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1. Observing strategy of the THESEUS mission

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Frontera, F., Amati, L., O'Brien, P., Götz, D., Bozzo, E., Tenzer, C., Campana, R., Fuschino, F., Labanti, C., Orlandini, M., Attinà, P., Contini, C., and Morelli, B.

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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
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We will discuss the observing strategy of the Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) mission proposed to ESA as a response to the M5 call for proposals. The description of THESEUS and its science goals can be found in the white paper by Amati et al. (2017)., Comment: To be published in the Proceedings of the THESEUS Workshop 2017 (http://www.isdc.unige.ch/theseus/workshop2017.html), Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society (Mem.SAIt), Editors L. Amati, E. Bozzo, M. Della Valle, D. Gotz, P. O'Brien. Details on the THESEUS mission concept can be found in the white paper Amati et al. 2017 (arXiv:171004638) and Stratta et al. 2017 (arXiv:1712.08153)

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2018

2. The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances

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Amati, L., O'Brien, P., Goetz, D., Bozzo, E., Tenzer, C., Frontera, F., Ghirlanda, G., Labanti, C., Osborne, J. P., Stratta, G., Tanvir, N., Willingale, R., Attina, P., Campana, R., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Contini, C., Fuschino, F., Gomboc, A., Hudec, R., Orleanski, P., Renotte, E., Rodic, T., Bagoly, Z., Blain, A., Callanan, P., Covino, S., Ferrara, A., Floch, E. Le, Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Rosati, P., Vacchi, A., D'Avanzo, P., Giommi, P., Piranomonte, S., Piro, L., Reglero, V., Rossi, A., Santangelo, A., Salvaterra, R., Tagliaferri, G., Vergani, S., Vinciguerra, S., Briggs, M., Campolongo, E., Ciolfi, R., Connaughton, V., Cordier, B., Morelli, B., Orlandini, M., Adami, C., Argan, A., Atteia, J. -L., Auricchio, N., Balazs, L., Baldazzi, G., Basa, S., Basak, R., Bellutti, P., Bernardini, M. G., Bertuccio, G., Braga, J., Branchesi, M., Brandt, S., Brocato, E., Budtz-Jorgensen, C., Bulgarelli, A., Burderi, L., Camp, J., Capozziello, S., Caruana, J., Casella, P., Cenko, B., Chardonnet, P., Ciardi, B., Colafrancesco, S., Dainotti, M. G., D'Elia, V., De Martino, D., De Pasquale, M., Del Monte, E., Della Valle, M., Drago, A., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Finelli, F., Fiorini, M., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Gendre, B., Ghisellini, G., Grado, A., Guidorzi, C., Hafizi, M., Hanlon, L., Hjorth, J., Izzo, L., Kiss, L., Kumar, P., Kuvvetli, I., Lavagna, M., Li, T., Longo, F., Lyutikov, M., Maio, U., Maiorano, E., Malcovati, P., Malesani, D., Margutti, R., Martin-Carrillo, A., Masetti, N., McBreen, S., Mignani, R., Morgante, G., Mundell, C., Nargaard-Nielsen, H. U., Nicastro, L., Palazzi, E., Paltani, S., Panessa, F., Pareschi, G., Pe'er, A., Penacchioni, A. V., Pian, E., Piedipalumbo, E., Piran, T., Rauw, G., Razzano, M., Read, A., Rezzolla, L., Romano, P., Ruffini, R., Savaglio, S., Sguera, V., Schady, P., Skidmore, W., Song, L., Stanway, E., Starling, R., Topinka, M., Troja, E., van Putten, M., Vanzella, E., Vercellone, S., Wilson-Hodge, C., Yonetoku, D., Zampa, G., Zampa, N., Zhang, B., Zhang, B. B., Zhang, S., Zhang, S. -N., Antonelli, A., Bianco, F., Boci, S., Boer, M., Botticella, M. T., Boulade, O., Butler, C., Campana, S., Capitanio, F., Celotti, A., Chen, Y., Colpi, M., Comastri, A., Cuby, J. -G., Dadina, M., De Luca, A., Dong, Y. -W., Ettori, S., Gandhi, P., Geza, E., Greiner, J., Guiriec, S., Harms, J., Hernanz, M., Hornstrup, A., Hutchinson, I., Israel, G., Jonker, P., Kaneko, Y., Kawai, N., Wiersema, K., Korpela, S., Lebrun, V., Lu, F., MacFadyen, A., Malaguti, G., Maraschi, L., Melandri, A., Modjaz, M., Morris, D., Omodei, N., Paizis, A., Pata, P., Petrosian, V., Rachevski, A., Rhoads, J., Ryde, F., Sabau-Graziati, L., Shigehiro, N., Sims, M., Soomin, J., Szecsi, D., Urata, Y., Uslenghi, M., Valenziano, L., Vianello, G., Vojtech, S., Watson, D., and Zicha, J.

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Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract

THESEUS is a space mission concept aimed at exploiting Gamma-Ray Bursts for investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi-messenger and time-domain astrophysics. These goals will be achieved through a unique combination of instruments allowing GRB and X-ray transient detection over a broad field of view (more than 1sr) with 0.5-1 arcmin localization, an energy band extending from several MeV down to 0.3 keV and high sensitivity to transient sources in the soft X-ray domain, as well as on-board prompt (few minutes) follow-up with a 0.7 m class IR telescope with both imaging and spectroscopic capabilities. THESEUS will be perfectly suited for addressing the main open issues in cosmology such as, e.g., star formation rate and metallicity evolution of the inter-stellar and intra-galactic medium up to redshift $\sim$10, signatures of Pop III stars, sources and physics of re-ionization, and the faint end of the galaxy luminosity function. In addition, it will provide unprecedented capability to monitor the X-ray variable sky, thus detecting, localizing, and identifying the electromagnetic counterparts to sources of gravitational radiation, which may be routinely detected in the late '20s / early '30s by next generation facilities like aLIGO/ aVirgo, eLISA, KAGRA, and Einstein Telescope. THESEUS will also provide powerful synergies with the next generation of multi-wavelength observatories (e.g., LSST, ELT, SKA, CTA, ATHENA)., Comment: Accepted for publication in Advances in Space Research. Partly based on the proposal submitted on October 2016 in response to the ESA Call for next M5 mission, with expanded and updated science sections

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2017
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3. Enzyme-driven chemotactic synthetic vesicles

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Contini, C.

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540
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Directional locomotion or taxis is possibly one of the most important evolutionary milestones, since it has allowed many living organisms to outperform their non-motile competitors. In particular, chemotaxis is one of the most elaborated targeting processes present in Nature. By sensing a chemical gradient, uni or multicellular organisms are able to move toward or away from favourable/unfavourable stimuli, adapting to changes in environmental conditions. This phenomenon normally involves the presence of a specific chemical gradient of signaling molecules that guides cells in their orientation and movement. Chemotaxis is therefore a potent long-range directional process, extending over length scales that are several orders of magnitude larger than the motilesystem itself. Creating an artificial self-propelled object, similar to many biological micro and nano-motors present in Nature, is one of the main challenges in nanotechnology. The chemotaxis applied to an artificial nanovector could be used for a wide range of applications, including drug delivery systems and nanoreactors. Combining natural enzymes with synthetic vesicles, we propose an efficient chemotactic nano-system driven by enzymatic conversion of small water-soluble molecules. We achieve this by encapsulating enzymes into nanoscopic polymer vesicles (known as polymersomes) whose membranes are designed to contain permeable domains within an impermeable matrix. The asymmetric distribution of the permeable domains enables the localised expulsion of the entrapped enzyme reaction products. This, in turn, allows propulsion in a specific direction that is controlled by the signaling molecule concentration. We demonstrate this concept, using physiologically relevant hydrogen peroxide and glucose coupled with catalase, glucose peroxidase and their combination loaded within asymmetric polymersomes. We show that the combination of membrane topology and enzyme encapsulation produces propulsion and chemotaxis without requiring chemical modification. Finally, we propose a new diffusion mechanism whereby selective permeability across nanoscopic membrane compartments is exploited to generate locomotion.

