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2. Humoral and T-Cell Immune Response After 3 Doses of Messenger RNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccines in Fragile Patients: The Italian VAX4FRAIL Study
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Corradini, P., Agrati, C., Apolone, G., Mantovani, A., Giannarelli, D., Marasco, V., Bordoni, V., Sacchi, A., Matusali, G., Salvarani, C., Zinzani, P. L., Mantegazza, R., Tagliavini, F., Lupo-Stanghellini, M. T., Ciceri, F., Damian, S., Uccelli, A., Fenoglio, D., Silvestris, N., Baldanti, F., Piaggio, G., Ciliberto, G., Morrone, A., Locatelli, Franco, Sinno, V., Rescigno, M., and Costantini, M.
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Microbiology (medical) ,T-cell immunity ,Infectious Diseases ,Settore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICA ,humoral immunity ,SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine ,Fragile patients - Abstract
Background Patients with solid or hematological tumors or neurological and immune-inflammatory disorders are potentially fragile subjects at increased risk of experiencing severe coronavirus disease 2019 and an inadequate response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination. Methods We designed a prospective Italian multicenter study to assess humoral and T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients (n = 378) with solid tumors (ST), hematological malignancies (HM), neurological disorders (ND), and immunorheumatological diseases (ID). A group of healthy controls was also included. We analyzed the immunogenicity of the primary vaccination schedule and booster dose. Results The overall seroconversion rate in patients after 2 doses was 62.1%. Significantly lower rates were observed in HM (52.4%) and ID (51.9%) than in ST (95.6%) and ND (70.7%); a lower median antibody level was detected in HM and ID versus ST and ND (P < .0001). Similar rates of patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 T-cell response were found in all disease groups, with a higher level observed in ND. The booster dose improved the humoral response in all disease groups, although to a lesser extent in HM patients, whereas the T-cell response increased similarly in all groups. In the multivariable logistic model, independent predictors of seroconversion were disease subgroup, treatment type, and age. Ongoing treatment known to affect the immune system was associated with the worst humoral response to vaccination (P < .0001) but had no effect on T-cell responses. Conclusions Immunosuppressive treatment more than disease type per se is a risk factor for a low humoral response after vaccination. The booster dose can improve both humoral and T-cell responses.
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- 2023
3. Control of infectious mortality due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Forcina, A, Baldan, R, Marasco, V, Cichero, P, Bondanza, A, Noviello, M, Piemontese, S, Soliman, C, Greco, R, Lorentino, F, Giglio, F, Messina, C, Carrabba, M, Bernardi, M, Peccatori, J, Moro, M, Biancardi, A, Nizzero, P, Scarpellini, P, Cirillo, D M, Mancini, N, Corti, C, Clementi, M, and Ciceri, F
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- 2017
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4. Secondary infections worsen the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies: A report from the ITA-HEMA-COV
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Zappasodi P, Cattaneo C, Ferretti V, Mina R, Ferreri AJ, Merli F, Oberti M, Krampera M, Romano A, Zerbi C, Ferrari J, Cavo M, Marco Salvini M, Bertù L, Fracchiolla N, Marchesi F, Massaia M, Marasco V, Cairoli R, Scattolin AM, Vannucchi AM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Musto P, Gherlinzoni F, Cuneo A, Pinto A, Trentin L, Bocchia M, Galimberti, Coviello E, Morotti A, Falini B, Turrin M, Tafuri A, Billio A, Gentile M, Lemoli M, Venditti A, Della Porta M, Lanza F, Rigacci L, Tosi P, Mohamed S, Corso A, Luppi M, Giuliani N, Busca A, Pagano L, Bruno R, Grossi P, Corradini P, Passamonti F, Arcaini L., Zappasodi, P, Cattaneo, C, Ferretti, V, Mina, R, Ferreri, A, Merli, F, Oberti, M, Krampera, M, Romano, A, Zerbi, C, Ferrari, J, Cavo, M, Marco Salvini, M, Bertù, L, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Massaia, M, Marasco, V, Cairoli, R, Scattolin, A, Vannucchi, A, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Musto, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Cuneo, A, Pinto, A, Trentin, L, Bocchia, M, Galimberti, Coviello, E, Mc, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Turrin, M, Tafuri, A, Billio, A, Gentile, M, Lemoli, M, Venditti, A, Della Porta, M, Lanza, F, Rigacci, L, Tosi, P, Mohamed, S, Corso, A, Luppi, M, Giuliani, N, Busca, A, Pagano, L, Bruno, R, Grossi, P, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Arcaini, L, Zappasodi, Patrizia, Cattaneo, Chiara, Ferretti, Virginia Valeria, Mina, Roberto, Ferreri, Andrés José María, Merli, Francesco, Oberti, Margherita, Krampera, Mauro, Romano, Alessandra, Zerbi, Caterina, Ferrari, Jacqueline, Cavo, Michele, Salvini, Marco, Bertù, Lorenza, Fracchiolla, Nicola Stefano, Marchesi, Francesco, Massaia, Massimo, Marasco, Vincenzo, Cairoli, Roberto, Scattolin, Anna Maria, Vannucchi, Alessandro Maria, Gambacorti-Passerini, Carlo, Musto, Pellegrino, Gherlinzoni, Filippo, Cuneo, Antonio, Pinto, Antonello, Trentin, Livio, Bocchia, Monica, Galimberti, Sara, Coviello, Elisa, Tisi, Maria Chiara, Morotti, Alessandro, Falini, Brunangelo, Turrini, Mauro, Tafuri, Agostino, Billio, Atto, Gentile, Massimo, Lemoli, Roberto Massimo, Venditti, Adriano, Della Porta, Matteo Giovanni, Lanza, Francesco, Rigacci, Luigi, Tosi, Patrizia, Mohamed, Sara, Corso, Alessandro, Luppi, Mario, Giuliani, Nicola, Busca, Alessandro, Pagano, Livio, Bruno, Raffaele, Grossi, Paolo Antonio, Corradini, Paolo, Passamonti, Francesco, and Arcaini, Luca
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Cancer Research ,Lymphoma ,Coinfection ,COVID-19 ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Settore MED/15 ,hematological malignancie ,secondary infections ,Settore MED/15 - MALATTIE DEL SANGUE ,COVID-19 Testing ,Oncology ,Hematologic Neoplasms ,secondary infection ,outcome ,Humans ,hematological malignancies ,Aged - Abstract
The impact of secondary infections (SI) on COVID-19 outcome in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) is scarcely documented. To evaluate incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of SI, we analyzed the microbiologically documented SI in a large multicenter cohort of adult HM patients with COVID-19. Among 1741 HM patients with COVID-19, 134 (7.7%) had 185 SI, with a 1-month cumulative incidence of 5%. Median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and SI was 16 days (IQR: 5-36). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and lymphoma/plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) were more frequent diagnoses in SI patients compared to patients without SI (AML: 14.9% vs. 7.1%; lymphoma/PCN 71.7% vs. 65.3%). Patients with SI were older (median age 70 vs. 66 years, p = 0.002), with more comorbidities (median Charlson Comorbidity Index 5 vs. 4, p < 0.001), higher frequency of critical COVID-19 (19.5% vs. 11.5%, p = 0.046), and more frequently not in complete remission (75% vs. 64.7% p = 0.024). Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were the main sites of isolation for SI. Etiology of infections was bacterial in 80% (n = 148) of cases, mycotic in 9.7% (n = 18) and viral in 10.3% (n = 19); polymicrobial infections were observed in 24 patients (18%). Escherichia coli represented most of Gram-negative isolates (18.9%), while coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequent among Gram-positive (14.2%). The 30-day mortality of patients with SI was higher when compared to patients without SI (69% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The occurrence of SI worsened COVID-19 outcome in HM patients. Timely diagnosis and adequate management should be considered to improve their prognosis.
