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  1. Article ; Online: Response to Letter to the Editor from Candemir et al: "Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in a Large Cohort of Adrenal Incidentalomas: A Long-Term Study".

    Di Dalmazi, Guido / Pagotto, Uberto

    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

    2021  Volume 106, Issue 4, Page(s) e1924–e1925

    MeSH term(s) Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Atrial Fibrillation/epidemiology ; Humans ; Incidence ; Prevalence
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 3029-6
    ISSN 1945-7197 ; 0021-972X
    ISSN (online) 1945-7197
    ISSN 0021-972X
    DOI 10.1210/clinem/dgab032
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  2. Article ; Online: Semaglutide for Treating Obesity Induced by Craniopharyngioma Resection: A Successful Case Study.

    Sciacovelli, Cristina / Moschione, Ginevra / Garelli, Silvia / Pagotto, Uberto

    JCEM case reports

    2023  Volume 1, Issue 4, Page(s) luad074

    Abstract: Surgical treatment of craniopharyngioma often leads to a rapid and dramatic weight gain, leading to hypothalamic obesity. Treatment focused on the diet, physical activity, and different types of drugs have very often provided unsatisfactory results. To ... ...

    Abstract Surgical treatment of craniopharyngioma often leads to a rapid and dramatic weight gain, leading to hypothalamic obesity. Treatment focused on the diet, physical activity, and different types of drugs have very often provided unsatisfactory results. To date, no data have been reported on hypothalamic obesity (HO) regarding the use of semaglutide, a novel type 1 receptor glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist, to limit body weight gain after surgical removal of a neoplasm, despite its already documented efficacy in obesity treatment. In this case report, we tested semaglutide in an 18-year-old patient with HO induced by a surgical intervention for craniopharyngioma. A very favorable treatment response was found in terms of body weight reduction and improvement in metabolic parameters. Our patient lost more than than 30 kg after only 6 months of therapy, which has never been reported before in the literature on HO.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2755-1520
    ISSN (online) 2755-1520
    DOI 10.1210/jcemcr/luad074
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  3. Article ; Online: Sex disparities in clinical features and burden of narcolepsy type 1.

    Ingravallo, Francesca / Bassi, Chiara / Zenesini, Corrado / Vignatelli, Luca / Pagotto, Uberto / Pizza, Fabio / Plazzi, Giuseppe

    Journal of sleep research

    2024  , Page(s) e14157

    Abstract: To investigate potential sex-related differences in patients with narcolepsy type 1, we carried out an analysis of baseline data from 93 women and 89 men with narcolepsy type 1 who participated in the TElemedicine for NARcolepsy (TENAR) trial. The ... ...

    Abstract To investigate potential sex-related differences in patients with narcolepsy type 1, we carried out an analysis of baseline data from 93 women and 89 men with narcolepsy type 1 who participated in the TElemedicine for NARcolepsy (TENAR) trial. The following data were considered: sociodemographics; diagnostic (disease history, polysomnography, orexin, human leukocyte antigen) and clinical features, including sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), cataplexy and other narcolepsy symptoms; disease severity (Narcolepsy Severity Scale); pharmacological treatment; depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory); and self-reported relevance of eight narcolepsy-related issues. We found that, compared with men, significantly more women reported automatic behaviours (55.4% versus 40%) and had higher Epworth Sleepiness Scale (median 10 versus 9) and Beck Depression Inventory scores (median 10.5 versus 5), and there was a trend for a higher Narcolepsy Severity Scale total score in women (median 19 versus 18, p = 0.057). More women than men were officially recognized as having a disability (38% versus 22.5%) and considered 5/8 narcolepsy-related issues investigated as a relevant problem. More severe sleepiness and a greater narcolepsy-related burden in women could mirror sex differences present in the general population, or may be related to suboptimal management of narcolepsy type 1 or to more severe depressive symptoms in women. Future studies and guidelines should address these aspects.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1122722-9
    ISSN 1365-2869 ; 0962-1105
    ISSN (online) 1365-2869
    ISSN 0962-1105
    DOI 10.1111/jsr.14157
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  4. Article ; Online: Long-term surgical outcome and impact on daily life activities of strabismus surgery in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy with and without previous orbital decompression.