Published
2017

4. The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances

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Amati, L., O’Brien, P., Götz, D., Bozzo, E., Tenzer, C., Frontera, F., Ghirlanda, G., Labanti, C., Osborne, J.P., Stratta, G., Tanvir, N., Willingale, R., Attina, P., Campana, R., Castro-Tirado, A.J., Contini, C., Fuschino, F., Gomboc, A., Hudec, R., Orleanski, P., Renotte, E., Rodic, T., Bagoly, Z., Blain, A., Callanan, P., Covino, S., Ferrara, A., Le Floch, E., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Rosati, P., Vacchi, A., D’Avanzo, P., Giommi, P., Piranomonte, S., Piro, L., Reglero, V., Rossi, A., Santangelo, A., Salvaterra, R., Tagliaferri, G., Vergani, S., Vinciguerra, S., Briggs, M., Campolongo, E., Ciolfi, R., Connaughton, V., Cordier, B., Morelli, B., Orlandini, M., Adami, C., Argan, A., Atteia, J.-L., Auricchio, N., Balazs, L., Baldazzi, G., Basa, S., Basak, R., Bellutti, P., Bernardini, M.G., Bertuccio, G., Braga, J., Branchesi, M., Brandt, S., Brocato, E., Budtz-Jorgensen, C., Bulgarelli, A., Burderi, L., Camp, J., Capozziello, S., Caruana, J., Casella, P., Cenko, B., Chardonnet, P., Ciardi, B., Colafrancesco, S., Dainotti, M.G., D’Elia, V., De Martino, D., De Pasquale, M., Del Monte, E., Della Valle, M., Drago, A., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Finelli, F., Fiorini, M., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Gendre, B., Ghisellini, G., Grado, A., Guidorzi, C., Hafizi, M., Hanlon, L., Hjorth, J., Izzo, L., Kiss, L., Kumar, P., Kuvvetli, I., Lavagna, M., Li, T., Longo, F., Lyutikov, M., Maio, U., Maiorano, E., Malcovati, P., Malesani, D., Margutti, R., Martin-Carrillo, A., Masetti, N., McBreen, S., Mignani, R., Morgante, G., Mundell, C., Nargaard-Nielsen, H.U., Nicastro, L., Palazzi, E., Paltani, S., Panessa, F., Pareschi, G., Pe’er, A., Penacchioni, A.V., Pian, E., Piedipalumbo, E., Piran, T., Rauw, G., Razzano, M., Read, A., Rezzolla, L., Romano, P., Ruffini, R., Savaglio, S., Sguera, V., Schady, P., Skidmore, W., Song, L., Stanway, E., Starling, R., Topinka, M., Troja, E., van Putten, M., Vanzella, E., Vercellone, S., Wilson-Hodge, C., Yonetoku, D., Zampa, G., Zampa, N., Zhang, B., Zhang, B.B., Zhang, S., Zhang, S.-N., Antonelli, A., Bianco, F., Boci, S., Boer, M., Botticella, M.T., Boulade, O., Butler, C., Campana, S., Capitanio, F., Celotti, A., Chen, Y., Colpi, M., Comastri, A., Cuby, J.-G., Dadina, M., De Luca, A., Dong, Y.-W., Ettori, S., Gandhi, P., Geza, E., Greiner, J., Guiriec, S., Harms, J., Hernanz, M., Hornstrup, A., Hutchinson, I., Israel, G., Jonker, P., Kaneko, Y., Kawai, N., Wiersema, K., Korpela, S., Lebrun, V., Lu, F., MacFadyen, A., Malaguti, G., Maraschi, L., Melandri, A., Modjaz, M., Morris, D., Omodei, N., Paizis, A., Páta, P., Petrosian, V., Rachevski, A., Rhoads, J., Ryde, F., Sabau-Graziati, L., Shigehiro, N., Sims, M., Soomin, J., Szécsi, D., Urata, Y., Uslenghi, M., Valenziano, L., Vianello, G., Vojtech, S., Watson, D., and Zicha, J.

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2018
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6. Missed treatment in an Italian HBV infected patients cohort: HBV RER

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Ferrari, C., Giuberti, T., Villa, E., Andreone, P., Pietrangelo, A., Abbati, G., Magnani, G., Massari, M., Verucchi, G., Cancellieri, C., Ricca Rosellini, S., Levantesi, F., Mazzella, G., Sacchini, D., Fornaciari, G., Mussini, C., Borghi, V., Foschi, F., Libanore, M., Carradori, S.D., Contini, C., Ballardini, G., Macchia, S., Boccia, S., Vandelli, C., Bassi, P., Zanotti, M., Loria, P., Sbolli, G., Fornari, F., di Maira, P.V., Bellentani, S., Arlotti, M., Grosso, C., Bolondi, G., Pazzi, P., Mazzocchi, A., Govoni, A., Fusaroli, P., Giacomoni, P.L., Lenzi, M., Pedretti, G., Cuomo, Gianluca, Borghi, Vanni, Andreone, Pietro, Massari, Marco, Villa, Erica, Pietrangelo, Antonello, Verucchi, Gabriella, and Ferrari, Carlo

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2016
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7. Combined Salivary Proteome Profiling and Machine Learning Analysis Provides Insight into Molecular Signature for Autoimmune Liver Diseases Classification

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Guadalupi, G., Contini, C., Iavarone, Federica, Castagnola, Massimo, Messana, Irene, Faa, G., Onali, Sebastiano, Chessa, L., Vitorino, R., Amado, F., Diaz, G., Manconi, B., Cabras, T., Olianas, A., Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259), Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), Onali S., Guadalupi, G., Contini, C., Iavarone, Federica, Castagnola, Massimo, Messana, Irene, Faa, G., Onali, Sebastiano, Chessa, L., Vitorino, R., Amado, F., Diaz, G., Manconi, B., Cabras, T., Olianas, A., Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259), Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), and Onali S.

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Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) are autoimmune liver diseases that target the liver and have a wide spectrum of presentation. A global overview of quantitative variations on the salivary proteome in presence of these two pathologies is investigated in this study. The acid-insoluble salivary fraction of AIH and PBC patients, and healthy controls (HCs), was analyzed using a gel-based bottom-up proteomic approach combined with a robust machine learning statistical analysis of the dataset. The abundance of Arginase, Junction plakoglobin, Desmoplakin, Hexokinase-3 and Desmocollin-1 decreased, while that of BPI fold-containing family A member 2 increased in AIHp compared to HCs; the abundance of Gelsolin, CD14, Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2, Clusterin, Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins A2/B1, Cofilin-1 and BPI fold-containing family B member 2 increased in PBCp compared to HCs. The abundance of Hornerin decreased in both AIHp and PBCp with respect to HCs and provided an area under the ROC curve of 0.939. Machine learning analysis confirmed the feasibility of the salivary proteome to discriminate groups of subjects based on AIH or PBC occurrence as previously suggested by our group. The topology-based functional enrichment analysis performed on these potential salivary biomarkers highlights an enrichment of terms mostly related to the immune system, but also with a strong involvement in liver fibrosis process and with antimicrobial activity.

Published
2023

8. Top-Down Proteomics Detection of Potential Salivary Biomarkers for Autoimmune Liver Diseases Classification

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Olianas, A., Guadalupi, G., Cabras, T., Contini, C., Serrao, S., Iavarone, Federica, Castagnola, Massimo, Messana, Irene, Onali, Sebastiano, Chessa, L., Diaz, G., Manconi, B., Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259), Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), Onali S., Olianas, A., Guadalupi, G., Cabras, T., Contini, C., Serrao, S., Iavarone, Federica, Castagnola, Massimo, Messana, Irene, Onali, Sebastiano, Chessa, L., Diaz, G., Manconi, B., Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259), Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), and Onali S.

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(1) Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) are autoimmune liver diseases characterized by chronic hepatic inflammation and progressive liver fibrosis. The possible use of saliva as a diagnostic tool has been explored in several oral and systemic diseases. The use of proteomics for personalized medicine is a rapidly emerging field. (2) Salivary proteomic data of 36 healthy controls (HCs), 36 AIH and 36 PBC patients, obtained by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry top-down pipeline, were analyzed by multiple Mann-Whitney test, Kendall correlation, Random Forest (RF) analysis and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA); (3) Mann-Whitney tests provided indications on the panel of differentially expressed salivary proteins and peptides, namely cystatin A, statherin, histatin 3, histatin 5 and histatin 6, which were elevated in AIH patients with respect to both HCs and PBC patients, while S100A12, S100A9 short, cystatin S1, S2, SN and C showed varied levels in PBC with respect to HCs and/or AIH patients. RF analysis evidenced a panel of salivary proteins/peptides able to classify with good accuracy PBC vs. HCs (83.3%), AIH vs. HCs (79.9%) and PBC vs. AIH (80.2%); (4) RF appears to be an attractive machine-learning tool suited for classification of AIH and PBC based on their different salivary proteomic profiles.