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5. S241: NON-RESTRICTIVE DIET DOES NOT INCREASE GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS AND FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA IN PATIENTS WITH NEUTROPENIA AFTER STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION: DATA FROM A MULTICENTRE, RANDOMIZED TRIAL
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Stella, F., primary, Marasco, V., additional, Levati, G., additional, Guidetti, A., additional, Chiappella, A., additional, Perrone, G., additional, Pennisi, M., additional, Tecchio, C., additional, Mordini, N., additional, Ferrara, G., additional, Gobbi, G., additional, Saracino, L., additional, Carniti, C., additional, and Corradini, P., additional
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- 2022
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6. S244: EFFECT OF ANTI-SPIKE NEUTRALIZING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES ON COVID-19 PROGRESSION AND TIME TO VIRAL CLEARANCE IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES AND SARS-COV-2 INFECTION: THE GIMEMA EXPERIENCE
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Marasco, V., primary, Guidetti, A., additional, Piciocchi, A., additional, Candoni, A., additional, Bocchia, M., additional, Bruna, R., additional, Musto, P., additional, Visentin, A., additional, Turrini, M., additional, Tucci, A., additional, Selleri, C., additional, Crea, E., additional, Fazi, P., additional, Passamonti, F., additional, and Corradini, P., additional
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- 2022
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7. Pre- and Post-Natal Stress Programming: Developmental Exposure to Glucocorticoids Causes Long-Term Brain-Region Specific Changes to Transcriptome in the Precocial Japanese Quail
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Marasco, V., Herzyk, P., Robinson, J., and Spencer, K. A.
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- 2016
8. Improvements in our understanding of behaviour during incubation
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Marasco, V., primary and Spencer, K.A., additional
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- 2015
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9. Control of infectious mortality due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Forcina, A, primary, Baldan, R, additional, Marasco, V, additional, Cichero, P, additional, Bondanza, A, additional, Noviello, M, additional, Piemontese, S, additional, Soliman, C, additional, Greco, R, additional, Lorentino, F, additional, Giglio, F, additional, Messina, C, additional, Carrabba, M, additional, Bernardi, M, additional, Peccatori, J, additional, Moro, M, additional, Biancardi, A, additional, Nizzero, P, additional, Scarpellini, P, additional, Cirillo, D M, additional, Mancini, N, additional, Corti, C, additional, Clementi, M, additional, and Ciceri, F, additional
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- 2016
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10. Control of infectious mortality due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniaein hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Forcina, A, Baldan, R, Marasco, V, Cichero, P, Bondanza, A, Noviello, M, Piemontese, S, Soliman, C, Greco, R, Lorentino, F, Giglio, F, Messina, C, Carrabba, M, Bernardi, M, Peccatori, J, Moro, M, Biancardi, A, Nizzero, P, Scarpellini, P, Cirillo, D M, Mancini, N, Corti, C, Clementi, M, and Ciceri, F
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Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae(KPC-Kp) infections are an emerging cause of death after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In allogeneic transplants, mortality rate may rise up to 60%. We retrospectively evaluated 540 patients receiving a transplant from an auto- or an allogeneic source between January 2011 and October 2015. After an Institutional increase in the prevalence of KPC-Kp bloodstream infections (BSI) in June 2012, from July 2012, 366 consecutive patients received the following preventive measures: (i) weekly rectal swabs for surveillance; (ii) contact precautions in carriers (iii) early-targeted therapy in neutropenic febrile carriers. Molecular typing identified KPC-Kp clone ST512 as the main clone responsible for colonization, BSI and outbreaks. After the introduction of these preventive measures, the cumulative incidence of KPC-Kp BSI (P=0.01) and septic shocks (P=0.01) at 1 year after HSCT was significantly reduced. KPC-Kp infection-mortality dropped from 62.5% (pre-intervention) to 16.6% (post-intervention). Day 100 transplant-related mortality and KPC-Kp infection-related mortality after allogeneic HSCT were reduced from 22% to 10% (P=0.001) and from 4% to 1% (P=0.04), respectively. None of the pre-HSCT carriers was excluded from transplant. These results suggest that active surveillance, contact precautions and early-targeted therapies, may efficiently control KPC-Kp spread and related mortality even after allogeneic HSCT.
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- 2017
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11. Alexithymia and suicide risk among patients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study
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De Berardis, D., primary, Marasco, V., additional, Serroni, N., additional, Campanella, D., additional, Olivieri, L., additional, Acciavatti, T., additional, Volpe, L., additional, Di Iorio, G., additional, La Rovere, R., additional, Cicconetti, A., additional, Carano, A., additional, Moschetta, F.S., additional, and Di Giannantonio, M., additional
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- 2011
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12. P03-195 - Alexithymia and suicide risk among patients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study
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De Berardis, D., Marasco, V., Serroni, N., Campanella, D., Olivieri, L., Acciavatti, T., Volpe, L., Di Iorio, G., La Rovere, R., Cicconetti, A., Carano, A., Moschetta, F.S., and Di Giannantonio, M.
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- 2011
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13. Control of infectious mortality due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Paola Nizzero, Alessandra Forcina, Vincenzo Marasco, Anna Biancardi, Matteo Moro, Massimo Clementi, Attilio Bondanza, Rossella Baldan, Clara Soliman, Fabio Giglio, Chiara Messina, Paola Cichero, Raffaella Greco, Paolo Scarpellini, Massimo Bernardi, Maddalena Noviello, Matteo Carrabba, Fabio Ciceri, Jacopo Peccatori, Nicasio Mancini, Simona Piemontese, Consuelo Corti, F. Lorentino, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Forcina, A., Baldan, R., Marasco, V., Cichero, P., Bondanza, Attilio, Noviello, M., Piemontese, S., Soliman, C., Greco, R., Lorentino, F., Giglio, F., Messina, C., Carrabba, M., Bernardi, M., Peccatori, J., Moro, M., Biancardi, A., Nizzero, P., Scarpellini, P., Cirillo, D. M., Mancini, Nicasio, Corti, C., Clementi, Massimo, and Ciceri, Fabio
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0301 basic medicine ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Klebsiella pneumoniae ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030106 microbiology ,Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ,beta-Lactamases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Bacterial Proteins ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Cumulative incidence ,Autografts ,Cause of death ,Aged ,Transplantation ,biology ,business.industry ,Mortality rate ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Outbreak ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Allografts ,Shock, Septic ,Klebsiella Infections ,Graft-versus-host disease ,Hematologic Neoplasms ,Immunology ,Female ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) infections are an emerging cause of death after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In allogeneic transplants, mortality rate may rise up to 60%. We retrospectively evaluated 540 patients receiving a transplant from an auto- or an allogeneic source between January 2011 and October 2015. After an Institutional increase in the prevalence of KPC-Kp bloodstream infections (BSI) in June 2012, from July 2012, 366 consecutive patients received the following preventive measures: (i) weekly rectal swabs for surveillance; (ii) contact precautions in carriers (iii) early-targeted therapy in neutropenic febrile carriers. Molecular typing identified KPC-Kp clone ST512 as the main clone responsible for colonization, BSI and outbreaks. After the introduction of these preventive measures, the cumulative incidence of KPC-Kp BSI (P=0.01) and septic shocks (P=0.01) at 1 year after HSCT was significantly reduced. KPC-Kp infection-mortality dropped from 62.5% (pre-intervention) to 16.6% (post-intervention). Day 100 transplant-related mortality and KPC-Kp infection-related mortality after allogeneic HSCT were reduced from 22% to 10% (P=0.001) and from 4% to 1% (P=0.04), respectively. None of the pre-HSCT carriers was excluded from transplant. These results suggest that active surveillance, contact precautions and early-targeted therapies, may efficiently control KPC-Kp spread and related mortality even after allogeneic HSCT.
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14. Effects of daratumumab on hematopoietic stem cell collection and engraftment in multiple myeloma patients eligible for autologous transplantation: results of the real-life PRIMULA study comparing bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (VTd) with VTd plus daratumumab (D-VTd) as induction therapy.
