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  1. Article ; Online: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents Themed Section Issue: "Therapeutics of hepatitis viruses".

    Colson, Philippe / Capobianchi, Maria R

    International journal of antimicrobial agents

    2018  Volume 56, Issue 1, Page(s) 105402

    MeSH term(s) Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Hepatitis B/drug therapy ; Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy ; Hepatitis E/drug therapy ; Hepatitis, Viral, Human/drug therapy ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-21
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Editorial ; Introductory Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1093977-5
    ISSN 1872-7913 ; 0924-8579
    ISSN (online) 1872-7913
    ISSN 0924-8579
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.03.011
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  2. Article ; Online: The immune response as a double-edged sword: The lesson learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Agrati, Chiara / Carsetti, Rita / Bordoni, Veronica / Sacchi, Alessandra / Quintarelli, Concetta / Locatelli, Franco / Ippolito, Giuseppe / Capobianchi, Maria R

    Immunology

    2022  Volume 167, Issue 3, Page(s) 287–302

    Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has represented an unprecedented challenge for the humanity, and scientists around the world provided a huge effort to elucidate critical aspects in the fight against the pathogen, useful in designing public health strategies, ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has represented an unprecedented challenge for the humanity, and scientists around the world provided a huge effort to elucidate critical aspects in the fight against the pathogen, useful in designing public health strategies, vaccines and therapeutic approaches. One of the first pieces of evidence characterizing the SARS-CoV-2 infection has been its breadth of clinical presentation, ranging from asymptomatic to severe/deadly disease, and the indication of the key role played by the immune response in influencing disease severity. This review is aimed at summarizing what the SARS-CoV-2 infection taught us about the immune response, highlighting its features of a double-edged sword mediating both protective and pathogenic processes. We will discuss the protective role of soluble and cellular innate immunity and the detrimental power of a hyper-inflammation-shaped immune response, resulting in tissue injury and immunothrombotic events. We will review the importance of B- and T-cell immunity in reducing the clinical severity and their ability to cross-recognize viral variants.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Humans ; Immunity ; Inflammation ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80124-0
    ISSN 1365-2567 ; 0019-2805 ; 0953-4954
    ISSN (online) 1365-2567
    ISSN 0019-2805 ; 0953-4954
    DOI 10.1111/imm.13564
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  3. Article ; Online: About the origin of the first two Sars-CoV-2 infections in Italy: Inference not supported by appropriate sequence analysis.

    Carletti, Fabrizio / Lalle, Eleonora / Messina, Francesco / Ippolito, Giuseppe / Capobianchi, Maria R

    Journal of medical virology

    2020  Volume 92, Issue 9, Page(s) 1404–1405

    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Humans ; Italy/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sequence Analysis
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 752392-0
    ISSN 1096-9071 ; 0146-6615
    ISSN (online) 1096-9071
    ISSN 0146-6615
    DOI 10.1002/jmv.25833
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  4. Article ; Online: Asymptomatic individuals positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies negative on molecular swab.

    Antonelli, Guido / Anastasi, Emanuela / Ciprani, Fabrizio / Cabral, Rodolfo J Riveros / Ialongo, Cristiano / Capobianchi, Maria R / Turriziani, Ombretta / Angeloni, Antonio

    The Lancet. Microbe

    2021  Volume 2, Issue 5, Page(s) e178

    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Viral ; COVID-19 ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter
    ISSN 2666-5247
    ISSN (online) 2666-5247
    DOI 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00083-5
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  5. Article ; Online: Differential Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Binding and Functional Antibodies upon BNT162b2 Vaccine: A 6-Month Follow-Up.

    Matusali, Giulia / Sberna, Giuseppe / Meschi, Silvia / Gramigna, Giulia / Colavita, Francesca / Lapa, Daniele / Francalancia, Massimo / Bettini, Aurora / Capobianchi, Maria R / Puro, Vincenzo / Castilletti, Concetta / Vaia, Francesco / Bordi, Licia

    Viruses

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 2

    Abstract: To investigate the dynamic association among binding and functional antibodies in health-care-workers receiving two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19-vaccine, SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD IgG, anti-Trimeric-S IgG, and neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were measured in ...

