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  1. Article ; Online: Two-dimensional echocardiographic measures of left ventricular dimensions agree with M-mode measurements in dogs.

    Rishniw, M / Corda, A / Spina, F / Caivano, D

    Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology

    2020  Volume 33, Page(s) 69–75

    Abstract: Introduction: Clinicians measure left ventricular dimensions in dogs from both M-mode and two ... dimensions from archived M-mode and two-dimensional images obtained from the right parasternal short-axis ... with two-dimensional measurements being progressively larger than M-mode measurements as ventricular size ...

    Abstract Introduction: Clinicians measure left ventricular dimensions in dogs from both M-mode and two-dimensional images. Little information currently exists as to whether these two methods provide measurements similar enough to be interchangeable.
    Animals: The animals included in this study are 206 client-owned dogs: 68 healthy, 105 with myxomatous mitral valve disease, 33 with other cardiac or extracardiac disease.
    Materials and methods: Investigators measured left ventricular diastolic and systolic dimensions from archived M-mode and two-dimensional images obtained from the right parasternal short-axis view. Agreement between the pairs of measurements was examined using limits of agreement (Bland-Altman) plots.
    Results: Left ventricular diastolic dimensions showed no fixed or proportional bias but did show heteroscedasticity. Ninety-five percent limits of agreement for normalized differences approximated ±10%; 95% of the absolute differences for any pair of measurements were <3.9 mm regardless of bodyweight and <2.7 mm for dogs <15 kg. Left ventricular systolic dimensions showed slight proportional bias, with two-dimensional measurements being progressively larger than M-mode measurements as ventricular size increased. Ninety-five percent limits of agreement for normalized differences approximated ±20%; 95% of the absolute differences for any pair of measurements were <4.6 mm regardless of bodyweight and <3.5 mm for dogs <15 kg. Mitral valve disease did not appreciably affect these findings.
    Conclusions: Left ventricular internal dimensions in dogs with and without cardiac disease measured from two-dimensional right parasternal short-axis images are interchangeable with those measured from M-mode images using the same view.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Dog Diseases ; Dogs ; Echocardiography/veterinary ; Heart Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Heart Diseases/veterinary ; Heart Valve Diseases/veterinary ; Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging ; Mitral Valve ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-24
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2198278-8
    ISSN 1875-0834 ; 1760-2734
    ISSN (online) 1875-0834
    ISSN 1760-2734
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvc.2020.12.001
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  2. Article: Seven year update of an EORTC phase III trial of high-dose intensity M-VAC chemotherapy and G-CSF versus classic M-VAC in advanced urothelial tract tumours.

    Sternberg, C N / de Mulder, P / Schornagel, J H / Theodore, C / Fossa, S D / van Oosterom, A T / Witjes, J A / Spina, M / van Groeningen, C J / Duclos, B / Roberts, J T / de Balincourt, C / Collette, L

    European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

    2006  Volume 42, Issue 1, Page(s) 50–54

    Abstract: ... regimen of high-dose intensity chemotherapy with M-VAC plus granulocyte colony stimulating factor (HD-M ... VAC) compared to classic M-VAC in advanced transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Two hundred and sixty ... response rate (RR) of 64% on the HD-M-VAC arm. On M-VAC, there were 12 CR (9%) and 53 PR (41 ...

