procedure when approaching dangerous structures such as nerves and vessels.
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