    Abstract To investigate the dynamic association among binding and functional antibodies in health-care-workers receiving two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19-vaccine, SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD IgG, anti-Trimeric-S IgG, and neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were measured in serum samples collected at 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months from full vaccination. Despite the high correlation, results for anti-RBD and anti-Trimeric S IgG were numerically different even after recalculation to BAU/mL following WHO standards indications. Moreover, after a peak response at 2 weeks, anti-RBD IgG levels showed a 4.5 and 13 fold decrease at 3 and 6 months, respectively, while the anti-Trimeric S IgG presented a less pronounced decay of 2.8 and 4.7 fold. Further different dynamics were observed for Nabs titers, resulting comparable at 3 and 6 months from vaccination. We also demonstrated that at NAbs titers ≥40, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and the optimal cutoff point decreased with time from vaccination for both anti-RBD and anti-Trimeric S IgG. The mutating relation among the anti-RBD IgG, anti-Trimeric S IgG, and neutralizing antibodies are indicative of antibody maturation upon vaccination. The lack of standardized laboratory procedures is one factor interfering with the definition of a correlate of protection from COVID-19.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Antibodies, Neutralizing/blood ; Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology ; Antibodies, Neutralizing/metabolism ; Antibodies, Viral/blood ; Antibodies, Viral/immunology ; Antibodies, Viral/metabolism ; BNT162 Vaccine/administration & dosage ; BNT162 Vaccine/immunology ; Binding Sites, Antibody ; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Cohort Studies ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Immunity, Humoral ; Immunoglobulin G/blood ; Immunoglobulin G/immunology ; Immunoglobulin G/metabolism ; Kinetics ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Middle Aged ; SARS-CoV-2/immunology ; SARS-CoV-2/metabolism ; Vaccination
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; Immunoglobulin G ; BNT162 Vaccine (N38TVC63NU)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-02
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v14020312
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  6. Article: Differential Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Binding and Functional Antibodies upon BNT162b2 Vaccine: A 6-Month Follow-Up

    Matusali, Giulia / Sberna, Giuseppe / Meschi, Silvia / Gramigna, Giulia / Colavita, Francesca / Lapa, Daniele / Francalancia, Massimo / Bettini, Aurora / Capobianchi, Maria R. / Puro, Vincenzo / Castilletti, Concetta / Vaia, Francesco / Bordi, Licia

    Viruses. 2022 Feb. 02, v. 14, no. 2

    2022  

    Abstract: To investigate the dynamic association among binding and functional antibodies in health-care-workers receiving two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19-vaccine, SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD IgG, anti-Trimeric-S IgG, and neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were measured in ...

    Abstract To investigate the dynamic association among binding and functional antibodies in health-care-workers receiving two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19-vaccine, SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD IgG, anti-Trimeric-S IgG, and neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) were measured in serum samples collected at 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months from full vaccination. Despite the high correlation, results for anti-RBD and anti-Trimeric S IgG were numerically different even after recalculation to BAU/mL following WHO standards indications. Moreover, after a peak response at 2 weeks, anti-RBD IgG levels showed a 4.5 and 13 fold decrease at 3 and 6 months, respectively, while the anti-Trimeric S IgG presented a less pronounced decay of 2.8 and 4.7 fold. Further different dynamics were observed for Nabs titers, resulting comparable at 3 and 6 months from vaccination. We also demonstrated that at NAbs titers ≥40, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and the optimal cutoff point decreased with time from vaccination for both anti-RBD and anti-Trimeric S IgG. The mutating relation among the anti-RBD IgG, anti-Trimeric S IgG, and neutralizing antibodies are indicative of antibody maturation upon vaccination. The lack of standardized laboratory procedures is one factor interfering with the definition of a correlate of protection from COVID-19.
    Keywords COVID-19 infection ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; blood serum ; vaccination ; vaccines
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0202
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v14020312
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  7. Article ; Online: Performance of rapid tests in the management of dengue fever imported cases in Lazio, Italy 2014-2019.

    Matusali, Giulia / Colavita, Francesca / Carletti, Fabrizio / Lalle, Eleonora / Bordi, Licia / Vairo, Francesco / Ippolito, Giuseppe / Capobianchi, Maria R / Castilletti, Concetta

    International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

    2020  Volume 99, Page(s) 193–198

    Abstract: Background: In Italy, dengue virus is the most frequent agent of imported viral infections. The use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) may be of help as a preliminary user-friendly quick assay to facilitate dengue diagnosis, as ordinary laboratory ... ...