    Abstract EORTC protocol 30924 is an international randomized trial reporting a 7.3 year update of a 2 weekly regimen of high-dose intensity chemotherapy with M-VAC plus granulocyte colony stimulating factor (HD-M-VAC) compared to classic M-VAC in advanced transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Two hundred and sixty three untreated patients with bidimensionally measurable TCC were included. In an intention to treat analysis, there were 28 complete responses (CR) (21%) and 55 partial responses (PR) (41%), for an overall response rate (RR) of 64% on the HD-M-VAC arm. On M-VAC, there were 12 CR (9%) and 53 PR (41%), for an overall RR of 50% . The P-value for the difference in CR was 0.009; and for RR, was 0.06. After a median follow-up of 7.3 years, 24.6% are alive on the HD-M-VAC arm vs. 13.2% on the M-VAC arm. Median progression-free survival was better with HD-MVAC (9.5 months) vs. M-VAC (8.1 months). The mortality hazard ratio (HR) was 0.76. The 2-year survival rate for HD-M-VAC was 36.7% vs. 26.2% for M-VAC. At 5 years, the survival rate was 21.8% in the HD-M-VAC vs. 13.5%. Median survival was 15.1 months on HD-MVAC and 14.9 months on M-VAC. There was one death from toxicity in each arm; and more patients died to malignant disease in the M-VAC arm (76%) than in the HD-M-VAC arm (64.9%). With longer follow-up initial results have been confirmed, and shows that HD-M-VAC produces a borderline statistically significant relative reduction in the risk of progression and death compared to M-VAC.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/drug therapy ; Cisplatin/administration & dosage ; Doxorubicin/administration & dosage ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor/administration & dosage ; Humans ; Male ; Methotrexate/administration & dosage ; Middle Aged ; Survival Analysis ; Urologic Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Vinblastine/administration & dosage
    Chemical Substances Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (143011-72-7) ; Vinblastine (5V9KLZ54CY) ; Doxorubicin (80168379AG) ; Cisplatin (Q20Q21Q62J) ; Methotrexate (YL5FZ2Y5U1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2006-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase III ; Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 82061-1
    ISSN 1879-0852 ; 0959-8049 ; 0277-5379 ; 0964-1947
    ISSN (online) 1879-0852
    ISSN 0959-8049 ; 0277-5379 ; 0964-1947
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.08.032
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  3. Article ; Online: BRIT1/MCPH1 expression in chronic myeloid leukemia and its regulation of the G2/M checkpoint.

    Giallongo, C / Tibullo, D / La Cava, P / Branca, A / Parrinello, N / Spina, P / Stagno, F / Conticello, C / Chiarenza, A / Vigneri, P / Palumbo, G A / Di Raimondo, F

    Acta haematologica

    2011  Volume 126, Issue 4, Page(s) 205–210

    Abstract: ... of both the intra-S and G2/M checkpoints. The most important role of BRIT1/MCPH1 in the regulation of cell cycle ... progression appears to be the G2/M checkpoint. The K562 and peripheral blood cells of chronic myeloid leukemia ... of the G2/M cell cycle checkpoint arrest or of the apoptotic mechanism. This behavior may predispose ...

    Abstract BRIT1 (BRCT-repeat inhibitor of hTERT expression), also known as microcephalin (MCPH1), is a crucial gene in the complex cellular machine that is devoted to DNA repair and acts as a regulator of both the intra-S and G2/M checkpoints. The most important role of BRIT1/MCPH1 in the regulation of cell cycle progression appears to be the G2/M checkpoint. The K562 and peripheral blood cells of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients at diagnosis were found to downregulate BRIT1/MCPH1. However, we could not find any correlation between bcr/abl activity and the BRIT1/MCPH1 level. In order to study the genomic instability of CML cells, we evaluated the ability of these cells to arrest mitotic division after exposure to hydroxyurea, a known genotoxic agent. We showed that CML cells continue to proliferate without the activation of the G2/M cell cycle checkpoint arrest or of the apoptotic mechanism. This behavior may predispose the cells to accumulate genomic defects. In conclusion, we found that CML cells have a low BRIT1/MCPH1 level and show a defective G2/M arrest, confirming that these cells have a constitutive genomic instability.
    MeSH term(s) Actins/antagonists & inhibitors ; Adult ; Aged ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Cytochalasin B/toxicity ; Cytokinesis/drug effects ; Female ; G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Genomic Instability ; Humans ; Hydroxyurea/antagonists & inhibitors ; Hydroxyurea/toxicity ; K562 Cells ; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/blood ; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/metabolism ; Leukocytes/drug effects ; Leukocytes/metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mutagens/toxicity ; Neoplasm Proteins/genetics ; Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Actins ; MCPH1 protein, human ; Mutagens ; Neoplasm Proteins ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; RNA, Messenger ; Cytochalasin B (3CHI920QS7) ; Hydroxyurea (X6Q56QN5QC)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80008-9
    ISSN 1421-9662 ; 0001-5792
    ISSN (online) 1421-9662
    ISSN 0001-5792
    DOI 10.1159/000329911
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  4. Article ; Online: Effect of change in a normative approach on the evaluation of surface scratches on high-precision optical surfaces.