Published
2023

9. The Post-Translational Modifications of Human Salivary Peptides and Proteins Evidenced by Top-Down Platforms

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Messana, Irene, Manconi, B., Cabras, T., Boroumand, M., Sanna, M. T., Iavarone, Federica, Olianas, A., Desiderio, Claudia, Rossetti, Diana Valeria, Vincenzoni, F., Contini, C., Guadalupi, G., Fiorita, Antonella, Faa, G., Castagnola, Massimo, Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Desiderio C., Rossetti D. V., Fiorita A., Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259), Messana, Irene, Manconi, B., Cabras, T., Boroumand, M., Sanna, M. T., Iavarone, Federica, Olianas, A., Desiderio, Claudia, Rossetti, Diana Valeria, Vincenzoni, F., Contini, C., Guadalupi, G., Fiorita, Antonella, Faa, G., Castagnola, Massimo, Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Desiderio C., Rossetti D. V., Fiorita A., and Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259)

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In this review, we extensively describe the main post-translational modifications that give rise to the multiple proteoforms characterized to date in the human salivary proteome and their potential role. Most of the data reported were obtained by our group in over twenty-five years of research carried out on human saliva mainly by applying a top-down strategy. In the beginning, we describe the products generated by proteolytic cleavages, which can occur before and after secretion. In this section, the most relevant families of salivary proteins are also described. Next, we report the current information concerning the human salivary phospho-proteome and the limited news available on sulfo-proteomes. Three sections are dedicated to the description of glycation and enzymatic glycosylation. Citrullination and N- and C-terminal post-translational modifications (PTMs) and miscellaneous other modifications are described in the last two sections. Results highlighting the variation in the level of some proteoforms in local or systemic pathologies are also reviewed throughout the sections of the manuscript to underline the impact and relevance of this information for the development of new diagnostic biomarkers useful in clinical practice.

Published
2023

10. A top-down proteomic approach reveals a salivary protein profile able to classify Parkinson's disease with respect to Alzheimer's disease patients and to healthy controls

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Contini, C., Fadda, L., Lai, Giampaolo, Masala, C., Olianas, A., Castagnola, Massimo, Messana, Irene, Iavarone, Federica, Bizzarro, Alessandra, Masullo, Carlo, Solla, P., Defazio, G., Manconi, B., Diaz, G., Cabras, T., Lai G., Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259), Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Bizzarro A., Masullo C. (ORCID:0000-0001-7798-3410), Contini, C., Fadda, L., Lai, Giampaolo, Masala, C., Olianas, A., Castagnola, Massimo, Messana, Irene, Iavarone, Federica, Bizzarro, Alessandra, Masullo, Carlo, Solla, P., Defazio, G., Manconi, B., Diaz, G., Cabras, T., Lai G., Castagnola M. (ORCID:0000-0002-0959-7259), Messana I. (ORCID:0000-0002-1436-6105), Iavarone F. (ORCID:0000-0002-2074-5531), Bizzarro A., and Masullo C. (ORCID:0000-0001-7798-3410)

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease with motor and non-motor symptoms. Diagnosis is complicated by lack of reliable biomarkers. To individuate peptides and/or proteins with diagnostic potential for early diagnosis, severity and discrimination from similar pathologies, the salivary proteome in 36 PD patients was investigated in comparison with 36 healthy controls (HC) and 35 Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. A top-down platform based on HPLC-ESI-IT-MS allowed characterizing and quantifying intact peptides, small proteins and their PTMs (overall 51). The three groups showed significantly different protein profiles, PD showed the highest levels of cystatin SA and antileukoproteinase and the lowest of cystatin SN and some statherin proteoforms. HC exhibited the lowest abundance of thymosin & beta;4, short S100A9, cystatin A, and dimeric cystatin B. AD patients showed the highest abundance of & alpha;-defensins and short oxidized S100A9. Moreover, different proteoforms of the same protein, as S-cysteinylated and S-glutathionylated cystatin B, showed opposite trends in the two pathological groups. Statherin, cystatins SA and SN classified accurately PD from HC and AD subjects. & alpha;-defensins, histatin 1, oxidized S100A9, and P-B fragments were the best classifying factors between PD and AD patients. Interestingly statherin and thymosin & beta;4 correlated with defective olfactory functions in PD patients. All these outcomes highlighted implications of specific proteoforms involved in the innate-immune response and inflammation regulation at oral and systemic level, suggesting a possible panel of molecular and clinical markers suitable to recognize subjects affected by PD.

Published
2023

12. Pegylated interferon α plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: A multicentre independent study supported by the Italian Drug Agency

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Mascolo, M.C., Cursaro, C., Scuteri, A., Ranieri, J., Monti, M., Bellentani, S., Gasbarrini, A., Pompili, M., Puoti, C., Bellis, L., Regazzetti, A., Maffezzini, E., Pietrangelo, A., Abbati, G., Raimondo, G., Scribano, L., Martines, D., Baroni, G. Svegliati, Faraci, G., Schianchi, S., Fornaciari, G., Fabris, P., Madonia, S., Civitavecchia, G., Pirisi, M., Smirne, C., Borghi, A., Sardini, C., Andreoletti, M., Morisco, F., Caporaso, N., Fargion, S., Fatta, E., Masutti, F., Bonaventura, M.E., Autolitano, A., Russello, M., Bellia, A., Toniutto, P., Bitetto, D., Mecenate, F., Pasulo, L., Lucà, M.G., Picardi, A., Vespasiani, U., Grattagliano, I., Palasciano, G., Romagno, D., Crespi, C., Gianstefani, A., Gobbo, G., Monti, V., Giannelli, G., Napoli, N., Nosotti, Raspanti, A., Cuccorese, Colombo, A.E., Floridia, Plattella, M.S., Cassano, P., Gentile, I., Blanc, P.L., Messina, V., Bonfante, S., Bellissima, P., Toti, M., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Portelli, V., De Stefano, G., Pietromatera, G., Viganò, P., Re, T., Andreoni, M., Raineri, G., Massari, M., Grossi, P.A., Caputo, S., Cassola, G., Feasi, M., Foti, G., Kunkar, A., Corti, G., Baragli, F., Caterini, L., Migliorini, D., Chiodera, A., Calleri, G., Spezia, C., Baiguera, C., Puoti, M., Brancaccio, G., Gaeta, G.B., Vento, S., Di Biagio, A., Nicolini, L., Liberti, A., Iannece, M.D., Contini, C., Tacconi, D., Caremani, M., Almi, P., Chimenti, M., Cosco, Messeri, D., Esperti, F.C., Paffetti, A., Mastropietro, C., Moretti, A., Spagnolo, A.L., Lomonaco, L., Calì, A., Mandelli, G., Spinzi, G.C., Framarin, L., Berrutti, M., Boccia, S., Simone, L., Pazzi, P., Fornari, F., Comparato, G., Casetti, T., Foschi, F.G., Bertin, T., Salvagnini, M., Samori, A., Ferretti, E., Casiraghi, M.A., Marin, R., Ciancio, A., Campo, N., Testa, R., Rocco, A., Federico, A., Loguercio, C., Rizzo, S., Giannini, E.G., Corbo, M., Riegler, G., Esposito, P., Ricci, G.L., Rosina, Floriano, Tosti, Maria Elena, Borghesio, Elisabetta, Masocco, Maria, Mele, Alfonso, Coppola, Carmine, Milella, Michele, Borgia, Guglielmo, Andreone, Pietro, Koch, Maurizio, Zignego, Anna Linda, Romano, Mario, Carrara, Maurizio, Almasio, Piero Luigi, Azzola, Emilio, Nardone, Gerardo, Benedetti, Antonio, Carosi, Giampiero, Mazzotta, Francesco, Sagnelli, Evangelista, and Rizzetto, Mario

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2014
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13. A case of ceftriaxone-induced liver injury and literature review

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Guarino, M., Perna, B., Pastorelli, A., Bertolazzi, P., Caio, G., Maritati, M., De Giorgio, R., and Contini, C

Subjects
ceftriaxone, drug-induced, emergency med- icine, Socio-culturale, hypertransaminasemia, hepatitis, Case Report, ceftriaxone, drug-induced, emergency med- icine, hepatitis, hypertransaminasemia
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Liver injury evoked by drugs spans various clinical manifestations ranging from mild biochemical abnormalities to acute liver failure. Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin often used in clinical practice for its long half-life, high tissue penetration rate, wide spectrum and good safety profile. Ceftriaxone, as other cephalosporins have little hepatotoxicity; however, few cases of toxic hepatitis induced by this antibiotic have been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of acute, drug-induced liver injury (‘hepatitis’) in a 77 years-old female patient treated with ceftriaxone for pneumonia. After 48 hours from antibiotic administration, clinical condition worsened with a clinical and laboratory profile compatible with an acute non cholestatic liver injury. Ceftriaxone administration was immediately stopped and the patient was treated with hydro-electrolyte replacement, high-flow oxygen, vitamin K infusion, steroids and proton-pump inhibitors with a progressive clinical improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Even if rare, a ceftriaxone-induced hepatotoxicity (confirmed by RUCAM score), should be considered when all other possible causes have been excluded.

Published
2022

14. Redescription of the male of Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) on specimens from Sardinia (Italy)

Author

Contini C., Palmas C., Seu V., Stancampiano L., and Usai F.

Subjects
Ixodidae, Ixodes festai, description, male, Sardinia, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926 is a poorly known bird parasite tick. Its immature forms have not been described yet, while the adult forms only insufficiently, especially the male. In this note the presence of the male of Ixodes festai for the first time in Sardinia (Italy) is reported and a detailed redescription is provided. Morphometric data as well as photographs performed both with optical and electron microscope (ESEM FEI Quanta 200) are also shown.