    Roda, Matilde / Valsecchi, Nicola / di Geronimo, Natalie / Repaci, Andrea / Vicennati, Valentina / Pagotto, Uberto / Fresina, Michela / Fontana, Luigi / Schiavi, Costantino

    Head & face medicine

    2024  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 22

    Abstract: Backgrounds: To report the long-term surgical outcomes and the impact on daily life activities of strabismus surgery in patients with Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy (TAO) with and without previous orbital decompression.: Methods: Patients who ... ...

    Abstract Backgrounds: To report the long-term surgical outcomes and the impact on daily life activities of strabismus surgery in patients with Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy (TAO) with and without previous orbital decompression.
    Methods: Patients who underwent strabismus surgery for TAO were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome was to evaluate the influence of orbital decompression on the outcomes of TAO related strabismus surgery. Surgical success was defined by the resolution of diplopia and a post-operative deviation < 10 prism diopters (PD). The secondary outcomes were the clinical features, surgical approaches, and impact on daily life activities.
    Results: A total of 45 patients were included in the study. The decompression surgery group (DS) included 21 patients (46.7%), whereas the non-decompression surgery group (NDS) patients were 24 (53.3%). The mean follow-up time from the last strabismus surgery was 2,8 years (range 8-200 months). Successful surgical outcome was achieved in 57,1% of patients in the DS, and 75% of patients in the NDS (p = 0,226). DS patients required almost twice the number of surgical interventions for strabismus compared to the NDS (1,95 vs. 1,16 respectively, p = 0,006), a higher number of extraocular muscles recessed in the first surgery (2,67 vs. 1,08 respectively, p < 0.001), and a lower rate of unidirectional surgery compared to NDS (23% vs. 95%, p < 0,001). At the pre-operative assessment, 71.4% of DS patients had eso-hypotropia, while no patients had this type of strabismus in the NDS group (p < 0.001). On the other hand, the hypotropia rate was 79.2% in NDS patients and only 4.8% in DS patients (p < 0.001). Moreover, 21,8% of NDS patients used prism lenses in daily life activities, compared to 42.9% of patients that used prism lenses to reduce the impairment in their daily life activities (p = 0.016).
    Conclusions: The results of our study showed that DS patients required almost twice the number of strabismus surgical procedures, a higher number of extraocular muscles recessed in the first surgery, and an increased need for prism lenses to correct the residual deviation compared to the NDS, but with similar long-term surgical outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Graves Ophthalmopathy/complications ; Graves Ophthalmopathy/surgery ; Oculomotor Muscles/surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/methods ; Decompression, Surgical/methods ; Strabismus/surgery ; Strabismus/complications ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2202219-3
    ISSN 1746-160X ; 1746-160X
    ISSN (online) 1746-160X
    ISSN 1746-160X
    DOI 10.1186/s13005-024-00423-3
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  5. Article ; Online: Biomediators in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk.

    Pandurevic, Srdan / Macut, Djuro / Fanelli, Flaminia / Pagotto, Uberto / Gambineri, Alessandra

    Biomolecules

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 9

    Abstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is extremely heterogeneous in terms of clinical manifestations. The variability of the syndrome's phenotype is derived from the genetic and molecular heterogeneity, with a great deal of environmental factors that may have ...

    Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is extremely heterogeneous in terms of clinical manifestations. The variability of the syndrome's phenotype is derived from the genetic and molecular heterogeneity, with a great deal of environmental factors that may have long-term health consequences, such as metabolic and cardiovascular (CV) diseases. There is no doubt that women with PCOS suffer from metabolic complications more than their age-matched counterparts in the general population and at an earlier age. Obesity, low steroid hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), hyperandrogenemia, insulin resistance, and compensatory hyperinsulinemia are biomediators and early predictors of metabolic complications in PCOS. Doubts remain about the real risk of CV diseases in PCOS and the molecular mechanisms at the basis of CV complications. Based on that assumption, this review will present the available evidence on the potential implications of some biomediators, in particular, hyperandrogenism, estrogen-progesterone imbalance, insulin resistance, and low SHBG, in the processes leading to CV disease in PCOS, with the final aim to propose a more accurate CV risk assessment.
    MeSH term(s) Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Models, Biological ; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome/etiology ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2701262-1
    ISSN 2218-273X ; 2218-273X
    ISSN (online) 2218-273X
    ISSN 2218-273X
    DOI 10.3390/biom11091350
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  6. Article: Is it possible to achieve an acceptable disease control by dietary therapy alone in Berardinelli Seip type 1? Experience from a case report.