    Špína, Michal / Procháska, František

    Applied optics

    2022  Volume 61, Issue 7, Page(s) 1593–1599

    Abstract: The evaluation of optical surface defects is an integral part of the realization of precise optical elements. In addition to the traditionally used visual inspection procedures based on MIL-O-13830A, procedures based on ISO standards, which underwent ... ...

    Abstract The evaluation of optical surface defects is an integral part of the realization of precise optical elements. In addition to the traditionally used visual inspection procedures based on MIL-O-13830A, procedures based on ISO standards, which underwent some changes in 2017, are coming to the forefront. One of these changes was the omission of equivalent radiometric sizes and their replacement by geometric dimensions. This paper focuses just on the analysis of the impact of this change on the values of specifications defining the requirements on the scratch and dig quality of optical elements. Among other things, this presents a possible way to correct specification classes based on the statistical processing of a set of parameters of imperfections detected on optical element surfaces, which have been realized in the TOPTEC Centre.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1539-4522
    ISSN (online) 1539-4522
    DOI 10.1364/AO.445214
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  5. Article: Antigen-induced bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the rabbit is not dependent on M(2)-receptor dysfunction.

    Patel, H J / Douglas, G J / Herd, C M / Spina, D / Giembycz, M A / Barnes, P J / Belvisi, M G / Page, C P

    Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics

    1999  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) 245–255

    Abstract: ... the increased release in ACh was not associated with an alteration in M(2)-receptor function. Thus, antigen ... induced bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the rabbit does not appear to depend upon M(2)-receptor ...

    Abstract We have assessed the effect of sensitization to allergen on airway smooth muscle responsiveness and acetylcholine (ACh) release from cholinergic nerves in tracheal preparations from rabbits immunized at birth to Alternaria tenuis and littermate control rabbits injected with saline. ACh release induced by EFS was significantly greater in tracheal preparations obtained from immunized rabbits compared with littermate controls. The ability of the muscarinic-receptor agonist, oxotremorine, to inhibit ACh release to EFS (4 Hz) was not altered by immunization. The contractile response evoked by electrical field stimulation (EFS), ACh and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was not significantly altered in tracheal preparations from antigen immunized rabbits compared with littermate controls. Antigen challenge of immunized rabbits did not affect the release of ACh from isolated trachea following EFS, or the ability of oxotremorine to inhibit ACh release. Furthermore, antigen challenge of immunized rabbits failed to alter the contractile response to EFS or ACh, but reduced the contractile potency of 5-HT. These results demonstrate increased ACh release in tracheal preparations following immunization which had no functional consequence on airway smooth muscle responsiveness. Moreover, the increased release in ACh was not associated with an alteration in M(2)-receptor function. Thus, antigen-induced bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the rabbit does not appear to depend upon M(2)-receptor dysfunction.
    MeSH term(s) Acetylcholine/pharmacology ; Acetylcholine/secretion ; Allergens/immunology ; Animals ; Bronchial Hyperreactivity/immunology ; Cholinergic Fibers/physiology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Hypersensitivity/immunology ; Male ; Muscle, Smooth/immunology ; Rabbits ; Receptors, Muscarinic/physiology
    Chemical Substances Allergens ; Receptors, Muscarinic ; Acetylcholine (N9YNS0M02X)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1999
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1399707-5
    ISSN 1522-9629 ; 1094-5539
    ISSN (online) 1522-9629
    ISSN 1094-5539
    DOI 10.1006/pupt.1999.0204
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  6. Article: BRIT1/MCPH1 Expression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Its Regulation of the G2/M Checkpoint

    Giallongo, C. / Tibullo, D. / La Cava, P. / Branca, A. / Parrinello, N. / Spina, P. / Stagno, F. / Conticello, C. / Chiarenza, A. / Vigneri, P. / Palumbo, G.A. / Di Raimondo, F.