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Strafella V, Attolico I, Carluccio P, Tarantini F, Curci P, Sgherza N, Rizzi R, Ostuni A, Buda G, Del Giudice ML, Marasco V, Mele A, Margiotta-Casaluci G, Valli VB, Mele G, Germano CR, Quinto AM, Palazzo G, Febbo MA, Ciuffreda L, Reddiconto G, Di Renzo N, Cimminiello M, Albano F, and Musto P
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- 2024
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15. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant as first salvage treatment for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma in the era of PET-adapted strategies.
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Viviani S, Vanazzi A, Frassoni S, Rusconi C, Rossi A, Romano A, Patti C, Schiavotto C, Sorasio R, Marasco V, Lissandrini L, Rapezzi D, Gottardi D, Cocito F, Mulè A, Leotta S, Gini G, Sorio M, Derenzini E, Rambaldi A, Bagnardi V, and Tarella C
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- Adult, Humans, Salvage Therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols adverse effects, Retrospective Studies, Transplantation, Autologous, Stem Cell Transplantation, Positron-Emission Tomography, Hodgkin Disease therapy, Hodgkin Disease drug therapy, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects
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Data on the efficacy of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients who failed a PET-driven first-line therapy are limited.We retrospectively evaluated 220 adult cHL patients who underwent ASCT from 2009 to 2021 at 11 centers in Italy. Overall, 49.5% had refractory disease, 23.2% relapsed < 12 and 27.3% ≥12 months from the end of first-line chemotherapy. The 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 73.8% and 89.4%. In univariable analysis for PFS events PET-2+ (HR 2.69, p = .001), anemia (HR 2.22, p = .019), refractory disease (HR 1.76, p = .045), less than CR before ASCT (HR 3.24, p < .001) and >2 lines of salvage therapy (HR 2.52; p = .004) were associated with a higher risk of failure after ASCT. In multivariable analysis, >2 lines of salvage therapy (HR 3.28, p = .004) and RT before ASCT (HR 3.00, p = 0.041) retained significance.ASCT is an effective salvage approach for cHL patients treated in the era of PET-adapted therapies.
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- 2024
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16. Controlled expression of avian pre-migratory fattening influences indices of innate immunity.
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Tobolka M, Zielińska Z, Fusani L, Huber N, Maggini I, Pola G, and Marasco V
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- Animals, Cell Death, Coping Skills, Immunity, Innate, Coturnix, Hemolysis
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While immunity is frequently dampened when birds engage in strenuous migratory flights, whether and how immunity changes during the rapid accumulation of energy stores in preparation for migration remains largely unknown. Here we induced pre-migratory fattening through controlled changes of daylight in common quails (Coturnix coturnix) and regularly assessed changes in three markers of constitutive innate immunity (leukocyte coping capacity or LCC, hemagglutination and hemolysis titres) and measures of body composition (lean and fat mass). All the three markers showed similar changes over the pre-migratory fattening process. LCC responses, hemagglutination titres, and hemolysis titres, were on average higher in the mid-fattening phase compared to the peak-fattening phase, when values were similar to those observed prior the start of pre-migratory fattening. At mid-fattening, we found that the birds that showed a larger accumulation of fat mass (as % of body mass) had lower LCC peak responses and hemolysis titres. Reversibly, at mid-fattening, we also found that the birds that kept a higher proportion of lean mass (as % of body mass) had the highest LCC peaks. Our results indicate that migratory birds undergo changes in immune indices (over 8 weeks) as they accumulate energy stores for migration and propose that this could be due to competing or trade-off processes between metabolic remodelling and innate immune system function., Competing Interests: Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests., (© 2024. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.)
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- 2024
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17. Post-lumbar puncture cerebral vein thrombosis.
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Marasco V, Gianniello F, Paolucci A, Martinelli I, and Capecchi M
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Lumbar puncture (LP) is rarely complicated by cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT), especially if other risk factors coexist. We describe the case of a 28-year-old woman who developed CVT after corticosteroid treatment and LP performed for suspected multiple sclerosis. The day after LP, she developed intense headache and on Day 8 generalized tonic-clonic seizures. A brain computed tomography scan showed thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and cortical veins. Thrombophilia screening showed heterozygous G20210A prothrombin mutation. Anticoagulant therapy with low molecular weight heparin and then warfarin was administered until Day 16 after LP, when a brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a subdural hematoma. Warfarin was interrupted and dabigatran was started. The patient recovered completely, both from the initial thrombotic event and the hemorrhagic complication. This case highlights the importance to keep in mind CVT in the differential diagnosis of post-LP headache not responsive to standard therapy, and suggests that dabigatran can be considered an effective and safe treatment of CVT., Competing Interests: The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest for this work., (© 2023 The Authors. eJHaem published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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18. Alexithymia, Burnout, and Hopelessness in a Large Sample of Healthcare Workers during the Third Wave of COVID-19 in Italy.
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De Berardis D, Ceci A, Zenobi E, Rapacchietta D, Pisanello M, Bozzi F, Ginaldi L, Marasco V, Di Giosia M, Brucchi M, Graffigna G, Santambrogio J, Ventriglio A, Mazza M, and Muttillo G
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In the present study, we aimed to assess the frequency of and the relationships between alexithymia, burnout, and hopelessness in a large sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) during the third wave of COVID-19 in Italy. Alexithymia was evaluated by the Italian version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and its subscales Difficulty in Identifying Feelings (DIF), Difficulty in Describing Feelings (DDF), and Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT), burnout was measured with the scales emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA) of the Maslach Burnout Test (MBI), hopelessness was measured using the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and irritability (IRR), depression (DEP), and anxiety (ANX) were evaluated with the Italian version of the Irritability' Depression' Anxiety Scale (IDA). This cross-sectional study recruited a sample of 1445 HCWs from a large urban healthcare facility in Italy from 1 May to 31 June 2021. The comparison between individuals that were positive ( n = 214, 14.8%) or not for alexithymia ( n = 1231, 85.2%), controlling for age, gender, and working seniority, revealed that positive subjects showed higher scores on BHS, EE, DP IRR, DEP, ANX, DIF, DDF, and EOT and lower on PA than the not positive ones ( p < 0.001). In the linear regression model, higher working seniority as well as higher EE, IRR, DEP, ANX, and DDF scores and lower PA were associated with higher hopelessness. In conclusion, increased hopelessness was associated with higher burnout and alexithymia. Comprehensive strategies should be implemented to support HCWs' mental health and mitigate the negative consequences of alexithymia, burnout, and hopelessness.
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- 2023
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19. Nonrestrictive diet does not increase infections during post-HSCT neutropenia: data from a multicenter randomized trial.
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Stella F, Marasco V, Levati GV, Guidetti A, De Filippo A, Pennisi M, Vismara C, Miceli R, Ljevar S, Tecchio C, Mordini N, Gobbi G, Saracino L, and Corradini P
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Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality during neutropenia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The use of a low-microbial protective diet (PD) in the peritransplantation period is a standard of care, although its efficacy has never been tested prospectively. We conducted a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, enrolling all consecutive adult patients undergoing high-dose induction chemotherapy or HSCT with the objective to compare nonrestrictive diet (NRD) vs PD. Overall, 222 patients were enrolled, randomly assigned, and analyzed. One hundred seventy-five subjects (79%) received autologous HSCT (auto-HSCT), 41 (18%) received allogeneic HSCT (allo-HSCT), and 6 (3%) patients received high-dose induction chemotherapy. There was no significant difference in terms of incidence of grade ≥2 infections and death during neutropenia in the 2 arms. In multivariable analysis, only multiple myeloma diagnosis, fluoroquinolone prophylaxis, and the absence of mucositis were associated with a lower incidence of grade ≥2 infections. We did not report any significant variation in terms of hospitalization length, incidence of mucositis and gastrointestinal infections, body weight, and serum albumin variations in the 2 arms. In allo-HSCT recipients, the incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease grade ≥3 was similar. NRD was associated with higher patient-reported satisfaction. In conclusion, NRD is not inferior to a traditional PD during neutropenia after HSCT, and our results demonstrated that implementing a restrictive diet unnecessary burdens patients' quality of life. The clinical trial was registered prospectively in the clinical trial registry of the Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori of Milan as INT54/16., (© 2023 by The American Society of Hematology. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), permitting only noncommercial, nonderivative use with attribution. All other rights reserved.)