    Cecchetti, Carolina / Belardinelli, Elisabetta / Dionese, Paola / Teglia, Rita / Fazzeri, Roberta / D' Apice, M Rosaria / Vestito, Amanda / Pagotto, Uberto / Gambineri, Alessandra

    Frontiers in endocrinology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1190363

    Abstract: Background and objective: Severe metabolic complications generally manifest at an early age in Berardinelli - Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) and their management is especially challenging. Nutritional intervention with low lipid diets is ... ...

    Abstract Background and objective: Severe metabolic complications generally manifest at an early age in Berardinelli - Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) and their management is especially challenging. Nutritional intervention with low lipid diets is considered by experts to be fundamental in treating the disease when associated with medical therapy, however little is known about the beneficial effects of dietary interventions alone.
    Aim: To underline the importance of a well-structured low-fat diet in BSCL patients.
    Methods and results: A BSCL male patient strictly followed a hypocaloric hypolipemic diet (60% carbohydrates, 22% fats and 18% proteins) since clinical diagnosis at the age of one year. Interestingly, pharmacological interventions were not required at any point during the follow-up. Aged 16 years the patient was referred to our center. Biochemistry, hormonal evaluation, 75 mg oral glucose tolerance test, cardiac evaluation and abdominal ultrasound were performed, revealing no abnormalities. Genetic analysis and leptin dosage were carried out, confirming the diagnosis of BSCL type 1 (homozygosity for c.493-1G>C pathogenic variant in
    Conclusions: This report proves how a low-fat diet is of great help in the management of BSCL and its complications. In addition, a specific hypolipemic diet could be used alone as an effective treatment in selected cases with high compliance and, probably, a milder phenotype.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Leptin/genetics ; Lipodystrophy, Congenital Generalized/genetics ; Lipodystrophy, Congenital Generalized/therapy ; Phenotype ; Diet, Fat-Restricted ; Homozygote
    Chemical Substances Leptin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2592084-4
    ISSN 1664-2392
    ISSN 1664-2392
    DOI 10.3389/fendo.2023.1190363
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  7. Article ; Online: Radioiodine whole body scan pitfalls in differentiated thyroid cancer.

    Basso, Cristina / Colapinto, Alessandra / Vicennati, Valentina / Gambineri, Alessandra / Pelusi, Carla / Di Dalmazi, Guido / Rizzini, Elisa Lodi / Tabacchi, Elena / Golemi, Arber / Calderoni, Letizia / Fanti, Stefano / Pagotto, Uberto / Repaci, Andrea

    Endocrine

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: whole body scan (WBS) performed following diagnostic or therapeutic administration of I-131 is useful in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. However, it can be falsely positive in various circumstances. We aimed to report a series ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: whole body scan (WBS) performed following diagnostic or therapeutic administration of I-131 is useful in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. However, it can be falsely positive in various circumstances. We aimed to report a series of pitfalls in a clinical perspective.
    Methods: A search in the database PubMed utilizing the following terms: "false radioiodine uptake" and "false positive iodine 131 scan" has been made in January 2023. Among the 346 studies screened, 230 were included in this review, with a total of 370 cases collected. Physiological uptakes were excluded. For each patient, sex, age, dose of I-131 administered, region and specific organ of uptake and cause of false uptake were evaluated.
    Results: 370 cases of false radioiodine uptake were reported, 19.1% in the head-neck region, 34.2% in the chest, 14.8% in the abdomen, 20.8% in the pelvis, and 11.1% in the soft tissues and skeletal system. The origin of false radioiodine uptake was referred to non-tumoral diseases in 205/370 cases (55.1%), benign tumors in 108/370 cases (29.5%), malignant tumors in 25/370 cases (6.7%), and other causes in 32/370 cases (8.7%).
    Conclusions: WBS is useful in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, however it can be falsely positive in various circumstances. For this reason, it is critically important to correlate the scintigraphic result with patient's medical history, serum thyroglobulin levels, additional imaging studies and cytologic and/or histologic result.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1194484-5
    ISSN 1559-0100 ; 1355-008X ; 0969-711X
    ISSN (online) 1559-0100
    ISSN 1355-008X ; 0969-711X
    DOI 10.1007/s12020-024-03754-y
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  8. Article ; Online: Comparative targeted metabolomic profiles of porcine plasma and serum.