Published
2011
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15. Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818) (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Sicily with considerations about its Italian and West-Mediterranean distribution

Author

Pantaleoni R.A., Baratti M., Barraco L., Contini C., Cossu C.S., Filippelli M.T., Loru L., and Romano M.

Subjects
Ixodida, Argasidae, geographic distribution, Italy, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Recently, in the province of Trapani (Western Sicily), some overwintering specimens of the argasid tick Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818) were observed and collected. Morphological and genetic analysis were utilized in order to reach a definitive identification. The species was found in two semi-natural sites where, having been found repeatedly, its presence does not appear accidental. Moreover the characteristics of the Sicilian findings seem to exclude a human-induced spread. This record, the first regarding Sicily and South Italy, is discussed together with the previous doubtful citations for Italy. These findings revalue not only all the old citations for Italy but also the hypothesis that the Mediterranean distribution of this argasid is of a natural origin.

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2010
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21. The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances

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Amati, L, O'Brien, P, Götz, D, Bozzo, E, Tenzer, C, Frontera, F, Ghirlanda, G, Labanti, C, Osborne, J, Stratta, G, Tanvir, N, Willingale, R, Attina, P, Campana, R, Castro-Tirado, A, Contini, C, Fuschino, F, Gomboc, A, Hudec, R, Orleanski, P, Renotte, E, Rodic, T, Bagoly, Z, Blain, A, Callanan, P, Covino, S, Ferrara, A, Le Floch, E, Marisaldi, M, Mereghetti, S, Rosati, P, Vacchi, A, D'Avanzo, P, Giommi, P, Piranomonte, S, Piro, L, Reglero, V, Rossi, A, Santangelo, A, Salvaterra, R, Tagliaferri, G, Vergani, S, Vinciguerra, S, Briggs, M, Campolongo, E, Ciolfi, R, Connaughton, V, Cordier, B, Morelli, B, Orlandini, M, Adami, C, Argan, A, Atteia, J, Auricchio, N, Balazs, L, Baldazzi, G, Basa, S, Basak, R, Bellutti, P, Bernardini, M, Bertuccio, G, Braga, J, Branchesi, M, Brandt, S, Brocato, E, Budtz-Jorgensen, C, Bulgarelli, A, Burderi, L, Camp, J, Capozziello, S, Caruana, J, Casella, P, Cenko, B, Chardonnet, P, Ciardi, B, Colafrancesco, S, Dainotti, M, D'Elia, V, De Martino, D, De Pasquale, M, Del Monte, E, Della Valle, M, Drago, A, Evangelista, Y, Feroci, M, Finelli, F, Fiorini, M, Fynbo, J, Gal-Yam, A, Gendre, B, Ghisellini, G, Grado, A, Guidorzi, C, Hafizi, M, Hanlon, L, Hjorth, J, Izzo, L, Kiss, L, Kumar, P, Kuvvetli, I, Lavagna, M, Li, T, Longo, F, Lyutikov, M, Maio, U, Maiorano, E, Malcovati, P, Malesani, D, Margutti, R, Martin-Carrillo, A, Masetti, N, Mcbreen, S, Mignani, R, Morgante, G, Mundell, C, Nargaard-Nielsen, H, Nicastro, L, Palazzi, E, Paltani, S, Panessa, F, Pareschi, G, Pe'Er, A, Penacchioni, A, Pian, E, Piedipalumbo, E, Piran, T, Rauw, G, Razzano, M, Read, A, Rezzolla, L, Romano, P, Ruffini, R, Savaglio, S, Sguera, V, Schady, P, Skidmore, W, Song, L, Stanway, E, Starling, R, Topinka, M, Troja, E, van Putten, M, Vanzella, E, Vercellone, S, Wilson-Hodge, C, Yonetoku, D, Zampa, G, Zampa, N, Zhang, B, Zhang, S, Antonelli, A, Bianco, F, Boci, S, Boer, M, Botticella, M, Boulade, O, Butler, C, Campana, S, Capitanio, F, Celotti, A, Chen, Y, Colpi, M, Comastri, A, Cuby, J, Dadina, M, De Luca, A, Dong, Y, Ettori, S, Gandhi, P, Geza, E, Greiner, J, Guiriec, S, Harms, J, Hernanz, M, Hornstrup, A, Hutchinson, I, Israel, G, Jonker, P, Kaneko, Y, Kawai, N, Wiersema, K, Korpela, S, Lebrun, V, Lu, F, Macfadyen, A, Malaguti, G, Maraschi, L, Melandri, A, Modjaz, M, Morris, D, Omodei, N, Paizis, A, Páta, P, Petrosian, V, Rachevski, A, Rhoads, J, Ryde, F, Sabau-Graziati, L, Shigehiro, N, Sims, M, Soomin, J, Szécsi, D, Urata, Y, Uslenghi, M, Valenziano, L, Vianello, G, Vojtech, S, Watson, D, Zicha, J, Amati, L., O'Brien, P., Götz, D., Bozzo, E., Tenzer, C., Frontera, F., Ghirlanda, G., Labanti, C., Osborne, J. P., Stratta, G., Tanvir, N., Willingale, R., Attina, P., Campana, R., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Contini, C., Fuschino, F., Gomboc, A., Hudec, R., Orleanski, P., Renotte, E., Rodic, T., Bagoly, Z., Blain, A., Callanan, P., Covino, S., Ferrara, A., Le Floch, E., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Rosati, P., Vacchi, A., D'Avanzo, P., Giommi, P., Piranomonte, S., Piro, L., Reglero, V., Rossi, A., Santangelo, A., Salvaterra, R., Tagliaferri, G., Vergani, S., Vinciguerra, S., Briggs, M., Campolongo, E., Ciolfi, R., Connaughton, V., Cordier, B., Morelli, B., Orlandini, M., Adami, C., Argan, A., Atteia, J. -L., Auricchio, N., Balazs, L., Baldazzi, G., Basa, S., Basak, R., Bellutti, P., Bernardini, M. G., Bertuccio, G., Braga, J., Branchesi, M., Brandt, S., Brocato, E., Budtz-Jorgensen, C., Bulgarelli, A., Burderi, L., Camp, J., Capozziello, S., Caruana, J., Casella, P., Cenko, B., Chardonnet, P., Ciardi, B., Colafrancesco, S., Dainotti, M. G., D'Elia, V., De Martino, D., De Pasquale, M., Del Monte, E., Della Valle, M., Drago, A., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Finelli, F., Fiorini, M., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Gendre, B., Ghisellini, G., Grado, A., Guidorzi, C., Hafizi, M., Hanlon, L., Hjorth, J., Izzo, L., Kiss, L., Kumar, P., Kuvvetli, I., Lavagna, M., Li, T., Longo, F., Lyutikov, M., Maio, U., Maiorano, E., Malcovati, P., Malesani, D., Margutti, R., Martin-Carrillo, A., Masetti, N., McBreen, S., Mignani, R., Morgante, G., Mundell, C., Nargaard-Nielsen, H. U., Nicastro, L., Palazzi, E., Paltani, S., Panessa, F., Pareschi, G., Pe'er, A., Penacchioni, A. V., Pian, E., Piedipalumbo, E., Piran, T., Rauw, G., Razzano, M., Read, A., Rezzolla, L., Romano, P., Ruffini, R., Savaglio, S., Sguera, V., Schady, P., Skidmore, W., Song, L., Stanway, E., Starling, R., Topinka, M., Troja, E., van Putten, M., Vanzella, E., Vercellone, S., Wilson-Hodge, C., Yonetoku, D., Zampa, G., Zampa, N., Zhang, B., Zhang, B. B., Zhang, S., Zhang, S. -N., Antonelli, A., Bianco, F., Boci, S., Boer, M., Botticella, M. T., Boulade, O., Butler, C., Campana, S., Capitanio, F., Celotti, A., Chen, Y., Colpi, M., Comastri, A., Cuby, J. -G., Dadina, M., De Luca, A., Dong, Y. -W., Ettori, S., Gandhi, P., Geza, E., Greiner, J., Guiriec, S., Harms, J., Hernanz, M., Hornstrup, A., Hutchinson, I., Israel, G., Jonker, P., Kaneko, Y., Kawai, N., Wiersema, K., Korpela, S., Lebrun, V., Lu, F., MacFadyen, A., Malaguti, G., Maraschi, L., Melandri, A., Modjaz, M., Morris, D., Omodei, N., Paizis, A., Páta, P., Petrosian, V., Rachevski, A., Rhoads, J., Ryde, F., Sabau-Graziati, L., Shigehiro, N., Sims, M., Soomin, J., Szécsi, D., Urata, Y., Uslenghi, M., Valenziano, L., Vianello, G., Vojtech, S., Watson, D., Zicha, J., Amati, L, O'Brien, P, Götz, D, Bozzo, E, Tenzer, C, Frontera, F, Ghirlanda, G, Labanti, C, Osborne, J, Stratta, G, Tanvir, N, Willingale, R, Attina, P, Campana, R, Castro-Tirado, A, Contini, C, Fuschino, F, Gomboc, A, Hudec, R, Orleanski, P, Renotte, E, Rodic, T, Bagoly, Z, Blain, A, Callanan, P, Covino, S, Ferrara, A, Le