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20. Humoral and T-Cell Immune Response After 3 Doses of Messenger RNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccines in Fragile Patients: The Italian VAX4FRAIL Study.
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Corradini P, Agrati C, Apolone G, Mantovani A, Giannarelli D, Marasco V, Bordoni V, Sacchi A, Matusali G, Salvarani C, Zinzani PL, Mantegazza R, Tagliavini F, Lupo-Stanghellini MT, Ciceri F, Damian S, Uccelli A, Fenoglio D, Silvestris N, Baldanti F, Piaggio G, Ciliberto G, Morrone A, Locatelli F, Sinno V, Rescigno M, and Costantini M
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- Humans, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Vaccines, Prospective Studies, T-Lymphocytes, Vaccination, mRNA Vaccines, RNA, Messenger, Antibodies, Viral, Immunity, Humoral, COVID-19 prevention & control, Hematologic Neoplasms
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Background: Patients with solid or hematological tumors or neurological and immune-inflammatory disorders are potentially fragile subjects at increased risk of experiencing severe coronavirus disease 2019 and an inadequate response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination., Methods: We designed a prospective Italian multicenter study to assess humoral and T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients (n = 378) with solid tumors (ST), hematological malignancies (HM), neurological disorders (ND), and immunorheumatological diseases (ID). A group of healthy controls was also included. We analyzed the immunogenicity of the primary vaccination schedule and booster dose., Results: The overall seroconversion rate in patients after 2 doses was 62.1%. Significantly lower rates were observed in HM (52.4%) and ID (51.9%) than in ST (95.6%) and ND (70.7%); a lower median antibody level was detected in HM and ID versus ST and ND (P < .0001). Similar rates of patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 T-cell response were found in all disease groups, with a higher level observed in ND. The booster dose improved the humoral response in all disease groups, although to a lesser extent in HM patients, whereas the T-cell response increased similarly in all groups. In the multivariable logistic model, independent predictors of seroconversion were disease subgroup, treatment type, and age. Ongoing treatment known to affect the immune system was associated with the worst humoral response to vaccination (P < .0001) but had no effect on T-cell responses., Conclusions: Immunosuppressive treatment more than disease type per se is a risk factor for a low humoral response after vaccination. The booster dose can improve both humoral and T-cell responses., Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest . P. C. reports consulting fees for advisory board participation from AbbVie, ADC Therapeutics, Amgen, BeiGene, Celgene, Daiichi Sankyo, Gilead/Kite, GSK, Incyte, Janssen, KyowaKirin, Nerviano Medical Science, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, and Takeda; payment or honoraria for lectures from AbbVie, Amgen, Celgene, Gilead/Kite, Janssen, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, Takeda; support for attending meetings and/or travel from AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, Celgene, Gilead/Kite, Janssen, Novartis, Roche, and Takeda. A. Mantovani reports royalties for reagents related to innate immunity; consulting fees and payment or honoraria as a consultant/advisory board member for Novartis, Roche, Ventana, Pierre Fabre, Verily, AbbVie, BMS, J&J, Imcheck, Myeloid Therapeutics, Astra Zeneca, Biovelocita, BG Fund, Third Rock Venture, Violend Verseau Therapeutics, Macrophage pharma, Ellipses Pharma, and Olatec Therapeutics; and is the inventor of patents related to PTX3 and other innate immunity molecules. D. G. reports payment or honoraria for lesson to a Master from Vivamed s.r.l., consulting from MSD Italia, and consulting from MITT Medical and Scientific Learning. PLZ reports consulting fees from Takeda, Janssen, BMS, MSD, Kyowa Kirin, Sanofi, Eusa Pharma, and Roche; payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events from Takeda, MSD, Kyowa Kirin, Sanofi, Beigene, and Roche. R. M. reports consulting fees paid to author from Alexion, Argenx, and UCB; payment to author for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events from Alexion, Argenx, Merck Serono, Reflexion Medical Network, Sanofi Aventis, UCB; paid participation on Data Safety Monitoring or Advisory Board with Alexion, Argenx, Catalyst, and UCB. A. U. reports grants or contracts unrelated to this work from FISM, ALEXION, BIOGEN, ROCHE, MERCK SERONO, and COVAXIMS; participation on Data Safety Monitoring or Advisory Board for BD, BIOGEN, IQVIA, SANOFI, ROCHE, ALEXION, BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB. N. S. reports payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing, or educational events from Lilly, Roche, and Servier. F. L. reports a position as President of the Italian Higher Council of Health, the technical scientific advisory body to the Ministry of Health since 2019 and a position as Coordinator of the Technical-Scientific Committee for the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2021 to March 2022. All other authors report no potential conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed., (© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.)
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21. Combination of Deauville score and quantitative positron emission tomography parameters as a predictive tool of anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell efficacy.
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Guidetti A, Dodero A, Lorenzoni A, Pizzamiglio S, Argiroffi G, Chiappella A, Bagnoli F, Marasco V, Carniti C, Monfrini C, Seregni E, Pennisi M, Verderio P, Alessi A, and Corradini P
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- Humans, Prospective Studies, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Positron-Emission Tomography methods, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Prognosis, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, T-Lymphocytes, Retrospective Studies, Receptors, Chimeric Antigen, Lymphoma, B-Cell, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse diagnostic imaging, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse therapy
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Background: Autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is an effective treatment for approximately 40% of relapsed/refractory large B cell lymphomas (LBCL), and early identification of patients at risk for relapse or progression after CAR T-cell therapy represents a clinical need., Methods: The authors conducted a single-center prospective study on 47 relapsed/refractory LBCL receiving CAR T-cell therapy to evaluate the prognostic value of baseline and after infusion
18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography. Qualitative and quantitative metabolic parameters were evaluated before lymphodepletion, at day 30 and 90 post-infusion., Results: Deep variation of standardized uptake value (SUV)mean between baseline and day 30 correlated with response at day 90 (hazard ratio [HR], 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-2.2); p = .04) and better progression-free survival (PFS) (HR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.41-0.97); p = .04). In the overall population, 1-year PFS was 63% for Deauville score (DS)1-3 and 39% for DS4-5 patients, respectively (p = .02), however, the prognostic role of DS was lost when survivals are analyzed by considering 38 patients not progressing at 30 days. In these patients, in partial response or stable disease, the combination of DS and variation of SUVmean allowed identification of three groups with different prognosis: patients with DS1-3 and those with DS4-5 and decreased SUVmean had similar 1-year PFS of 62% and 61%, whereas patients with DS4-5 and increased SUVmean had a poorer 1-year PFS of 33% (p = .04)., Conclusions: PET parameters and association of DS and variation of SUVmean at 30 days could help in identify patients at high risk of CAR T-cell failure., Lay Summary: This is a single-center prospective study on 47 lymphoma patients receiving commercial chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of baseline and after infusion18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Among patients in partial remission or stable disease at day 30, the authors observed two subgroups with significantly different prognosis; patients with Deauville score (DS)4-5 and a concomitant reduction of standardized uptake value (SUV)mean had higher probability of long-lasting response than those with DS4-5 and an increase of SUVmean ., (© 2022 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Cancer Society.)- Published
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22. Ghrelin, not corticosterone, is associated with transitioning of phenotypic states in a migratory Galliform.