    Bovo, Samuele / Schiavo, Giuseppina / Galimberti, Giuliano / Fanelli, Flaminia / Bertolini, Francesca / Dall'Olio, Stefania / Pagotto, Uberto / Fontanesi, Luca

    Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

    2023  Volume 17, Issue 12, Page(s) 101029

    Abstract: Metabolomics has been used to characterise many biological matrices and obtain detailed pictures of biological systems based on many metabolites. Plasma and serum are two blood-derived biofluids commonly used to assess and monitor the organismal ... ...

    Abstract Metabolomics has been used to characterise many biological matrices and obtain detailed pictures of biological systems based on many metabolites. Plasma and serum are two blood-derived biofluids commonly used to assess and monitor the organismal metabolism and obtain information on the physiological and health conditions of an animal. Plasma is the supernatant that is separated from the cellular components after centrifugation of the blood that is first added with an anticoagulant. Serum is obtained after centrifugation of the blood that has been coagulated. The choice of one or the other biofluid for metabolomic analyses is related to specific analytical needs and technical issues, to problems derived by the collection and preparation steps, in particular when specimens are sampled from animals involved in field studies. Thus far, most of the metabolomic studies that compared plasma and serum have been carried out in humans and very little is known on the pigs. In this study, we used a targeted metabolomic platform that can detect about 180 metabolites of five biochemical classes to compare plasma and serum profiles of samples collected from 24 pigs. To also obtain a cross-species comparative metabolomic analysis, information for human plasma and serum derived from the same platform was retrieved from previous studies. Statistical analyses included univariate and multivariate approaches aimed at identifying stable and/or differentially abundant metabolites between the two porcine biofluids. A total of 154 (∼83%) metabolites passed the initial quality control, indicating a good repeatability of the analytical platform in pigs. Discarded metabolites included aspartate and biogenic amines that were already reported to be unstable in human studies. More than 80% of the metabolites had similar profiles in both porcine biofluids (average correlation was 0.75). Concentrations were usually higher in serum than in plasma, in agreement with what was already reported in humans. The univariate analysis identified 44 metabolites that had statistically different concentrations between porcine plasma and serum, of which 28 metabolites were also confirmed by the multivariate analysis. The obtained picture described similarities and differences between these two biofluids in pigs and the related human-pig comparisons. The obtained information can be useful for the choice of one or the other matrix for the implementation of metabolomic studies in this livestock species. The results can also provide useful hints to valuing the pig as animal model, in particular when metabolite-derived physiological states are relevant.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Swine ; Metabolomics/methods ; Plasma/metabolism ; Serum/metabolism
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2257920-5
    ISSN 1751-732X ; 1751-7311
    ISSN (online) 1751-732X
    ISSN 1751-7311
    DOI 10.1016/j.animal.2023.101029
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  9. Article ; Online: Monitoring adrenal insufficiency through salivary steroids: a pilot study.

    Tucci, Lorenzo / Fanelli, Flaminia / Improta, Ilaria / Bissi, Valentina / Lena, Claudia / Galante, Greta / Mezzullo, Marco / Magagnoli, Matteo / Lalumera, Anna Bianca / Colombin, Giacomo / Coscia, Kimberly / Rotolo, Laura / Vicennati, Valentina / Pagotto, Uberto / Di Dalmazi, Guido

    European journal of endocrinology

    2024  Volume 190, Issue 4, Page(s) 327–337

    Abstract: Background: Various glucocorticoid replacement therapies (GRTs) are available for adrenal insufficiency (AI). However, their effectiveness in restoring glucocorticoid rhythm and exposure lacks adequate biochemical markers. We described the diurnal ... ...

