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  1. Article: Implications of T-cell P-glycoprotein activity during HIV-1 infection and its therapy.

    Hulgan, Todd / Donahue, John P / Hawkins, Charlene / Unutmaz, Derya / D'Aquila, Richard T / Raffanti, Stephen / Nicotera, Fred / Rebeiro, Peter / Erdem, Husamettin / Rueff, Melissa / Haas, David W

    Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

    2003  Volume 34, Issue 2, Page(s) 119–126

    Abstract: Objectives: P-glycoprotein (P-gp) may reduce antiretroviral efficacy by decreasing disposition ... of HIV-1 protease inhibitors into tissues and cells. In contrast, P-gp overexpression in vitro can inhibit ... HIV-1 replication, and some drugs induce P-gp expression. To explore which of these mechanisms ...

    Abstract Objectives: P-glycoprotein (P-gp) may reduce antiretroviral efficacy by decreasing disposition of HIV-1 protease inhibitors into tissues and cells. In contrast, P-gp overexpression in vitro can inhibit HIV-1 replication, and some drugs induce P-gp expression. To explore which of these mechanisms predominate in vivo, this study characterized relationships between T-cell P-gp activity and clinical parameters in HIV-infected adults.
    Methods: P-gp activity was quantified in total and naive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells of HIV-infected adults by flow cytometry using the substrate dye DiOC2(3). Demographic, virologic, immunologic, and treatment factors were obtained from medical records. Factors associated with P-gp activity were identified using multivariate linear regression.
    Results: A total of 185 subjects (22% female; 34% African American) were studied, of whom 131 (71%) were receiving antiretroviral treatment. There was marked interindividual variability in P-gp activity. By multivariate analysis, higher CD4+ T-cell P-gp activity was associated with lower log10 HIV-1 RNA (P = 0.005), but not treatment or demographic factors. P-gp activity was correlated across T-cell subsets.
    Conclusions: The inverse relationship between P-gp activity and plasma HIV-1 RNA is most consistent with an inhibitory effect on viral replication rather than drug disposition. Antiretroviral drug class did not independently predict P-gp activity.
    MeSH term(s) ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/blood ; ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/immunology ; Adult ; CD4 Lymphocyte Count ; Drug Resistance, Viral ; Female ; HIV-1 ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; RNA, Viral/blood ; T-Lymphocytes/chemistry
    Chemical Substances ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 ; RNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-10-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 645053-2
    ISSN 1944-7884 ; 1077-9450 ; 1525-4135 ; 0897-5965 ; 0894-9255
    ISSN (online) 1944-7884 ; 1077-9450
    ISSN 1525-4135 ; 0897-5965 ; 0894-9255
    DOI 10.1097/00126334-200310010-00001
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  2. Article: Effects of nelfinavir and its M8 metabolite on lymphocyte P-glycoprotein activity during antiretroviral therapy.

    Donahue, John P / Dowdy, David / Ratnam, Krishna K / Hulgan, Todd / Price, James / Unutmaz, Derya / Nicotera, Janet / Raffanti, Steven / Becker, Mark / Haas, David W

    Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

    2003  Volume 73, Issue 1, Page(s) 78–86

    Abstract: The efflux pump P-glycoprotein decreases drug penetration into cells and tissues. To determine ... whether nelfinavir or its metabolites inhibit P-glycoprotein in lymphocytes from a healthy volunteer, whole ... patients receiving nelfinavir. The 50% P-glycoprotein inhibitory concentrations of purified nelfinavir and ...