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Marasco V, Kaiya H, Pola G, and Fusani L
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- Animals, Coturnix metabolism, Psychomotor Agitation, Ghrelin physiology, Corticosterone metabolism
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In both captive and free-living birds, the emergence of the migratory phenotype is signalled by rapid and marked increases in food intake and fuelling, as well as changes in amount of nocturnality or migratory restlessness. The metabolic hormone corticosterone and, as more recently suggested, the gut-derived hormone ghrelin have been suggested to play a role in mediating such phenomenal phenotypic flexibility given that they both regulate fuel metabolism and locomotion across vertebrate taxa. Here, using the Common quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) as our study species, we induced autumn migration followed by a non-migratory wintering phase through controlled changes in daylight. We thus compared plasma corticosterone and ghrelin concentrations between the two sampling phases and assessed whether these hormones might reflect the migratory state. While we found no differences in plasma corticosterone between the two sampling phases and no link of this hormone with changes in body mass, levels of food intake or migratory restlessness, the migratory birds had substantially higher levels of plasma ghrelin relative to the non-migratory birds. Furthermore, while ghrelin did not correlate with the gain in body mass over the entire pre-migratory fuelling phase (over an average of nine weeks preceding blood sampling), plasma ghrelin did positively correlate with the gain in body mass observed during the final fattening stages (over an average of three weeks preceding blood sampling). Again, variation in plasma ghrelin also reflected the amount of body mass depleted over both the long- and short-time frame as birds returned to their non-migratory baseline - lower levels of plasma ghrelin consistently correlated with larger losses in body mass. Thus, while our data do not highlight a role of the hormone corticosterone in sustaining pre-migratory fattening as shown in other bird species, they do add evidence for a potential role of ghrelin in mediating migratory behaviour and further suggest that this hormone might be important in regulating the transitioning of migratory states, possibly by promoting fuel mobilisation and usage., Competing Interests: HK was employed by Grandsoul Research Institute for Immunology, Inc. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Marasco, Kaiya, Pola and Fusani.)
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23. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies in haematological patients paucisymptomatic for COVID-19: The GIMEMA EMATO-0321 study.
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Marasco V, Piciocchi A, Candoni A, Pagano L, Guidetti A, Musto P, Bruna R, Bocchia M, Visentin A, Turrini M, Tucci A, Pilerci S, Fianchi L, Salvini M, Galimberti S, Coviello E, Selleri C, Luppi M, Crea E, Fazi P, Passamonti F, and Corradini P
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- Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Humans, Retrospective Studies, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Hematologic Neoplasms therapy
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COVID-19 continues to be a relevant issue among patients with haematological malignancies (HM). Vaccines are frequently not effective in subjects on active treatment. In this multicentre retrospective study of Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto (GIMEMA), we collected data from 91 paucisymptomatic HM patients treated with anti-spike neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (nMoAbs) to determine time to viral clearance, referencing it to the expected value of 28 days from an historical group of untreated paucisymptomatic patients. Secondary endpoints included rate of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, COVID-19 related death and safety. SARS-CoV-2 molecular swab negativity was obtained in 86 patients (95%), with a median time of 18 days (IQR 13-26; p < 0.0001). We did not find significant variations according to age, diagnosis, treatment type, vaccination status or nMoAbs type. Rate of hospitalization due to COVID-19 progression was 12% (11/91), with 2 patients (2.2%) requiring ICU admission. With a median follow-up of 2.33 months, the overall mortality was 5.5% (5/91), with 3 deaths due to COVID-19. Side effects were rare and self-limiting. Our data suggest that nMoAbs can limit the detrimental effect of immunosuppressive treatments on COVID-19 clinical progression and time to viral clearance. The original trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT04932967., (© 2022 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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24. How does early-life adversity shape telomere dynamics during adulthood? Problems and paradigms.
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Marasco V, Smith S, and Angelier F
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- Longevity, Telomere genetics, Humans, Animals, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Telomere Shortening, Stress, Physiological
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Although early-life adversity has been associated with negative consequences during adulthood, growing evidence shows that such adversity can also lead to subsequent stress resilience and positive fitness outcomes. Telomere dynamics are relevant in this context because of the link with developmental conditions and longevity. However, few studies have assessed whether the effects of early-life adversity on developmental telomere dynamics may relate to adult telomere dynamics. We propose that the potential links between early-life adversity and adult telomere dynamics could be driven by developmental constraints (the Constraint hypothesis), by the nature/severity of developmental adversity (the Resilience hypothesis), or by developmental-mediated changes in individual life-history strategies (the Pace of Life hypothesis). We discuss these non-mutually exclusive hypotheses, explore future research directions, and propose specific studies to test these hypotheses. Our article aims to expand our understanding of the evolutionary role of developmental conditions on adult telomere dynamics, stress resilience and ageing., (© 2022 The Authors. BioEssays published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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25. T-cell immune response after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is frequently detected also in the absence of seroconversion in patients with lymphoid malignancies.
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Marasco V, Carniti C, Guidetti A, Farina L, Magni M, Miceli R, Calabretta L, Verderio P, Ljevar S, Serpenti F, Morelli D, Apolone G, Ippolito G, Agrati C, and Corradini P
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- 2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273 immunology, Aged, Antibodies, Viral immunology, BNT162 Vaccine immunology, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin M immunology, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Seroconversion, 2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273 administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols administration & dosage, BNT162 Vaccine administration & dosage, COVID-19 immunology, COVID-19 prevention & control, Hematologic Neoplasms drug therapy, Hematologic Neoplasms immunology, Immunity, Cellular drug effects, Lymphoproliferative Disorders drug therapy, Lymphoproliferative Disorders immunology, SARS-CoV-2 immunology, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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Patients affected by lymphoid malignancies (LM) are frequently immune-compromised, suffering increased mortality from COVID-19. This prospective study evaluated serological and T-cell responses after complete mRNA vaccination in 263 patients affected by chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, B- and T-cell lymphomas and multiple myeloma. Results were compared with those of 167 healthy subjects matched for age and sex. Overall, patient seroconversion rate was 64·6%: serological response was lower in those receiving anti-cancer treatments in the 12 months before vaccination: 55% vs 81·9% (P < 0·001). Anti-CD20 antibody plus chemotherapy treatment was associated with the lowest seroconversion rate: 17·6% vs. 71·2% (P < 0·001). In the multivariate analysis conducted in the subgroup of patients on active treatment, independent predictors for seroconversion were: anti-CD20 treatment (P < 0·001), aggressive B-cell lymphoma diagnosis (P = 0·002), and immunoglobulin M levels <40 mg/dl (P = 0·030). The T-cell response was evaluated in 99 patients and detected in 85 of them (86%). Of note, 74% of seronegative patients had a T-cell response, but both cellular and humoral responses were absent in 13·1% of cases. Our findings raise some concerns about the protection that patients with LM, particularly those receiving anti-CD20 antibodies, may gain from vaccination. These patients should strictly maintain all the protective measures., (© 2021 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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26. A Rare Syndrome Causing Neurogenic Dysphagia.
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Zito A, Bini P, Todisco M, Cosentino G, Mauramati S, Paoletti M, Marasco V, Marchioni E, and Alfonsi E
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- Humans, Deglutition Disorders etiology
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27. Repeated exposure to challenging environmental conditions influences telomere dynamics across adult life as predicted by changes in mortality risk.
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Marasco V, Boner W, Griffiths K, Heidinger B, and Monaghan P
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- Animals, Environment, Female, Finches blood, Risk Factors, Stress, Physiological genetics, Telomere Shortening genetics, Telomere Shortening physiology, Aging genetics, Aging physiology, Finches genetics, Finches physiology, Longevity genetics, Longevity physiology, Telomere Homeostasis genetics, Telomere Homeostasis physiology
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The effects of stress exposure are likely to vary depending on life-stage and stressor. While it has been postulated that mild stress exposure may have beneficial effects, the duration of such effects and the underlying mechanisms are unclear. While the long-term effects of early-life stress are relatively well studied, we know much less about the effects of exposure in adulthood since the early- and adult-life environments are often similar. We previously reported that repeated experimental exposure to a relatively mild stressor in female zebra finches, first experienced in young adulthood, initially had no effect on mortality risk, reduced mortality in middle age, but the apparently beneficial effects disappeared in old age. We show here that this is underpinned by differences between the control and stress-exposed group in the pattern of telomere change, with stress-exposed birds showing reduced telomere loss in middle adulthood. We thereby provide novel experimental evidence that telomere dynamics play a key role linking stress resilience and aging., (© 2021 The Authors. The FASEB Journal published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.)