Floch, E, Marisaldi, M, Mereghetti, S, Rosati, P, Vacchi, A, D'Avanzo, P, Giommi, P, Piranomonte, S, Piro, L, Reglero, V, Rossi, A, Santangelo, A, Salvaterra, R, Tagliaferri, G, Vergani, S, Vinciguerra, S, Briggs, M, Campolongo, E, Ciolfi, R, Connaughton, V, Cordier, B, Morelli, B, Orlandini, M, Adami, C, Argan, A, Atteia, J, Auricchio, N, Balazs, L, Baldazzi, G, Basa, S, Basak, R, Bellutti, P, Bernardini, M, Bertuccio, G, Braga, J, Branchesi, M, Brandt, S, Brocato, E, Budtz-Jorgensen, C, Bulgarelli, A, Burderi, L, Camp, J, Capozziello, S, Caruana, J, Casella, P, Cenko, B, Chardonnet, P, Ciardi, B, Colafrancesco, S, Dainotti, M, D'Elia, V, De Martino, D, De Pasquale, M, Del Monte, E, Della Valle, M, Drago, A, Evangelista, Y, Feroci, M, Finelli, F, Fiorini, M, Fynbo, J, Gal-Yam, A, Gendre, B, Ghisellini, G, Grado, A, Guidorzi, C, Hafizi, M, Hanlon, L, Hjorth, J, Izzo, L, Kiss, L, Kumar, P, Kuvvetli, I, Lavagna, M, Li, T, Longo, F, Lyutikov, M, Maio, U, Maiorano, E, Malcovati, P, Malesani, D, Margutti, R, Martin-Carrillo, A, Masetti, N, Mcbreen, S, Mignani, R, Morgante, G, Mundell, C, Nargaard-Nielsen, H, Nicastro, L, Palazzi, E, Paltani, S, Panessa, F, Pareschi, G, Pe'Er, A, Penacchioni, A, Pian, E, Piedipalumbo, E, Piran, T, Rauw, G, Razzano, M, Read, A, Rezzolla, L, Romano, P, Ruffini, R, Savaglio, S, Sguera, V, Schady, P, Skidmore, W, Song, L, Stanway, E, Starling, R, Topinka, M, Troja, E, van Putten, M, Vanzella, E, Vercellone, S, Wilson-Hodge, C, Yonetoku, D, Zampa, G, Zampa, N, Zhang, B, Zhang, S, Antonelli, A, Bianco, F, Boci, S, Boer, M, Botticella, M, Boulade, O, Butler, C, Campana, S, Capitanio, F, Celotti, A, Chen, Y, Colpi, M, Comastri, A, Cuby, J, Dadina, M, De Luca, A, Dong, Y, Ettori, S, Gandhi, P, Geza, E, Greiner, J, Guiriec, S, Harms, J, Hernanz, M, Hornstrup, A, Hutchinson, I, Israel, G, Jonker, P, Kaneko, Y, Kawai, N, Wiersema, K, Korpela, S, Lebrun, V, Lu, F, Macfadyen, A, Malaguti, G, Maraschi, L, Melandri, A, Modjaz, M, Morris, D, Omodei, N, Paizis, A, Páta, P, Petrosian, V, Rachevski, A, Rhoads, J, Ryde, F, Sabau-Graziati, L, Shigehiro, N, Sims, M, Soomin, J, Szécsi, D, Urata, Y, Uslenghi, M, Valenziano, L, Vianello, G, Vojtech, S, Watson, D, Zicha, J, Amati, L., O'Brien, P., Götz, D., Bozzo, E., Tenzer, C., Frontera, F., Ghirlanda, G., Labanti, C., Osborne, J. P., Stratta, G., Tanvir, N., Willingale, R., Attina, P., Campana, R., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Contini, C., Fuschino, F., Gomboc, A., Hudec, R., Orleanski, P., Renotte, E., Rodic, T., Bagoly, Z., Blain, A., Callanan, P., Covino, S., Ferrara, A., Le Floch, E., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Rosati, P., Vacchi, A., D'Avanzo, P., Giommi, P., Piranomonte, S., Piro, L., Reglero, V., Rossi, A., Santangelo, A., Salvaterra, R., Tagliaferri, G., Vergani, S., Vinciguerra, S., Briggs, M., Campolongo, E., Ciolfi, R., Connaughton, V., Cordier, B., Morelli, B., Orlandini, M., Adami, C., Argan, A., Atteia, J. -L., Auricchio, N., Balazs, L., Baldazzi, G., Basa, S., Basak, R., Bellutti, P., Bernardini, M. G., Bertuccio, G., Braga, J., Branchesi, M., Brandt, S., Brocato, E., Budtz-Jorgensen, C., Bulgarelli, A., Burderi, L., Camp, J., Capozziello, S., Caruana, J., Casella, P., Cenko, B., Chardonnet, P., Ciardi, B., Colafrancesco, S., Dainotti, M. G., D'Elia, V., De Martino, D., De Pasquale, M., Del Monte, E., Della Valle, M., Drago, A., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Finelli, F., Fiorini, M., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Gendre, B., Ghisellini, G., Grado, A., Guidorzi, C., Hafizi, M., Hanlon, L., Hjorth, J., Izzo, L., Kiss, L., Kumar, P., Kuvvetli, I., Lavagna, M., Li, T., Longo, F., Lyutikov, M., Maio, U., Maiorano, E., Malcovati, P., Malesani, D., Margutti, R., Martin-Carrillo, A., Masetti, N., McBreen, S., Mignani, R., Morgante, G., Mundell, C., Nargaard-Nielsen, H. U., Nicastro, L., Palazzi, E., Paltani, S., Panessa, F., Pareschi, G., Pe'er, A., Penacchioni, A. V., Pian, E., Piedipalumbo, E., Piran, T., Rauw, G., Razzano, M., Read, A., Rezzolla, L., Romano, P., Ruffini, R., Savaglio, S., Sguera, V., Schady, P., Skidmore, W., Song, L., Stanway, E., Starling, R., Topinka, M., Troja, E., van Putten, M., Vanzella, E., Vercellone, S., Wilson-Hodge, C., Yonetoku, D., Zampa, G., Zampa, N., Zhang, B., Zhang, B. B., Zhang, S., Zhang, S. -N., Antonelli, A., Bianco, F., Boci, S., Boer, M., Botticella, M. T., Boulade, O., Butler, C., Campana, S., Capitanio, F., Celotti, A., Chen, Y., Colpi, M., Comastri, A., Cuby, J. -G., Dadina, M., De Luca, A., Dong, Y. -W., Ettori, S., Gandhi, P., Geza, E., Greiner, J., Guiriec, S., Harms, J., Hernanz, M., Hornstrup, A., Hutchinson, I., Israel, G., Jonker, P., Kaneko, Y., Kawai, N., Wiersema, K., Korpela, S., Lebrun, V., Lu, F., MacFadyen, A., Malaguti, G., Maraschi, L., Melandri, A., Modjaz, M., Morris, D., Omodei, N., Paizis, A., Páta, P., Petrosian, V., Rachevski, A., Rhoads, J., Ryde, F., Sabau-Graziati, L., Shigehiro, N., Sims, M., Soomin, J., Szécsi, D., Urata, Y., Uslenghi, M., Valenziano, L., Vianello, G., Vojtech, S., Watson, D., and Zicha, J.

Abstract

THESEUS is a space mission concept aimed at exploiting Gamma-Ray Bursts for investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi-messenger and time-domain astrophysics. These goals will be achieved through a unique combination of instruments allowing GRB and X-ray transient detection over a broad field of view (more than 1sr) with 0.5–1 arcmin localization, an energy band extending from several MeV down to 0.3 keV and high sensitivity to transient sources in the soft X-ray domain, as well as on-board prompt (few minutes) follow-up with a 0.7 m class IR telescope with both imaging and spectroscopic capabilities. THESEUS will be perfectly suited for addressing the main open issues in cosmology such as, e.g., star formation rate and metallicity evolution of the inter-stellar and intra-galactic medium up to redshift ∼10, signatures of Pop III stars, sources and physics of re-ionization, and the faint end of the galaxy luminosity function. In addition, it will provide unprecedented capability to monitor the X-ray variable sky, thus detecting, localizing, and identifying the electromagnetic counterparts to sources of gravitational radiation, which may be routinely detected in the late ’20s/early ’30s by next generation facilities like aLIGO/ aVirgo, eLISA, KAGRA, and Einstein Telescope. THESEUS will also provide powerful synergies with the next generation of multi-wavelength observatories (e.g., LSST, ELT, SKA, CTA, ATHENA).