    Abstract The efflux pump P-glycoprotein decreases drug penetration into cells and tissues. To determine whether nelfinavir or its metabolites inhibit P-glycoprotein in lymphocytes from a healthy volunteer, whole blood cells from human immunodeficiency virus-negative donors were incubated either in human plasma to which nelfinavir or its M8 metabolite were added ex vivo or in plasma from human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients receiving nelfinavir. The 50% P-glycoprotein inhibitory concentrations of purified nelfinavir and M8 were 10.9 micromol/L and 29.5 micromol/L, respectively, for CD4(+) T cells and 19.3 micromol/L and >48 micromol/L, respectively, for CD8(+) T cells. Significant inhibitory activity was present in plasma from 27 of 46 patients (59%) receiving nelfinavir. Plasma nelfinavir concentrations correlated with percent inhibition on CD4(+) (rho = 0.85, P <.0001) and CD8(+) (rho = 0.83, P <.0001) T cells. The M8 concentrations correlated weakly with both inhibition and nelfinavir concentrations. On the basis of our findings in lymphocytes from a healthy volunteer exposed to plasma from human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients, we believe it is likely that CD4(+) and CD8(+) lymphocytes in patients receiving nelfinavir as therapy for human immunodeficiency virus may have P-glycoprotein inhibited by plasma concentrations of nelfinavir.
    MeSH term(s) ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1/drug effects ; ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1/metabolism ; Adult ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects ; Female ; HIV Protease Inhibitors/metabolism ; HIV Protease Inhibitors/pharmacology ; HIV Seropositivity/blood ; HIV Seropositivity/drug therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Nelfinavir/metabolism ; Nelfinavir/pharmacology ; T-Lymphocytes/drug effects ; T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
    Chemical Substances ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1 ; HIV Protease Inhibitors ; Nelfinavir (HO3OGH5D7I)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 123793-7
    ISSN 1532-6535 ; 0009-9236
    ISSN (online) 1532-6535
    ISSN 0009-9236
    DOI 10.1067/mcp.2003.11
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  3. Article ; Online: Dementia therapeutics and cognitive rehabilitation.

    Scuteri, Damiana / Bagetta, Giacinto / Nicotera, Pierluigi

    Current opinion in pharmacology

    2022  Volume 65, Page(s) 102237

    MeSH term(s) Cognition ; Cognitive Dysfunction/drug therapy ; Dementia/drug therapy ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2037057-X
    ISSN 1471-4973 ; 1471-4892
    ISSN (online) 1471-4973
    ISSN 1471-4892
    DOI 10.1016/j.coph.2022.102237
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  4. Article ; Online: Time for a voluntary crisis research service.

    Schultze, Joachim L / Gabriel, Markus / Nicotera, Pierluigi

    Cell death and differentiation

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 4, Page(s) 888–890

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1225672-9
    ISSN 1476-5403 ; 1350-9047
    ISSN (online) 1476-5403
    ISSN 1350-9047
    DOI 10.1038/s41418-022-00968-3
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  5. Article ; Online: Magnet response in biotronik pacemakers: Keep attention to default mode "Auto".

    Crea, Pasquale / Nicotera, Angela

    Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE

    2020  Volume 43, Issue 7, Page(s) 770

    MeSH term(s) Electric Power Supplies ; Equipment Design ; Humans ; Magnets ; Pacemaker, Artificial ; Telemetry
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 424437-0
    ISSN 1540-8159 ; 0147-8389
    ISSN (online) 1540-8159
    ISSN 0147-8389
    DOI 10.1111/pace.13970
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  6. Article ; Online: On Sten Orrenius (1937-2020).

    Zhivotovsky, Boris / Nicotera, Pierluigi

    Cell death and differentiation

    2020  Volume 27, Issue 9, Page(s) 2744–2745

    MeSH term(s) Cell Death ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Toxicology/history
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Biography ; Historical Article ; Journal Article ; Portrait
    ZDB-ID 1225672-9
    ISSN 1476-5403 ; 1350-9047
    ISSN (online) 1476-5403
    ISSN 1350-9047
    DOI 10.1038/s41418-020-0594-0
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  7. Article ; Online: Exploitation of Autophagy Inducers in the Management of Dementia: A Systematic Review.

    Corasaniti, Maria Tiziana / Bagetta, Giacinto / Nicotera, Pierluigi / Maione, Sabatino / Tonin, Paolo / Guida, Francesca / Scuteri, Damiana

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 2

    Abstract: The social burden of dementia is remarkable since it affects some 57.4 million people all over the world. Impairment of autophagy in age-related diseases, such as dementia, deserves deep investigation for the detection of novel disease-modifying ... ...