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28. Controlled expression of the migratory phenotype affects oxidative status in birds.
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Marasco V, Sebastiano M, Costantini D, Pola G, and Fusani L
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- Animals, Catalase, Female, Glutathione Peroxidase genetics, Glutathione Peroxidase metabolism, Lipid Peroxidation, Male, Oxidative Stress, Phenotype, Superoxide Dismutase metabolism, Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances, Animal Migration, Antioxidants, Coturnix metabolism
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High caloric intake can increase production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. We examined whether the emergence of the migratory phenotype, primarily signalled by increased food intake and fuelling, is accompanied by changes in oxidative status. We induced autumn migration followed by a non-migratory wintering phase in common quails ( Coturnix coturnix ). We compared three markers of oxidative status - oxidative damage to lipids expressed as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS); superoxide dismutase (SOD); and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) - between birds sampled during the migratory and non-migratory phase. We found that the emergence of the migratory phenotype was associated with: (i) higher levels of TBARS in the liver; (ii) lower levels of SOD in red blood cells and, marginally, in the liver; (iii) higher levels of GPx in the pectoral muscle; and (iv) sex-specific changes in red blood cells and liver. We found no link between food intake and variation in markers of oxidative status in any of the tissues examined, despite food intake being higher in the migratory birds. However, the increase in body mass was positively correlated with muscle GPx activity as birds entered the pre-migratory fattening phase, while the amount of decrease in body mass was negatively correlated with muscle GPx as birds transitioned to the non-migratory phase. Such correlations were absent in red blood cells and liver. Our work suggests that during the emergence of the migratory phenotype, birds might strategically displace oxidative costs on the liver in order to safeguard the pectoral muscles, which have a fundamental role in successfully completing the migratory flight., Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing or financial interests., (© 2021. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.)
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29. SARS-CoV-2 Interstitial Pneumonia Treated With Tocilizumab in a Patient Affected by Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma.
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Rusconi C, Cassanello G, Guidetti A, Oltolini C, Marasco V, Morabito L, Della Porta M, Lanocita R, Papagni G, Carniti C, and Corradini P
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Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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30. Data on the de novo transcriptome assembly for the migratory bird, the Common quail ( Coturnix coturnix ).
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Marasco V, Fusani L, Pola G, and Smith S
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The Common or European quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) is a Galliform bird of ecological importance for research in the field of animal migration. The Common quail is also a game bird, thus, of great interest for recreational activities and conservation management. Here, we generated a high quality de novo transcriptome for the Common quail for which no reference genome is to date publicly available. The transcriptome was obtained from a population of Common quail originated from captive founders raised under laboratory conditions. Paired-end RNA-Sequencing reads were obtained from extracted total RNA of brain tissue punches (preoptic-hypothalamic region) of 23 quails, which yielded to 5.5-11.2 million reads per individual bird for a total of 236 million reads. After assembly optimization, we used a stringent filtering analysis pipeline to remove redundant and low confidence transcripts. The final transcriptome consisted of 22,293 transcripts of which 21,551 (97%) were provided with annotation data. Our data offers a high quality pipeline for compiling transcriptomes of complex non-genomic species. Our data also provide a robust reference for gene expression studies in this species or other related Galliform species, including the Japanese quail., Competing Interests: We declare no competing interests., (© 2020 The Authors.)
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31. Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length: interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex.
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Marasco V, Boner W, Griffiths K, Heidinger B, and Monaghan P
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- Age Factors, Animals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Finches physiology, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Maternal Age, Songbirds physiology, Stress, Physiological, Telomere physiology
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Offspring produced by older parents often have reduced longevity, termed the Lansing effect. Because adults usually have similar-aged mates, it is difficult to separate effects of maternal and paternal age, and environmental circumstances are also likely to influence offspring outcomes. The mechanisms underlying the Lansing effect are poorly understood. Variation in telomere length and loss, particularly in early life, is linked to longevity in many vertebrates, and therefore changes in offspring telomere dynamics could be very important in this context. We examined the effect of maternal age and environment on offspring telomere length in zebra finches. We kept mothers under either control (ad libitum food) or more challenging (unpredictable food) circumstances and experimentally minimized paternal age and mate choice effects. Irrespective of the maternal environment, there was a substantial negative effect of maternal age on offspring telomere length, evident in longitudinal and cross-sectional comparisons (average of 39% shorter). Furthermore, in young mothers, sons reared by challenged mothers had significantly shorter telomere lengths than sons reared by control mothers. This effect disappeared when the mothers were old, and was absent in daughters. These findings highlight the importance of telomere dynamics as inter-generational mediators of the evolutionary processes determining optimal age-specific reproductive effort and sex allocation.
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32. Leukocyte Coping Capacity: An Integrative Parameter for Wildlife Welfare Within Conservation Interventions.
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Huber N, Marasco V, Painer J, Vetter SG, Göritz F, Kaczensky P, and Walzer C
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Wildlife management, conservation interventions and wildlife research programs often involve capture, manipulation and transport of wild animals. Widespread empirical evidence across various vertebrate taxa shows that handling wildlife generally induces a severe stress response resulting in increased stress levels. The inability of individuals to appropriately respond to rapidly changing environmental conditions during and after manipulations may have deleterious and long-lasting implications on animal welfare. Therefore, mitigating stress responses in the frame of conservation interventions is a key animal welfare factor. However, we have a poor understanding of the metrics to adequately assess and monitor the dynamic physiological changes that animals undergo when subjected to stressful procedures in wild or captive conditions. A growing number of studies provide good evidence for reciprocal interactions between immune processes and stress. Here, we review the existing literature on a relatively new technique-Leukocyte Coping Capacity (LCC), a proxy for stress quantifying oxygen radical production by leukocytes. We discuss the strength and weaknesses of this immunological approach to evaluate stress, the individual capacity to cope with stress and the resulting potential implications for animal welfare. Additionally we present new data on LCC in captive roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) under long-time anesthesia and free-ranging Asiatic wild asses (Kulan; Equus hemionus kulan ) were LCC was used to assess stress levels in animals captured for a reintroduction project.
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33. Clinical Impact of Pretransplant Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Colonization in Autologous and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
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Forcina A, Lorentino F, Marasco V, Oltolini C, Marcatti M, Greco R, Lupo-Stanghellini MT, Carrabba M, Bernardi M, Peccatori J, Corti C, and Ciceri F
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- Adult, Aged, Bacteremia pathology, Female, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation methods, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Transplantation Conditioning methods, Transplantation, Autologous methods, Transplantation, Homologous methods, Young Adult, Bacteremia etiology, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial immunology, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects, Transplantation Conditioning adverse effects, Transplantation, Autologous adverse effects, Transplantation, Homologous adverse effects
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Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) are an emerging cause of morbidity and mortality after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Three-hundred forty-eight consecutive patients transplanted at our hospital from July 2012 to January 2016 were screened for a pretransplant MDR-GNB colonization and evaluated for clinical outcomes. A pretransplant MDR-GNB colonization was found in 16.9% of allo-HSCT and in 9.6% of auto-HSCT recipients. Both in auto- and in allo-HSCT, carriers of a MDR-GNB showed no significant differences in overall survival (OS), transplant-related mortality (TRM), or infection-related mortality (IRM) compared with noncarriers. OS at 2 years for carriers compared with noncarriers was 85% versus 81% (P = .262) in auto-HSCT and 50% versus 43% (P = .091) in allo-HSCT. TRM at 2 years was 14% versus 5% (P = .405) in auto-HSCT and 31% versus 25% (P = .301) in allo-HSCT. IRM at 2 years was 14% versus 2% (P = .142) in auto-HSCT and 23% versus 14% (P = .304) in allo-HSCT. In multivariate analysis, only grade III to IV acute graft-versus-host disease was an independent factor for reduced OS (P < .001) and increased TRM (P < .001) and IRM (P < .001). During the first year after transplant, we collected 73 GNB bloodstream infectious (BSI) episodes in 54 patients, 42.4% of which sustained by a MDR-GNB. Rectal swabs positivity associated with the pathogen causing subsequent MDR-GNB BSI episodes in 13 of 31 (41.9%). Overall, OS at 4 months from MDR-GNB BSI episode onset was of 67.9%, with a 14-day attributed mortality of 12.9%, not being significantly different between carriers and noncarriers (P = .207). We conclude that in this extended single-center experience, a pretransplant MDR-GNB colonization did not significantly influence OS, TRM, and IRM both in auto- and allo-HSCT settings and that MDR-GNB attributed mortality can be controlled in carriers when an early pre-emptive antimicrobial therapy is started in case of neutropenic fever., (Copyright © 2018 The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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34. Environmental conditions shape the temporal pattern of investment in reproduction and survival.