Published
2018

22. Chronic Inflammation Prediction for Inhaled Particles, the Impact of Material Cycling and Quarantining in the Lung Epithelium

Author

Kokot, H., Kokot, B., Sebastijanović, A., Voss, C., Podlipec, R., Zawilska, P., Berthing, T., Ballester López, C., Høgh Danielsen, P., Contini, C., Ivanov, M., Krišelj, A., Čotar, P., Zhou, Q., Ponti, J., Zhernovkov, V., Schneemilch, M., Doumandji, Z., Pušnik, M., Umek, P., Pajk, S., Joubert, O., Schmid, O., Urbančič, I., Irmler, M., Beckers, J., Lobaskin, V., Halappanavar, S., Quirke, N., Lyubartsev, A. P., Vogel, U., Koklič, T., Stoeger, T., and Štrancar, J.

Subjects
mode of action, material safety and health hazards, advanced microscopies, adverse outcome pathway, disease prediction
Abstract

We are daily exposed to a multitude of health hazardous airborne particulate matter with notable deposition in the fragile alveolar region of our lungs. Hence, there is a great need for identification and prediction of material-associated diseases, currently hindered due to the lack of in-depth understanding of causal relationships, in particular between acute exposures and chronic symptoms. By applying advanced microscopies and omics to in vitro and in vivo systems, together with in silico molecular modelling, we have here determined that the long-lasting response to a single exposure can originate from the interplay between the newly discovered nanomaterial quarantining and nanomaterial cycling between different lung cell types. This new insight finally allows us to predict the spectrum of lung inflammation associated with materials of interest using only in vitro measurements and in silico modelling potentially relating outcomes to material properties for large number of materials thus boosting safe-by-design-based material development. Because of its profound implications for animal-free predictive toxicology, our work paves the way to a more efficient and hazard-free introduction of numerous new advanced materials into our lives.

Published
2020

24. Thymosin β4 and β10 are highly expressed at the deep infiltrative margins of colorectal cancer - A mass spectrometry analysis.

Author

OLIANAS, A., SERRAO, S., PIRAS, V., MANCONI, B., CONTINI, C., IAVARONE, F., PICHIRI, G., CONI, P., ZORCOLO, L., ORRÙ, G., MESSANA, I., FAA, G., CASTAGNOLA, M., FANNI, D., and CABRAS, T.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a complicated tumor, involving several oncogenic signaling pathways, and with a molecular mechanism not fully understood yet. The implication of thymosin β4 (Tβ4) with tumor in-surgence and in migration of CRC cells was evidenced in the past with different methodologies, while Tβ10 connection with CRC has been sporadically investigated. This study focused on the implication of both types of thymosin in CRC progression and invasion by analyzing the changes in their levels according to different zones of the tumor, and to Dukes stage and budding index. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Tβ4 and Tβ10 were analyzed in deep and superficial tumor samples, and normal mucosa from 18 patients. Concentrations of Tpβ and Tβ10 have been measured by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to electrospray-ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-IT-MS). Ms data were compared by f-test and ANOVA statistical analysis. Identification of thymosin and their proteo-forms has been performed by HPLC-high reso-lution-ESI-IT-MSMS. RESULTS: Both Tβ4 and Tβ10, exhibited intra-tumoral quantitative differences, being up-regulated in the deep part of the CRC. They exhibited, moreover, strong association with the Dukes stage and the budding grade, being more concentrated in patients at Dukes stage B and with budding index "2". CONCLUSIONS: The results obtained in the present investigation encouraged the hypothesis that the two thymosin are involved in colorectal cancer progression, and in promoting cancer invasion. Thus, they are good candidates to be diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers and therapy targets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021

25. Epidemiology and Microbiology of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Preliminary Results of a National Registry

Author

Esposito, S., De Simone, G., Pan, A., Brambilla, P., Gattuso, G., Mastroianni, C., Kertusha, B., Contini, C., Massoli, L., Francisci, D., Priante, G., Libanore, M., Bicocchi, R., Borgia, G., Maraolo, A. E., Brugnaro, P., Panese, S., Calabresi, A., Amendola, G., Savalli, F., Geraci, C., Tedesco, A., Fossati, S., Carretta, A., Santantonio, T., Cenderello, G., Crisalli, M. P., Schiaroli, E., Rovere, P., Masini, G., Ferretto, R., Cascio, A., Colomba, C., Gioè, C., Tumbarello, M., Losito, A. R., Foti, G., Prestileo, T., Buscemi, C., Iaria, C., Iacobello, C., Sonia, S., Starnini, G., Ialungo, A., Sapienza, M., the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Esposito, Silvano, DE SIMONE, Giuseppe, Pan, Angelo, Brambilla, Paola, Gattuso, Gianno, Mastroianni, Claudio, Kertusha, Blerta, Contini, Carlo, Massoli, Lorenzo, Francisci, Daniela, Priante, Giulia, Libanore, Marco, Bicocchi, Roberto, Borgia, Guglielmo, Maraolo, Alberto Enrico, Brugnaro, Pierluigi, Panese, Sandro, Calabresi, Alessandra, Amendola, Giovanni, Savalli, Francesca, Geraci, Consuelo, Tedesco, Andrea, Fossati, Sara, Carretta, Anna, Santantonio, Teresa, Cenderello, Giovanni, Crisalli, Maria Paola, Schiaroli, Elisabetta, Rovere, Pierangelo, Masini, Giulia, Ferretto, Roberto, Cascio, Antonio, Colomba, Claudia, Gioè, Claudia, Tumbarello, Mario, Losito, Angela Raffaella, Foti, Giuseppe, Prestileo, Tullio, Buscemi, Calogero, Chiara, Iaria, Iacobello, Carmelo, Sonia, Sofia, Starnini, Giulio, Ialungo, Anna, Sapienza, Mauro, and De Simone, Giuseppe

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Epidemiology, 030106 microbiology, Socio-culturale, registry, microbiology, skin and soft tissue infections, Oncology, Pharmacology, Pharmacology (medical), Infectious Diseases, 03 medical and health sciences, Epidemiology, microbiology, skin and soft tissue infections, registry, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, skin and soft tissue infection, medicine, Humans, Registries, Skin Diseases, Infectious, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, business.industry, Soft Tissue Infections, food and beverages, Soft tissue, Middle Aged, Dermatology, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Etiology, Female, National registry, business
Abstract

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) represent a wide range of clinical conditions characterized by a considerable variety of clinical presentations and severity. Their aetiology can also vary, with numerous possible causative pathogens. While other authors previously published analyses on several types of SSTI and on restricted types of patients, we conducted a large nationwide surveillance programme on behalf of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases to assess the clinical and microbiological characteristics of the whole SSTI spectrum, from mild to severe life-threatening infections, in both inpatients and outpatients. Twenty-five Infectious Diseases (ID) Centres throughout Italy collected prospectively data concerning both the clinical and microbiological diagnosis of patients affected by SSTIs via an electronic case report form. All the cases included in our database, independently from their severity, have been managed by ID specialists joining the study while SSTIs from other wards/clinics have been excluded from this analysis. Here, we report the preliminary results of our study, referring to a 12-month period (October 2016-September 2017). During this period, the study population included 254 adult patients and a total of 291 SSTI diagnoses were posed, with 36 patients presenting more than one SSTIs. The type of infection diagnosed, the aetiological micro-organisms involved and some notes on their antimicrobial susceptibilities were collected and are reported herein. The enrichment of our registry is ongoing, but these preliminary results suggest that further analysis could soon provide useful information to better understand the national epidemiologic data and the current clinical management of SSTIs in Italy.