    Abstract The social burden of dementia is remarkable since it affects some 57.4 million people all over the world. Impairment of autophagy in age-related diseases, such as dementia, deserves deep investigation for the detection of novel disease-modifying approaches. Several drugs belonging to different classes were suggested to be effective in managing Alzheimer's disease (AD) by means of autophagy induction. Useful autophagy inducers in AD should be endowed with a direct, measurable effect on autophagy, have a safe tolerability profile, and have the capability to cross the blood-brain barrier, at least with poor penetration. According to the PRISMA 2020 recommendations, we propose here a systematic review to appraise the measurable effectiveness of autophagy inducers in the improvement of cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms in clinical trials and retrospective studies. The systematic search retrieved 3067 records, 10 of which met the eligibility criteria. The outcomes most influenced by the treatment were cognition and executive functioning, pointing at a role for metformin, resveratrol, masitinib and TPI-287, with an overall tolerable safety profile. Differences in sample power, intervention, patients enrolled, assessment, and measure of outcomes prevents generalization of results. Moreover, the domain of behavioral symptoms was found to be less investigated, thus prompting new prospective studies with homogeneous design. PROSPERO registration: CRD42023393456.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Prospective Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy ; Cognitive Dysfunction/drug therapy ; Cognition
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Systematic Review ; Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms25021264
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  8. Article: ROBOCOP (ROBOtic Care of Poststroke Pain): Study Protocol for a Randomized Trial to Assess Robot-Assisted Functional and Motor Recovery and Impact on Poststroke Pain Development.

    Pignolo, Loris / Tonin, Paolo / Nicotera, Pierluigi / Bagetta, Giacinto / Scuteri, Damiana

    Frontiers in neurology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 813282

    Abstract: Background: Stroke is one of the most frequent causes of death and disability worldwide. It is accompanied by the impaired motor function of the upper extremities in over 69% of patients up to hemiplegia in the following 5 years in 56% of cases. This ... ...

    Abstract Background: Stroke is one of the most frequent causes of death and disability worldwide. It is accompanied by the impaired motor function of the upper extremities in over 69% of patients up to hemiplegia in the following 5 years in 56% of cases. This condition often is characterized by chronic poststroke pain, difficult to manage, further worsening quality of life. Poststroke pain occurs within 3-6 months. Robot-assisted neurorehabilitation using the Automatic Recovery Arm Motility Integrated System (ARAMIS) has proven efficacy in motor function recovery exploiting the movements and the strength of the unaffected arm. The rationale of the ROBOCOP (ROBOtic Care of Poststroke pain) randomized trial is the assessment of the impact of robot-assisted functional and motor recovery on the prevention of poststroke pain.
    Methods: A total of 118 patients with hemiplegic arms due to stroke will be enrolled and randomly allocated with a 1:1 ratio to ARAMIS or conventional neurorehabilitation group. After a baseline screening at hospital discharge, ARAMIS or conventional rehabilitation will be performed for 8 weeks. The primary endpoint is the prevention of the development of poststroke pain and the secondary endpoints are prevention of spasticity and efficacy in clinical motor rehabilitation. The primary outcome measures consist in the visual analog scale and the doleur neuropatique 4 and the secondary outcome measures include: the Modified Ashworth Scale, the Resistance to Passive movement Scale; the Upper Extremity Subscale of the Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment; the Action Research Arm Test; the Barthel Index for activities of daily living; and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) recovery-related parameters. After baseline, both primary and secondary outcome measures will be performed in the following time points: 1 month after stroke (
    Discussion: This is the first clinical trial investigating the efficacy of robot-assisted neurorehabilitation using ARAMIS on poststroke pain prevention. This study could remarkably improve the quality of life of stroke survivors.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564214-5
    ISSN 1664-2295
    ISSN 1664-2295
    DOI 10.3389/fneur.2022.813282
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  9. Article ; Online: The histone code in dementia: Transcriptional and chromatin plasticity fades away.

    Bano, Daniele / Salomoni, Paolo / Ehninger, Dan / Nicotera, Pierluigi

    Current opinion in pharmacology

    2021  Volume 60, Page(s) 117–122

    Abstract: With the aging of the population, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia represent major challenges for health care systems globally. To date, the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of dementia remain elusive, with a consequent ... ...