    Acta Haematologica

    2011  Volume 126, Issue 4, Page(s) 205–210

    Abstract: ... of both the intra-S and G2/M checkpoints. The most important role of BRIT1/MCPH1 in the regulation of cell cycle ... progression appears to be the G2/M checkpoint. The K562 and peripheral blood cells of chronic myeloid leukemia ... of the G2/M cell cycle checkpoint arrest or of the apoptotic mechanism. This behavior may predispose ...

    Institution Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine Section of Hematology, Ferrarotto Hospital and Section of Pathology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    Abstract BRIT1 (BRCT-repeat inhibitor of hTERT expression), also known as microcephalin (MCPH1), is a crucial gene in the complex cellular machine that is devoted to DNA repair and acts as a regulator of both the intra-S and G2/M checkpoints. The most important role of BRIT1/MCPH1 in the regulation of cell cycle progression appears to be the G2/M checkpoint. The K562 and peripheral blood cells of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients at diagnosis were found to downregulate BRIT1/MCPH1. However, we could not find any correlation between bcr/abl activity and the BRIT1/MCPH1 level. In order to study the genomic instability of CML cells, we evaluated the ability of these cells to arrest mitotic division after exposure to hydroxyurea, a known genotoxic agent. We showed that CML cells continue to proliferate without the activation of the G2/M cell cycle checkpoint arrest or of the apoptotic mechanism. This behavior may predispose the cells to accumulate genomic defects. In conclusion, we found that CML cells have a low BRIT1/MCPH1 level and show a defective G2/M arrest, confirming that these cells have a constitutive genomic instability.
    Keywords Chronic myeloid leukemia ; DNA repair ; Genomic instability ; Microcephalin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-09-16
    Publisher S. Karger AG
    Publishing place Basel, Switzerland
    Document type Article
    Note Original Paper
    ZDB-ID 80008-9
    ISSN 1421-9662 ; 0001-5792
    ISSN (online) 1421-9662
    ISSN 0001-5792
    DOI 10.1159/000329911
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  7. Article ; Online: Calcified uterine leiomyoma from an 18th-century nunnery in North Italy.

    Fusco, Roberta / Tesi, Chiara / Spina, Paolo / Fulcheri, Ezio / Licata, Marta

    International journal of paleopathology

    2024  Volume 45, Page(s) 1–6

    Abstract: Objective: To develop a differential diagnosis of a mass retrieved alongside skeletal remains in the crypt of the church of Santissima Annunziata of Valenza (Province of Alessandria, Northern Italy).: Material: A calcified mass measuring 40 × 39 mm ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To develop a differential diagnosis of a mass retrieved alongside skeletal remains in the crypt of the church of Santissima Annunziata of Valenza (Province of Alessandria, Northern Italy).
    Material: A calcified mass measuring 40 × 39 mm and 17.62 × 16.3817.62 × 16.38 mm.
    Method: The analysis utilized macroscopic assessment and histologic examination (including histochemical and immunohistochemical analyses).
    Results: Morphological traits include an irregular and spongy external surface. Holes of different sizes lead toward the inner part of the object. A section of the mass shows an "intertwined bundle" pattern, confirmed by microscopic examination.
    Conclusions: Differential diagnosis determined the mass to be consistent with calcified leiomyoma.
    Significance: Identifying uterine leiomyoma adds to the paucity of paleopathological literature on the condition and to calcified tumors more broadly. It also allows for an important discussion of women's gynecological health in the past and potentially among nulliparous women.
    Limitations: Neither histochemical staining nor immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated the certain muscular nature of the specimens due to the rehydration and decalcification processes, for which there are no gold standards.
    Suggestions for further research: Calcified masses are common in the clinical literature but remain rare in paleopathological literature. Careful excavation and improved recognition of apparently calcified masses are necessary to improve recognition, diagnosis, and interpretation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-19
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2606330-X
    ISSN 1879-9825 ; 1879-9817
    ISSN (online) 1879-9825
    ISSN 1879-9817
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijpp.2024.01.005
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  8. Article: The impact of culture on new Asian immigrants' access to oral health care: a scoping review.