    Abstract Background: Various glucocorticoid replacement therapies (GRTs) are available for adrenal insufficiency (AI). However, their effectiveness in restoring glucocorticoid rhythm and exposure lacks adequate biochemical markers. We described the diurnal salivary cortisol (SalF) and cortisone (SalE) rhythm among different GRTs and analysed the associations between saliva-derived parameters and life quality questionnaires.
    Methods: Control subjects (CSs, n = 28) and AI patients receiving hydrocortisone (HC, n = 9), cortisone acetate (CA, n = 23), and dual-release hydrocortisone once (DRHC-od, n = 10) and twice a day (DRHC-td, n = 6) collected 9 saliva samples from 07:00 to 23:00. Patients compiled Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Addison disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaires. SalE and SalF were measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Exposure was monitored using SalE for HC and DRHC and SalF for CA. Area under the curve (AUC) was computed. Different GRTs were compared by Z-scores calculated from saliva-derived parameters. Questionnaire results predictors were evaluated with multiple regression analysis.
    Results: Compared with controls, all GRTs resulted in glucocorticoid overexposure in the morning. Hydrocortisone, CA, and DRHC-td caused overexposure also in afternoon and evening. Compared with other treatments, CA determined increased Z-score-07:00 (P < .001), DRHC-td determined increased Z-score-AUC07:00→14:00 (P = .007), and DRHC-od induced lower Z-score-AUC14:00→23:00 (P = .015). Z-scores-AUC14:00→16:00 ≥ .619 best predicted questionnaire scores.
    Conclusions: None of the GRTs mimics normal glucocorticoid rhythmicity and exposure. SalE, SalF, and Z-score may be useful markers for monitoring and comparing different GRTs. Excess glucocorticoid in early afternoon best associated with depressive symptoms and worse life and sleep quality.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Glucocorticoids/adverse effects ; Hydrocortisone/analysis ; Pilot Projects ; Adrenal Insufficiency/chemically induced ; Adrenal Insufficiency/diagnosis ; Adrenal Insufficiency/drug therapy ; Cortisone/therapeutic use ; Cortisone/analysis ; Saliva/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Glucocorticoids ; Hydrocortisone (WI4X0X7BPJ) ; Cortisone (V27W9254FZ)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1183856-5
    ISSN 1479-683X ; 0804-4643
    ISSN (online) 1479-683X
    ISSN 0804-4643
    DOI 10.1093/ejendo/lvae037
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  10. Article ; Online: Glucocorticoids, stress and obesity.

    Pasquali, Renato / Vicennati, Valentina / Agostini, Alessandro / Pagotto, Uberto

    Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism

    2019  Volume 5, Issue 3, Page(s) 425–434

    Abstract: Obesity and the associated metabolic syndrome have been suggested to be the consequence of a maladaptation to chronic stress exposure mediated by a dysregulation of neuroendocrine axes. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis represents the major ... ...

    Abstract Obesity and the associated metabolic syndrome have been suggested to be the consequence of a maladaptation to chronic stress exposure mediated by a dysregulation of neuroendocrine axes. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis represents the major hormone system responsible for maintenance of the homeostatic balance in response to stress. The brainstem nuclei and the limbic regions are strongly involved in stressor neural processing and represent a regulatory network for the HPA axis. Moreover, the same neuroendocrine stress centers are involved in the regulation of feeding behavior following acute and chronic stress exposure. Studies performed in experimental animals suggest that consumption of so-called comfort foods, while favoring an adaptation to the detrimental impact of chronic stress on the reward system, may, in turn, lead to the rapid development of obesity. Available data also indicate that the endocannabinoid system modulates the HPA axis and that its type 1 receptors, which are extensively localized in the hypothalamus and in limbic structures, are involved in the regulation of the stress response and the reward mechanisms. Based on extensive clinical experience and studies performed in experimental animals, we developed the concept that there is a specific phenotype of individuals who may become obese as a result of exposure to major stressful events.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1744-8417
    ISSN (online) 1744-8417
    DOI 10.1586/eem.10.1
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