Published
2019

27. Aspects of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in a City of Northern Italy from its First Report in 2008 to the 2018 Outbreak

Author

Di Nuzzo, Mc., Barp, N., Biagi, E., Libanore, M., and Contini, C

Subjects
West Nile disease (WND), West Nile neuro-invasive disease (WNND), Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), WNV-RNA PCR, Emilia Romagna, Ferrara province, Emilia Romagna, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), WNV-RNA PCR, West Nile neuro-invasive disease (WNND), Socio-culturale, Ferrara province, West Nile disease (WND)
Published
2019

28. Epidemiological and Clinical Issues of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Italy

Author

Barp, N., Di Nuzzo, Mc., Maritati, M., Mondardini, V., Granata, C., Guzzo, Flavia, Francavilla, E., and Contini, C

Subjects
Tick borne encephalitis virus, TBEV infection, Tick borne encephalitis virus, North Eastern Italy, Neurological sequelae, North Eastern Italy, Socio-culturale, Neurological sequelae, TBEV infection
Published
2019

32. TiO2 nanofiber photoelectrochemical cells loaded with sub-12 nm AuNPs: Size dependent performance evaluation

Author

Macdonald, TJ, Ambroz, F, Batmunkh, M, Li, Y, Kim, D, Contini, C, Poduval, R, Liu, H, Shapter, JG, Papakonstantinou, I, and Parkin, IP

Subjects
Technology, Science & Technology, Energy & Fuels, Chemistry, Physical, Materials Science, Nanofibers, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, HOLLOW SPHERES, FILMS, AU NANOPARTICLES, NANOCOMPOSITE, NANOTUBE ARRAYS, Chemistry, Physical Sciences, GOLD NANOPARTICLES, Photoelectrodes, Titanium dioxide, Plasmonics, WATER, SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS, IMPROVED EFFICIENCY, Photoelectrochemical cell, ELECTROLYTE
Abstract

This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited., Incorporation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) into titanium dioxide (TiO2) photoelectrodes has been used traditionally to increase the performance of photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) through their tailored optical properties. In contrast to larger AuNPs, previous studies have suggested that smaller AuNPs are the most catalytic or effective at increasing the photovoltaic (PV) performance of TiO2 photoelectrodes based on PECs. Despite this, AuNPs are often only compared between sizes of 12–300 nm in diameter due to the most common synthesis, the Turkevich method, being best controlled in this region. However, the optimum radius for citrate-capped AuNPs sized between 5 and 12 nm, and their influence on the PV performances has not yet been investigated. In addition to using AuNPs in the photoelectrodes, replacing traditional TiO2 NPs with one-dimensional nanofibers (NFs) is a promising strategy to enhance the PV efficiency of the PECs due their capability to provide a direct pathway for charge transport. Herein, we exploit the advantages of two different nanostructured materials, TiO2 NFs and sub-12 nm AuNPs (5, 8, 10, and 12 nm), and fabricate composite based photoelectrodes to conduct a size dependent performance evaluation. The PECs assembled with 8 nm AuNPs showed ∼20% improvement in the average power conversion efficiency compared to the control PECs without AuNPs. The highest performing PEC achieved a power conversion efficiency of 8%, which to the best of our knowledge, is among the highest reported for scattering layers based on pure anatase TiO2 NFs. On the basis of our comprehensive investigations, we attribute this enhanced device performance using 8 nm AuNPs in the TiO2 NF photoelectrodes to the improved spectral absorption, decreased series resistance, and an increase in electron transport and injection rate leading to an increase in current density and fill factor., TJM would like to thank the Ramsay Memorial Trust for their financial assistance. T.J.M and I.P.P would like to acknowledge the EPSRC for financial support (EP/M015157/1).

Published
2018

33. Evaluation of Different Techniques for Nodal Tuberculosis Diagnosis Among Immigrants and Natives in a Low TB Burden and High Immigrant Receiving Italian City. An Eight Year Retrospective Analysis

Author

Nuzzo, Di, Maritati, M., Massoli, M., Biagi, L., Grilli, E., and Contini, C.

Subjects
Asians, Node TB, high immigrant receiving city, Histology, Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis, Reactivation, Node TB, Asians, Low TB burden, high immigrant receiving city, Ferrara, Northern Italy NAAT, Culture, Histology, Ferrara, Northern Italy NAAT, Culture, Socio-culturale, Low TB burden, Reactivation, Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis
Published
2018

34. Rates of antibiotic resistance/sensitivity in bacterial cultures of hidradenitis suppurativa patients

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Bettoli, V., primary, Manfredini, M., additional, Massoli, L., additional, Carillo, C., additional, Barozzi, A., additional, Amendolagine, G., additional, Ruina, G., additional, Musmeci, D., additional, Libanore, M., additional, Curtolo, A., additional, Mantovani, L., additional, Contini, C., additional, Pellacani, G., additional, and Corazza, M., additional

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2019
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38. The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances

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Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, European Commission, Czech Grant Agency, Amati, L., O'Brien, P., Götz, Diego, Bozz, Enrico, Tenzer, C., Frontera, F., Ghirlanda, G., Labanti, C., Osborne, Julian Paul, Stratta, G., Tanvir, N., Cenko, B., Marisaldi, M., Lavagna, M., Israel, G., Rhoads, J., Ryde, F., Basa, S., Sabau-Graziati, L., Capozziello, Salvatore, Kuvvetli, I., Korpela, S., Li, T., Maiorano, E., Renotte, E., Camp, J., Kumar, P., McBreen, S., Adami, C., Skidmore, W., Nargaard-Nielsen, H. U., Balazs, L., Topinka, M., Savaglio, S., Shigehiro, N., Sims, M., Soomin, J., Szécsi, D., Urata, Y., Evangelista, Y., Pasquale, Massimiliano de, Ciardi, B., Uslenghi, M., Willingale, R., Basak, R., Campana, R., Valenziano, L., D'Avanzo, P., Dainotti, M. G., Giommi, Paolo, Kiss, L., Romano, P., Schady, P., Martino, Domitilla de, Izzo, L., Capitanio, F., Starling, R., Drago, Alessandro, Comastri, Andrea, Boulade, O., Piranomonte, S., Piro, L., Reglero, V., Rossi, A., Santangelo, Andrea, Palazzi, E., Mundell, C., Masetti, N., Maio, U., Salvaterra, R., Ruffini, R., Finelli, F., Boci, S., Tagliaferri, G., Bellutti, P., Malcovati, P., Paltani, S., Bernardini, M. G., Rezzolla, L., Boer, M., Campana, Sergio, Margutti, R., Read, A., Maraschi, L., Colpi, Monica, Morgante, G., Omodei, Nicola, De Luca, A., Lebrun, V., Bertuccio, G., Braga, J., Branchesi, M., Brandt, S., Brocato, E., Troja, Eleonora, Stanway, E., Sguera, V., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Panessa, F., Bulgarelli, A., Botticella, M.T., Nicastro, L., Kawai, N., Burderi, L., Fiorini, M., Fynbo, J., Putten, M. van, Gal-Yam, Avishay, Bianco, F., Kaneko, Y., Wiersema, K., MacFadyen, A., Martin-Carrillo, A., Antonelli, L. A., Hudec, René, Morris, D., Song, L., Callanan, P., Petrosian, V., Castro-Tirado, Alberto J., Zicha, J., Gendre, B., Ghisellini, G., Grado, A., Guidorzi, C., Hafizi, M., Dadina, M., Chen, Y., Butler, C., Hanlon, L., Vanzella, E., Longo, F., Hjorth, Jens, Attina, P., Fuschino, F., Pareschi, G., Jonker, P., Watson, D., Blain, A., Celotti, A., Orlandini, M., Floch, E. le, Cuby, Jean-Gabriel, Auricchio, N., Connaughton, Valerie, Pe'er, Asaf, Penacchioni, A. V., Pian, E., Piedipalumbo, E., Piran, T., Páta, P., Modjaz, M., Lu, F., Rauw, G., Rodic, T., Dong, Y. -W., Briggs, M., Razzano, M., Vercellone, S., Malaguti, G., Wilson-Hodge, C., Vojtech, S., Campolongo, E., Morelli, B., Melandri, A., Vianello, G., D'Elia, V., Atteia, J. L., Paizis, A., Della Valle, M., Chardonnet, P., Yonetoku, D., Zampa, G., Zampa, N., Zhang, B., Zhang, B. B., Mereghetti, S., Ferrara, Andrea, Bagoly, Z., Contini, C., Zhang, S., Ciolfi, Riccardo, Rachevski, A., Caruana, J., Zhang, Shuang-Nan, Ettori, S., Gomboc, A., Rosati, P., Gandhi, P., Vinciguerra, S., Casella, P., Colafrancesco, S., Orleanski, P., Vergani, S., Malesani, D., Monte, E. del, Covino, Stefano, Mignani, R., Feroci, Marco, Lyutikov, M., Geza, E., Greiner, Jochen, Guiriec, Sylvain, Harms, J., Hernanz, Margarita, Baldazzi, G., Argan, A., Cordier, B., Hornstrup, A., Vacchi, A., Hutchinson, I., Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, European Commission, Czech Grant Agency, Amati, L., O'Brien, P., Götz, Diego, Bozz, Enrico, Tenzer, C., Frontera, F., Ghirlanda, G., Labanti, C., Osborne, Julian Paul, Stratta, G., Tanvir, N., Cenko, B., Marisaldi, M., Lavagna, M., Israel, G., Rhoads, J., Ryde, F., Basa, S., Sabau-Graziati, L., Capozziello, Salvatore, Kuvvetli, I., Korpela, S., Li, T., Maiorano, E., Renotte, E., Camp, J., Kumar, P., McBreen, S., Adami, C., Skidmore, W., Nargaard-Nielsen, H. U., Balazs, L., Topinka, M., Savaglio, S., Shigehiro, N., Sims, M., Soomin, J., Szécsi, D., Urata, Y., Evangelista, Y., Pasquale, Massimiliano de, Ciardi, B., Uslenghi, M., Willingale, R., Basak, R., Campana, R., Valenziano, L., D'Avanzo, P., Dainotti, M. G., Giommi, Paolo, Kiss, L., Romano, P., Schady, P., Martino, Domitilla de, Izzo, L., Capitanio, F., Starling, R., Drago, Alessandro, Comastri, Andrea, Boulade, O., Piranomonte, S., Piro, L., Reglero, V., Rossi, A., Santangelo, Andrea, Palazzi, E., Mundell, C., Masetti, N., Maio, U., Salvaterra, R., Ruffini, R., Finelli, F., Boci, S., Tagliaferri, G., Bellutti, P., Malcovati, P., Paltani, S., Bernardini, M. G., Rezzolla, L., Boer, M., Campana, Sergio, Margutti, R., Read, A., Maraschi, L., Colpi, Monica, Morgante, G., Omodei, Nicola, De Luca, A., Lebrun, V., Bertuccio, G., Braga, J., Branchesi, M., Brandt, S., Brocato, E., Troja, Eleonora, Stanway, E., Sguera, V., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Panessa, F., Bulgarelli, A., Botticella, M.T., Nicastro, L., Kawai, N., Burderi, L., Fiorini, M., Fynbo, J., Putten, M. van, Gal-Yam, Avishay, Bianco, F., Kaneko, Y., Wiersema, K., MacFadyen, A., Martin-Carrillo, A., Antonelli, L. A., Hudec, René, Morris, D., Song, L., Callanan, P., Petrosian, V., Castro-Tirado, Alberto J., Zicha, J., Gendre, B., Ghisellini, G., Grado, A., Guidorzi, C., Hafizi, M., Dadina, M., Chen, Y., Butler, C., Hanlon, L., Vanzella, E., Longo, F., Hjorth, Jens, Attina, P., Fuschino, F., Pareschi, G., Jonker, P., Watson, D., Blain, A., Celotti, A., Orlandini, M., Floch, E. le, Cuby, Jean-Gabriel, Auricchio, N., Connaughton, Valerie, Pe'er, Asaf, Penacchioni, A. V., Pian, E., Piedipalumbo, E., Piran, T., Páta, P., Modjaz, M., Lu, F., Rauw, G., Rodic, T., Dong, Y. -W., Briggs, M., Razzano, M., Vercellone, S., Malaguti, G., Wilson-Hodge, C., Vojtech, S., Campolongo, E., Morelli, B., Melandri, A., Vianello, G., D'Elia, V., Atteia, J. L., Paizis, A., Della Valle, M., Chardonnet, P., Yonetoku, D., Zampa, G., Zampa, N., Zhang, B., Zhang, B. B., Mereghetti, S., Ferrara, Andrea, Bagoly, Z., Contini, C., Zhang, S., Ciolfi, Riccardo, Rachevski, A., Caruana, J., Zhang, Shuang-Nan, Ettori, S., Gomboc, A., Rosati, P., Gandhi, P., Vinciguerra, S., Casella, P., Colafrancesco, S., Orleanski, P., Vergani, S., Malesani, D., Monte, E. del, Covino, Stefano, Mignani, R., Feroci, Marco, Lyutikov, M., Geza, E., Greiner, Jochen, Guiriec, Sylvain, Harms, J., Hernanz, Margarita, Baldazzi, G., Argan, A., Cordier, B., Hornstrup, A., Vacchi, A., and Hutchinson, I.