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Marasco V, Boner W, Griffiths K, Heidinger B, and Monaghan P
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- Age Factors, Animals, Breeding, Female, Stress, Physiological, Survival Analysis, Aging physiology, Environment, Finches physiology, Longevity, Reproduction
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The relationship between environmental stress exposure and ageing is likely to vary with stressor severity, life-history stage and the time scale over which effects are measured. Such factors could influence whether stress exposure accelerates or slows the ageing process, but their interactions have not previously been experimentally investigated. We found that experimental exposure of zebra finches to mildly challenging environmental circumstances from young to old adulthood, which increased exposure to stress hormones, reduced breeding performance during early adulthood, but had positive effects when individuals were bred in old adulthood. This difference was not due to selective mortality, because the effects were evident within individuals, and no evidence of habituation in the response to the stressor was found. The more stressful environment had no effects on survival during young or old adulthood, but substantially improved survival during middle age. Changes in the effects at different ages could be due to the duration and nature of the challenging exposure, or to variation in coping capacity or strategy with age. These results show that living under challenging environmental circumstances can influence ageing trajectories in terms of both reproductive performance and longevity. Our results provide experimental support for the emerging idea that stress exposure needs to be optimized rather than minimized to obtain the best health outcomes., (© 2018 The Author(s).)
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35. A New Clinicobiological Scoring System for the Prediction of Infection-Related Mortality and Survival after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
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Forcina A, Rancoita PMV, Marcatti M, Greco R, Lupo-Stanghellini MT, Carrabba M, Marasco V, Di Serio C, Bernardi M, Peccatori J, Corti C, Bondanza A, and Ciceri F
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation methods, Humans, Immunoglobulins therapeutic use, Infections etiology, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Supervised Machine Learning, Transplantation, Homologous, Young Adult, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects, Infections mortality
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Infection-related mortality (IRM) is a substantial component of nonrelapse mortality (NRM) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). No scores have been developed to predict IRM before transplantation. Pretransplantation clinical and biochemical data were collected from a study cohort of 607 adult patients undergoing allo-HSCT between January 2009 and February 2017. In a training set of 273 patients, multivariate analysis revealed that age >60 years (P = .003), cytomegalovirus host/donor serostatus different from negative/negative (P < .001), pretransplantation IgA level <1.11 g/L (P = .004), and pretransplantation IgM level <.305 g/L (P = .028) were independent predictors of increased IRM. Based on these results, we developed and subsequently validated a 3-tiered weighted prognostic index for IRM in a retrospective set of patients (n = 219) and a prospective set of patients (n = 115). Patients were assigned to 3 different IRM risk classes based on this index score. The score significantly predicted IRM in the training set, retrospective validation set, and prospective validation set (P < .001, .044, and .011, respectively). In the training set, 100-day IRM was 5% for the low-risk group, 11% for the intermediate-riak group, and 16% for the high-risk groups. In the retrospective validation set, the respective 100-day IRM values were 7%, 17%, and 28%, and in the prospective set, they were 0%, 5%, and 7%. This score predicted also overall survival (P < .001 in the training set, P < 041 in the retrospective validation set, and P < .023 in the prospective validation set). Because pretransplantation levels of IgA/IgM can be modulated by the supplementation of enriched immunoglobulins, these results suggest the possibility of prophylactic interventional studies to improve transplantation outcomes., (Copyright © 2017 The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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36. Environmental conditions can modulate the links among oxidative stress, age, and longevity.
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Marasco V, Stier A, Boner W, Griffiths K, Heidinger B, and Monaghan P
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- 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine, Animals, Avian Proteins blood, Corticosterone blood, Deoxyguanosine analogs & derivatives, Deoxyguanosine blood, Environment, Female, Male, Superoxide Dismutase blood, DNA Damage, Finches blood, Longevity physiology, Oxidative Stress physiology
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Understanding the links between environmental conditions and longevity remains a major focus in biological research. We examined within-individual changes between early- and mid-adulthood in the circulating levels of four oxidative stress markers linked to ageing, using zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata): a DNA damage product (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine; 8-OHdG), protein carbonyls (PC), non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity (OXY), and superoxide dismutase activity (SOD). We further examined whether such within-individual changes differed among birds living under control (ad lib food) or more challenging environmental conditions (unpredictable food availability), having previously found that the latter increased corticosterone levels when food was absent but improved survival over a three year period. Our key findings were: (i) 8-OHdG and PC increased with age in both environments, with a higher increase in 8-OHdG in the challenging environment; (ii) SOD increased with age in the controls but not in the challenged birds, while the opposite was true for OXY; (iii) control birds with high levels of 8-OHdG died at a younger age, but this was not the case in challenged birds. Our data clearly show that while exposure to the potentially damaging effects of oxidative stress increases with age, environmental conditions can modulate the pace of this age-related change., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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37. Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can have beneficial effects on survival.
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Marasco V, Boner W, Heidinger B, Griffiths K, and Monaghan P
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- Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Birds, Life Expectancy, Mortality, Aging physiology, Aging psychology, Eating psychology, Food Deprivation physiology, Glucocorticoids metabolism, Stress, Psychological metabolism, Stress, Psychological mortality, Stress, Psychological physiopathology
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Repeated exposure to stressful circumstances is generally thought to be associated with increased pathology and reduced longevity. However, growing lines of evidence suggest that the effects of environmental stressors on survival and longevity depend on a multitude of factors and, under some circumstances, might be positive rather than negative. Here, using the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), we show that repeated exposure to stressful conditions (i.e. unpredictable food availability), which induced no changes in body mass, was associated with a decrease in mortality rate and an increase in the age of death. As expected, the treated birds responded to the unpredictable food supply by increasing baseline glucocorticoid stress hormone secretion and there were no signs of habituation of this hormonal response to the treatment across time. Importantly, and consistent with previous literature, the magnitude of hormone increase induced by the treatment was significant, but relatively mild, since the baseline glucocorticoid concentrations in the treated birds were substantially lower than the peak levels that occur during an acute stress response in this species. Taken together, these data demonstrate that protracted exposure to relatively mild stressful circumstances can have beneficial lifespan effects., (Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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- 2015
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38. Developmental post-natal stress can alter the effects of pre-natal stress on the adult redox balance.
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Marasco V, Spencer KA, Robinson J, Herzyk P, and Costantini D
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- Animals, Corticosterone metabolism, Coturnix physiology, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System drug effects, Oxidation-Reduction drug effects, Stress, Physiological drug effects, Coturnix metabolism
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Across diverse vertebrate taxa, stressful environmental conditions during development can shape phenotypic trajectories of developing individuals, which, while adaptive in the short-term, may impair health and survival in adulthood. Regardless, the long-lasting benefits or costs of early life stress are likely to depend on the conditions experienced across differing stages of development. Here, we used the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) to experimentally manipulate exposure to stress hormones in developing individuals. We tested the hypothesis that interactions occurring between pre- and post-natal developmental periods can induce long-term shifts on the adult oxidant phenotype in non-breeding sexually mature individuals. We showed that early life stress can induce long-term alterations in the basal antioxidant defences. The magnitude of these effects depended upon the timing of glucocorticoid exposure and upon interactions between the pre- and post-natal stressful stimuli. We also found differences among tissues with stronger effects in the erythrocytes than in the brain in which the long-term effects of glucocorticoids on antioxidant biomarkers appeared to be region-specific. Recent experimental work has demonstrated that early life exposure to stress hormones can markedly reduce adult survival (Monaghan et al., 2012). Our results suggest that long-term shifts in basal antioxidant defences might be one of the potential mechanisms driving such accelerated ageing processes and that post-natal interventions during development may be a potential tool to shape the effects induced by pre-natally glucococorticoid-exposed phenotypes., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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39. Pre- and post-natal stress in context: effects on the stress physiology in a precocial bird.