    Abstract Background: In Italy, dengue virus is the most frequent agent of imported viral infections. The use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) may be of help as a preliminary user-friendly quick assay to facilitate dengue diagnosis, as ordinary laboratory diagnosis of dengue fever may require special efforts in terms of tools availability, interpretation of results, and skilled personnel. The performance of RDTs, however, may vary according to different epidemiological and laboratory background.
    Methods: We reviewed five years of laboratory records of two dengue RDT results (Colorimetric SD-Bioline Dengue-Duo-RDT and Fluorimetric SD-Biosensor-STANDARD-F-Dengue-RDT), able to detect viral NS1 antigen and specific IgM and IgG. Diagnostic parameters were calculated using as reference the results of molecular (RT-PCR) and serological (immunofluorescence, IFA) tests. Overall performance, calculated considering the final case definition, was included in the accuracy assessment of RDTs.
    Results: The combined use of NS1 and IgM/IgG RDT for the detection of acute dengue cases resulted in an overall sensitivity and specificity of 87.2% and 97.9% for Colorimetric RDT, 96.2% and 96.2% for Fluorimetric RDT. NS1 was the most reliable marker of acute infection, while IgM resulted falsely positive in nine samples, including sera derived from 2 Zika and 4 non-arbovirus infected patients.
    Conclusions: The inclusion of RDT in the diagnostic algorithm is of undeniable help in the prompt management and surveillance of dengue infection in non-endemic areas. Confirmatory tests are, however, necessary to rule in or rule out dengue fever diagnosis.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Colorimetry/methods ; Dengue/diagnosis ; Dengue/epidemiology ; Dengue/prevention & control ; Dengue Virus/immunology ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin M/blood ; Italy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic ; Retrospective Studies ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Time Factors ; Zika Virus Infection
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin M ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-11
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Evaluation Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1331197-9
    ISSN 1878-3511 ; 1201-9712
    ISSN (online) 1878-3511
    ISSN 1201-9712
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.008
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  8. Article: About the origin of the first two Sars-CoV-2 infections in Italy: inference not supported by appropriate sequence analysis

    Carletti, Fabrizio / Lalle, Eleonora / Messina, Francesco / Ippolito, Giuseppe / Capobianchi, Maria R

    J. med. virol

    Abstract: In the 5th February 2020 issue of Journal of Medical Virology a paper was published by Giovannetti et al., entitled "The first two cases of 2019-nCoV in Italy: where they come from?"1 . In this paper a phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis was applied ... ...

    Abstract In the 5th February 2020 issue of Journal of Medical Virology a paper was published by Giovannetti et al., entitled "The first two cases of 2019-nCoV in Italy: where they come from?"1 . In this paper a phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis was applied to the virus identified in the first two subjects diagnosed in Italy with 2019-nCoV infection, recently renamed SARS-CoV-22 , two Chinese spouses arrived in Italy for tourism. The diagnosis was performed by the virology team under direction of Maria R. Capobianchi, at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INMI) in Rome, Italy, where the patients are currently hospitalized. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #35037
    Database COVID19

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  9. Article ; Online: About the origin of the first two Sars‐CoV‐2 infections in Italy

    Carletti, Fabrizio / Lalle, Eleonora / Messina, Francesco / Ippolito, Giuseppe / Capobianchi, Maria R.

    Journal of Medical Virology

    Inference not supported by appropriate sequence analysis

    2020  Volume 92, Issue 9, Page(s) 1404–1405

    Keywords Virology ; Infectious Diseases ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Wiley
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 752392-0
    ISSN 1096-9071 ; 0146-6615
    ISSN (online) 1096-9071
    ISSN 0146-6615
    DOI 10.1002/jmv.25833
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  10. Article ; Online: Tropism of the Chikungunya Virus.

    Matusali, Giulia / Colavita, Francesca / Bordi, Licia / Lalle, Eleonora / Ippolito, Giuseppe / Capobianchi, Maria R / Castilletti, Concetta

    Viruses

    2019  Volume 11, Issue 2

    Abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne virus that displays a large cell and organ tropism, and causes a broad range of clinical symptoms in humans. It is maintained in nature through both urban and sylvatic cycles, involving mosquito ... ...

    Abstract Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne virus that displays a large cell and organ tropism, and causes a broad range of clinical symptoms in humans. It is maintained in nature through both urban and sylvatic cycles, involving mosquito vectors and human or vertebrate animal hosts. Although CHIKV was first isolated in 1953, its pathogenesis was only more extensively studied after its re-emergence in 2004. The unexpected spread of CHIKV to novel tropical and non-tropical areas, in some instances driven by newly competent vectors, evidenced the vulnerability of new territories to this infectious agent and its associated diseases. The comprehension of the exact CHIKV target cells and organs, mechanisms of pathogenesis, and spectrum of both competitive vectors and animal hosts is pivotal for the design of effective therapeutic strategies, vector control measures, and eradication actions.
    MeSH term(s) Aedes/virology ; Animals ; Chikungunya Fever/pathology ; Chikungunya Fever/transmission ; Chikungunya virus/pathogenicity ; Chikungunya virus/physiology ; Disease Vectors ; Host Microbial Interactions ; Humans ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ; Mice ; Mosquito Vectors/virology ; Viral Tropism
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v11020175
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