    Doucette, Heather / Yang, Sijie / Spina, Miriam

    Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD

    2023  Volume 57, Issue 1, Page(s) 33–43

    Abstract: Background: Immigration has accounted for three-quarters of Canada's population growth since 2016, more than half of which has been from Asian countries. Newcomers from Asia have been reported to experience oral health disparities. The objective of this ...

    Abstract Background: Immigration has accounted for three-quarters of Canada's population growth since 2016, more than half of which has been from Asian countries. Newcomers from Asia have been reported to experience oral health disparities. The objective of this scoping review was to examine the literature discussing how culture affects access to oral health care for new immigrants from Asia and to identify knowledge gaps.
    Methods: The review was conducted from December 2021 to April 2022 following the Arskey and O'Malley approach and PRISMA-ScR guideline. Five databases were searched using the search parameter "Asian+ AND Immigrant+ AND oral care+". Only peer-reviewed articles published in English between 2011 and 2021 were included.
    Results: The search strategy yielded 736 articles. Duplicates were removed, titles and abstracts were reviewed, and the full text of 69 articles examined, leaving 26 articles that met eligibility criteria: 18 quantitative studies, 4 qualitative studies, and 4 reviews.
    Discussion: Four themes were identified: language barriers, oral health care access and service utilization, oral health beliefs and behaviour, and immigrant children's oral health. Most new immigrants from Asia have limited English proficiency, are of low socioeconomic status, and have difficulty developing trusting relationships with care providers. Immigrant children's oral health is impacted by their parents' beliefs.
    Conclusion: More research is needed on cultural barriers to and facilitators of access to oral health care for newcomers from Asia to Canada to aid in the development and implementation of policies and to inform practice and curriculum.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Oral Health ; Health Services Accessibility ; Emigrants and Immigrants ; Emigration and Immigration ; Communication Barriers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Systematic Review ; Review ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1712-171X
    ISSN 1712-171X
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  9. Article ; Online: Evaluation of the Ekomille CO2® device as an animal welfare suppression system for rodent pests management

    Spina, Giuseppe / Boccamazzo, Matteo

    2023  

    Keywords Text ; abstract_or_summary ; ddc:630
    Language English
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Article: Increased Recognition of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections in the United States During 2000-2010: Epidemiologic Features and Comparison with E. coli O157 Infections. L. H. Gould, R. K. Mody, K. L. Ong, P. Clogher, A. B. Cronquist, K. N. Garman, S. Lathrop, C. Medus, N. L. Spina, T. H. Webb, P. L. White, K. Wymore, R. E. Gierke, B. E. Mahon, and P. M. Griffin, for the Emerging Infections Program Foodnet Working Group

    Gould, L. H. / Mody, R. K. / Ong, K. L. / Clogher, P. / Cronquist, A. B. / Garman, K. N. / Lathrop, S. / Medus, C. / Spina, N. L. / Webb, T. H. / White, P. L. / Wymore, K. / Gierke, R. E. / Mahon, B. E. / Griffin, P. M.

    Foodborne pathogens and disease

    2013  Volume 10, Issue 5, Page(s) 453

    Language English
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2148479-X
    ISSN 1535-3141
    Database Current Contents Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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