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Marasco V, Robinson J, Herzyk P, and Spencer KA
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Blood Glucose metabolism, Corticosterone pharmacology, Coturnix blood, Coturnix growth & development, Female, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System drug effects, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System physiopathology, Linear Models, Male, Ovum drug effects, Pituitary-Adrenal System drug effects, Pituitary-Adrenal System physiopathology, Time Factors, Coturnix physiology, Ovum physiology, Stress, Psychological physiopathology
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Developmental stress can significantly influence physiology and survival in many species. Mammalian studies suggest that pre- and post-natal stress can have different effects (i.e. hyper- or hypo-responsiveness) on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, the main mediator of the stress response. In mammals, the physiological intimacy between mother and offspring constrains the possibility to control, and therefore manipulate, maternal pre- and post-natal influences. Here, using the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) as our model, we elevated levels of the glucocorticoid stress hormone corticosterone in ovo and/or in the endogenous circulation of hatchlings. We examined the effects of treatments on corticosterone and glucose stress responses at two different ages, in juvenile and adult quail. In juveniles, corticosterone data revealed a sex-specific effect of post-natal treatment regardless of the previous pre-natal protocol, with post-natally treated females showing shorter stress responses in comparison with the other groups, while no differences were observed among males. In adulthood, birds previously stressed as embryos showed higher corticosterone concentrations over the stress response compared with controls. This effect was not evident in birds subjected to either post-natal treatment or the combined treatments. There were no effects on glucose in the juveniles. However, adult birds previously stressed in ovo showed opposite sex-specific basal glucose patterns compared with the other groups. Our results demonstrate that (1) early glucocorticoid exposure can have both transient and long-term effects on the HPA axis, depending upon the developmental stage and sex and (2) post-natal stress can modulate the effects of pre-natal stress on HPA activity.
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- 2012
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40. Non-migratory stonechats show seasonal changes in the hormonal regulation of non-seasonal territorial aggression.
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Marasco V, Fusani L, Dessì-Fulgheri F, and Canoine V
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- Aggression drug effects, Androgen Antagonists administration & dosage, Androgen Antagonists pharmacology, Animal Migration drug effects, Animal Migration physiology, Animals, Aromatase Inhibitors administration & dosage, Aromatase Inhibitors pharmacology, Behavior, Animal drug effects, Behavior, Animal physiology, Birds blood, Birds metabolism, Drug Implants, Female, Flutamide administration & dosage, Flutamide pharmacology, Hormones pharmacology, Male, Nesting Behavior drug effects, Nesting Behavior physiology, Pair Bond, Aggression physiology, Birds physiology, Hormones physiology, Seasons, Territoriality
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In many birds and mammals, male territorial aggression is modulated by elevated circulating concentrations of the steroid hormone testosterone (T) during the breeding season. However, many species are territorial also during the non-breeding season, when plasma T levels are basal. The endocrine control of non-breeding territorial aggression differs considerably between species, and previous studies on wintering birds suggest differences between migratory and resident species. We investigated the endocrine modulation of territorial aggression during the breeding and non-breeding season in a resident population of European stonechats (Saxicola torquata rubicola). We recorded the aggressive response to a simulated territorial intrusion in spring and winter. Then, we compared the territorial aggression between seasons and in an experiment in which we blocked the androgenic and estrogenic action of T. We found no difference in the aggressive response between the breeding and the non-breeding season. However, similarly to what is found in migratory stonechats, the hormonal treatment decreased aggressive behaviors in resident males in the breeding season, whereas no effects were recorded in the non-breeding season. When we compared the aggressive responses of untreated birds with those obtained from migratory populations in a previous study, we found that territorial aggression of resident males was lower than that of migratory males during the breeding season. Our results show that in a resident population of stonechats T and/or its metabolites control territorial aggression in the breeding but not in the non-breeding season. In addition, our study supports the hypothesis that migratory status does modulate the intensity of aggressive behavior., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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41. The unsaturated brain: an evolutionary compromise?
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Costantini D and Marasco V
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- Animals, Brain enzymology, Humans, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidative Stress, RNA metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Biological Evolution, Brain metabolism, Fatty Acids, Unsaturated metabolism
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- 2011
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42. A meta-analysis of glucocorticoids as modulators of oxidative stress in vertebrates.
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Costantini D, Marasco V, and Møller AP
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- Aging, Animals, Brain drug effects, Corticosterone pharmacology, Dexamethasone pharmacology, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Glucocorticoids metabolism, Male, Stress, Physiological, Vertebrates, Glucocorticoids pharmacology, Oxidative Stress drug effects
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Prolonged high secretion of glucocorticoids normally reflects a state of chronic stress, which has been associated with an increase in disease susceptibility and reduction in Darwinian fitness. Here, we hypothesize that an increase in oxidative stress accounts for the detrimental effects of prolonged high secretion of glucocorticoids. We performed a meta-analysis on studies where physiological stress was induced by administration of glucocorticoids to evaluate the magnitude of their effects on oxidative stress. Glucocorticoids have a significant effect on oxidative stress (Pearson r = 0.552), although this effect depends on the duration of treatment, and is larger in long-term experiments. Importantly, there was a significant effect on tissue, with brain and heart being the most and the least susceptible to GC-induced oxidative stress, respectively. Furthermore, effect size was larger (1) in studies using both sexes compared to males only, (2) when corticosterone rather than dexamethasone was administered and (3) in juveniles than in adults. These effects were not confounded by species, biochemical biomarker, or whether wild or laboratory animals were studied. In conclusion, our meta-analysis suggests that GC-induced oxidative stress could be a further mechanism underlying increases in disease susceptibility and decreases in Darwinian fitness observed under chronic stress.
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- 2011
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43. [Alexithymia and suicide risk among patients with schizophrenia: preliminary findings of a cross-sectional study].
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Marasco V, De Berardis D, Serroni N, Campanella D, Acciavatti T, Caltabiano M, Olivieri L, Rapini G, Cicconetti A, Carano A, La Rovere R, Di Iorio G, Moschetta FS, and Di Giannantonio M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Affective Symptoms complications, Affective Symptoms epidemiology, Schizophrenia complications, Suicide statistics & numerical data
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of alexithymia and its relationships with psychopathological features and suicide risk in a sample of adult patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia., Methods: A mixed male-female sample of 60 subjects (30 males and 30 females) was evaluated with the following rating scales: Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS), Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)., Results: 22 subjects (36.7%) were categorized as alexithymic (TAS-20 scores > or =61). Alexithymics showed more severe negative and depressive symptoms and increased suicide risk than non alexithymics. However, the results of a linear regression with SSI score as dependent variable showed that Difficulty in Identifying and Describing Feelings dimensions of TAS-20 and higher CDSS scores were significantly associated with higher scores on the Scale for Suicide Ideation., Conclusions: The presence of alexithymia in schizophrenia may be related to higher risk of suicide ideation and more severe depressive symptoms, independently by the severity of positive and negative symptoms. However, results are preliminary and limitations must be considered.
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- 2011
44. A case of Cotard's Syndrome successfully treated with aripiprazole monotherapy.
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De Berardis D, Serroni N, Campanella D, Marasco V, Moschetta FS, and Di Giannantonio M
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- Aripiprazole, Female, Humans, Young Adult, Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use, Delusions drug therapy, Depressive Disorder drug therapy, Piperazines therapeutic use, Quinolones therapeutic use
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- 2010
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