    Abstract With the aging of the population, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia represent major challenges for health care systems globally. To date, the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of dementia remain elusive, with a consequent negative impact in developing efficient disease modifiers. New exciting findings suggest that modulation of the histone code may influence transcriptional networks at the root of neuronal plasticity and cognitive performance. Although most of the current conclusions require further mechanistic evidence, it appears that chromatin perturbations actually correlate with Alzheimer's disease onset and progression. Thus, a better understanding of the epigenetic contribution to normal brain function and dementia pathogenesis may help to identify new epigenetic targets for the inhibition of disease trajectories associated with cognitive decline.
    MeSH term(s) Aging/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Chromatin/genetics ; Cognitive Dysfunction ; Histone Code ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Chromatin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2037057-X
    ISSN 1471-4973 ; 1471-4892
    ISSN (online) 1471-4973
    ISSN 1471-4892
    DOI 10.1016/j.coph.2021.07.014
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  10. Article: Differential effects of arylating and oxidizing analogs of N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine on red blood cell membrane proteins.

    Nicotera, P / Hinds, T R / Nelson, S D / Vincenzi, F F

    Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

    1990  Volume 283, Issue 1, Page(s) 200–205

    Abstract: Incubation of human red blood cell membranes (white ghosts) with N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine ...

    Abstract Incubation of human red blood cell membranes (white ghosts) with N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), a toxic metabolite of acetaminophen, or with either an arylating or an oxidizing analog of NAPQI, resulted in the inhibition of membrane ion transporting systems and the modification of cytoskeletal proteins. NAPQI and 2,6-dimethyl-NAPQI, which primarily arylates protein thiols, inhibited the calmodulin-activated Ca pump ATPase activity, the basal (calmodulin-independent) Ca pump ATPase activity and the Na,K pump ATPase activity. In contrast, 3,5-dimethyl-NAPQI, which primarily oxidizes protein thiols, caused selective inhibition of the calmodulin-activated Ca pump ATPase activity. Sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis of red blood cell (RBC) membrane proteins revealed that NAPQI and 2,6-dimethyl-NAPQI, but not 3,5-dimethyl-NAPQI, decreased the intensity of band 3 corresponding to the anion transporter, whereas NAPQI as well as 2,6-dimethyl-NAPQI, and to a lesser extent 3,5-dimethyl-NAPQI, caused a decrease of cytoskeletal protein bands, including spectrin, actin, and bands 4.1 and 4.2. These modifications were associated with increased formation of high molecular weight protein aggregates that did not enter the gel. Treatment of 3,5-dimethyl-NAPQI-exposed ghosts with the reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT), resulted in the recovery of the affected cytoskeletal protein bands. Conversely, the modifications caused by NAPQI and 2,6-dimethyl-NAPQI were only partially reversed by DTT treatment. Taken together our results suggest that NAPQI and its two analogs modified ion transporting systems and cytoskeletal proteins by reacting with protein thiols. Both oxidation and arylation of protein thiols can alter the functional properties of important RBC membrane proteins. Of the two reactions, arylation appeared to be the less specific and more damaging event.
    MeSH term(s) Adenosine Triphosphatases/blood ; Benzoquinones/pharmacology ; Calcium-Transporting ATPases/blood ; Calmodulin/pharmacology ; Erythrocyte Membrane/drug effects ; Erythrocyte Membrane/metabolism ; Humans ; Imines/pharmacology ; Kinetics ; Membrane Proteins/blood ; Structure-Activity Relationship
    Chemical Substances Benzoquinones ; Calmodulin ; Imines ; Membrane Proteins ; Adenosine Triphosphatases (EC 3.6.1.-) ; Calcium-Transporting ATPases (EC 3.6.3.8) ; N-acetyl-4-benzoquinoneimine (G6S9BN13TI)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1990-11-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 523-x
    ISSN 1096-0384 ; 0003-9861
    ISSN (online) 1096-0384
    ISSN 0003-9861
    DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(90)90631-8
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