Abstract

THESEUS is a space mission concept aimed at exploiting Gamma-Ray Bursts for investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi-messenger and time-domain astrophysics. These goals will be achieved through a unique combination of instruments allowing GRB and X-ray transient detection over a broad field of view (more than 1sr) with 0.5¿1 arcmin localization, an energy band extending from several MeV down to 0.3¿keV and high sensitivity to transient sources in the soft X-ray domain, as well as on-board prompt (few minutes) follow-up with a 0.7¿m class IR telescope with both imaging and spectroscopic capabilities. THESEUS will be perfectly suited for addressing the main open issues in cosmology such as, e.g., star formation rate and metallicity evolution of the inter-stellar and intra-galactic medium up to redshift 10, signatures of Pop III stars, sources and physics of re-ionization, and the faint end of the galaxy luminosity function. In addition, it will provide unprecedented capability to monitor the X-ray variable sky, thus detecting, localizing, and identifying the electromagnetic counterparts to sources of gravitational radiation, which may be routinely detected in the late ¿20s/early ¿30s by next generation facilities like aLIGO/ aVirgo, eLISA, KAGRA, and Einstein Telescope. THESEUS will also provide powerful synergies with the next generation of multi-wavelength observatories (e.g., LSST, ELT, SKA, CTA, ATHENA).© 2018 COSPAR

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2018

50. Serum IgG against Simian Virus 40 antigens are hampered by high levels of sHLA-G in patients affected by inflammatory neurological diseases, as multiple sclerosis

Author

Rizzo, Roberta, Pietrobon, Silvia, Mazzoni, Elisa, Bortolotti, D., Martini, Fernanda, Castellazzi, Massimiliano, Casetta, Ilaria, Fainardi, Enrico, Luca, Dario, Granieri, Enrico, Tognon, Mauro, Granieri, E., Castellazzi, M., Casetta, I., Tola, M. R., Fainardi, E., Dallocchio, F., Bellini, T., Rizzo, R., Rotola, A., Di Luca, D., Seraceni, S., Contini, C., Sabbioni, S., Negrini, M., Tognon, M., Antonelli, T., Groppo, E., Gentile, M., Baldi, E., Caniatti, M. L., Ceruti, S., Manfrinato, M. R., Trentini, A., Miotto, E., Ferracin, M., Mazzoni, E., Pietrobon, S., Masini, I., Rotondo, J. C., Martini, F., Baruzzi, A., Roberto D'Alessandro, R., Michelucci, R., Salvi, F., Stecchi, S., Scandellari, C., Terzano, G., Granella, F., Nichelli, Paolo Frigio, Sola, P., Ferraro, Diana, Vitetta, F., Simone, ANNA MARIA, Bedin, Roberta, Marcello, N., Motti, L., Montepietra, S., Guidetti, D., Immovilli, P., Montanari, E., Pesci, I., Guareschi, A., Greco, G., Santangelo, M., Mauro, A. M., Malagù, S., Rasi, F., Spadoni, M., Galeotti, M., Fiorani, L., Neri, W., Ravasio, A., Pasquinelli, M., Gutman, S., and Monaldini, C.

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, Adult, Male, viruses, HLA-G, Socio-culturale, Multiple sclerosis, SV40, Medicine (all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Disease, Human leukocyte antigen, Simian virus 40, Antibodies, Viral, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunoglobulin G, Virus, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Antigen, Aged, Antigens, Viral, Female, HLA-G Antigens, Humans, Inflammation, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis, Solubility, medicine, Medicine(all), biology, business.industry, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Research, General Medicine, medicine.disease, 030104 developmental biology, Immunology, biology.protein, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

Background Many investigators detected the simian polyomavirus SV40 footprints in human brain tumors and neurologic diseases and recently it has been indicated that SV40 seems to be associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) disease. Interestingly, SV40 interacts with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules for cell entry. HLA class I antigens, in particular non-classical HLA-G molecules, characterized by an immune-regulatory function, are involved in MS disease, and the levels of these molecules are modified according with the disease status. Objective We investigated in serum samples, from Italian patients affected by MS, other inflammatory diseases (OIND), non-inflammatory neurological diseases (NIND) and healthy subjects (HS), SV40-antibody and soluble sHLA-G and the association between SV40-prevalence and sHLA-G levels. Methods ELISA tests were used for SV40-antibodies detection and sHLA-G quantitation in serum samples. Results The presence of SV40 antibodies was observed in 6 % of patients affected by MS (N = 4/63), 10 % of OIND (N = 8/77) and 15 % of NIND (N = 9/59), which is suggestive of a lower prevalence in respect to HS (22 %, N = 18/83). MS patients are characterized by higher sHLA-G serum levels (13.9 ± 0.9 ng/ml; mean ± St. Error) in comparison with OIND (6.7 ± 0.8 ng/ml), NIND (2.9 ± 0.4 ng/ml) and HS (2.6 ± 0.7 ng/ml) subjects. Interestingly, we observed an inverse correlation between SV40 antibody prevalence and sHLA-G serum levels in MS patients. Conclusion The data obtained showed a low prevalence of SV40 antibodies in MS patients. These results seems to be due to a generalized status of inability to counteract SV40 infection via antibody production. In particular, we hypothesize that SV40 immune-inhibitory direct effect and the presence of high levels of the immune-inhibitory HLA-G molecules could co-operate in impairing B lymphocyte activation towards SV40 specific peptides.

Published
2016

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