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  1. Article ; Online: Phenotype overlap in the natural history of asthma.

    Ricciardolo, Fabio L M / Guida, Giuseppe / Bertolini, Francesca / Di Stefano, Antonino / Carriero, Vitina

    European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society

    2023  Volume 32, Issue 168

    Abstract: The heterogeneity of asthma makes it challenging to unravel the pathophysiologic mechanisms of the disease. Despite the wealth of research identifying diverse phenotypes, many gaps still remain in our knowledge of the disease's complexity. A crucial ... ...

    Abstract The heterogeneity of asthma makes it challenging to unravel the pathophysiologic mechanisms of the disease. Despite the wealth of research identifying diverse phenotypes, many gaps still remain in our knowledge of the disease's complexity. A crucial aspect is the impact of airborne factors over a lifetime, which often results in a complex overlap of phenotypes associated with type 2 (T2), non-T2 and mixed inflammation. Evidence now shows overlaps between the phenotypes associated with T2, non-T2 and mixed T2/non-T2 inflammation. These interconnections could be induced by different determinants such as recurrent infections, environmental factors, T-helper plasticity and comorbidities, collectively resulting in a complex network of distinct pathways generally considered as mutually exclusive. In this scenario, we need to abandon the concept of asthma as a disease characterised by distinct traits grouped into static segregated categories. It is now evident that there are multiple interplays between the various physiologic, cellular and molecular features of asthma, and the overlap of phenotypes cannot be ignored.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Asthma/diagnosis ; Asthma/genetics ; Phenotype ; Comorbidity ; Inflammation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1077620-5
    ISSN 1600-0617 ; 0905-9180
    ISSN (online) 1600-0617
    ISSN 0905-9180
    DOI 10.1183/16000617.0201-2022
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  2. Article: Which Therapy for Non-Type(T)2/T2-Low Asthma.

    Ricciardolo, Fabio L M / Carriero, Vitina / Bertolini, Francesca

    Journal of personalized medicine

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 1

    Abstract: Currently, the asthmatic population is divided into Type 2-high and non-Type 2/Type 2-low asthmatics, with 50% of patients belonging to one of the two groups. Differently from T2-high, T2-low asthma has not been clearly defined yet, and the T2-low ... ...

    Abstract Currently, the asthmatic population is divided into Type 2-high and non-Type 2/Type 2-low asthmatics, with 50% of patients belonging to one of the two groups. Differently from T2-high, T2-low asthma has not been clearly defined yet, and the T2-low patients are identified on the basis of the absence or non-predominant expression of T2-high biomarkers. The information about the molecular mechanisms underpinning T2-low asthma is scarce, but researchers have recognized as T2-low endotypes type 1 and type 3 immune response, and remodeling events occurring without inflammatory processes. In addition, the lack of agreed biomarkers reprents a challenge for the research of an effective therapy. The first-choice medication is represented by inhaled corticosteroids despite a low efficacy is reported for/in T2-low patients. However, macrolides and long-acting anti-muscarinic drugs have been recognized as efficacious. In recent years, clinical trials targeting biomarkers playing key roles in T3 and T1 immune pathways, alarmins, and molecules involved in neutrophil recruitment have provided conflicting results probably misleading (or biased) in patients' selection. However, further studies are warranted to achieve a precise characterization of T2-low asthma with the aim of defining a tailored therapy for each single asthmatic patient.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2662248-8
    ISSN 2075-4426
    ISSN 2075-4426
    DOI 10.3390/jpm12010010
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  3. Article ; Online: MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in Corticosteroid-Resistant/Neutrophilic Asthma: Still a Long Way to Go!

    Ricciardolo, Fabio L M / Carriero, Vitina / Bullone, Michela

    American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

    2020  Volume 202, Issue 1, Page(s) 4–6

    MeSH term(s) Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Asthma ; Biomarkers ; Humans ; Inflammation ; MicroRNAs ; Sputum
    Chemical Substances Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Biomarkers ; MicroRNAs
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1180953-x
    ISSN 1535-4970 ; 0003-0805 ; 1073-449X
    ISSN (online) 1535-4970
    ISSN 0003-0805 ; 1073-449X
    DOI 10.1164/rccm.202004-1216ED
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  4. Article ; Online: The Practical Role of FEF

    Cirillo, Ignazio / Schiavetti, Irene / Ricciardolo, Fabio L M / Miraglia Del Giudice, Michele / Tosca, Maria Angela / Ciprandi, Giorgio

    American journal of rhinology & allergy

    2023  Volume 37, Issue 5, Page(s) 571–574

    Abstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a relevant risk factor asthma as it may frequently precede asthma onset. There is evidence that lung function may be early impaired in AR patients. In this regard, the forced expiratory flow at 25%-75% of vital capacity ( ... ...

    Abstract Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a relevant risk factor asthma as it may frequently precede asthma onset. There is evidence that lung function may be early impaired in AR patients. In this regard, the forced expiratory flow at 25%-75% of vital capacity (FEF
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Female ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Nitric Oxide ; Rhinitis, Allergic/diagnosis ; Rhinitis, Allergic/epidemiology ; Asthma/diagnosis ; Asthma/epidemiology ; Bronchial Hyperreactivity
    Chemical Substances Nitric Oxide (31C4KY9ESH)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2482804-X
    ISSN 1945-8932 ; 1945-8924
    ISSN (online) 1945-8932
    ISSN 1945-8924
    DOI 10.1177/19458924231182272
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  5. Article ; Online: Revisiting the role of exhaled nitric oxide in asthma.

    Ricciardolo, Fabio L M

    Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

    2014  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 53–59

    Abstract: Purpose of review: This review focuses on the most recent studies investigating fractional nitric oxide concentration in exhaled breath (FeNO) as a useful biomarker for identifying specific phenotypes in asthma and as a tool for asthma diagnosis, ... ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: This review focuses on the most recent studies investigating fractional nitric oxide concentration in exhaled breath (FeNO) as a useful biomarker for identifying specific phenotypes in asthma and as a tool for asthma diagnosis, monitoring and clinical decision-making.
    Recent findings: On the basis of the current literature, it has been highlighted that FeNO is a clinically relevant marker in various clinical aspects of asthma: FeNO is a predictor for developing asthma in persistent rhinitis or in infants with respiratory symptoms; FeNO contributes to identification of asthma phenotypes in both children and adults, also in relation to severity; FeNO is useful in monitoring the effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids (including compliance) and biologic treatments like omalizumab; FeNO, in conjunction with symptom registration and lung function measurements, contributes to asthma diagnosis and optimizes asthma management.
    Summary: FeNO provides further information in distinguishing different phenotypes in asthma, allowing a much more appropriate control of the disease, especially in patients with difficult/severe asthma. In the future, it would be interesting to shed light on the hidden biological mechanisms responsible for low or normal FeNO values in symptomatic asthmatic patients.
    MeSH term(s) Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use ; Asthma/diagnosis ; Asthma/drug therapy ; Asthma/metabolism ; Biomarkers/metabolism ; Breath Tests ; Exhalation ; Humans ; Nitric Oxide/metabolism ; Phenotype ; Severity of Illness Index ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Biomarkers ; Nitric Oxide (31C4KY9ESH)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1285505-4
    ISSN 1531-6971 ; 1070-5287 ; 1078-1641
    ISSN (online) 1531-6971
    ISSN 1070-5287 ; 1078-1641
    DOI 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000006
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  6. Article ; Online: Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Obstructive Lung Diseases of Increasing Severity.

    Di Stefano, Antonino / Maniscalco, Mauro / Balbi, Bruno / Ricciardolo, Fabio L M

    Current medicinal chemistry

    2020  Volume 27, Issue 42, Page(s) 7149–7158

    Abstract: The imbalance between increased oxidative agents and antioxidant defence mechanisms is central in the pathogenesis of obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. In these patients, there are increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Superoxide ... ...

    Abstract The imbalance between increased oxidative agents and antioxidant defence mechanisms is central in the pathogenesis of obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and COPD. In these patients, there are increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Superoxide anions (O
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antioxidants ; Humans ; Hydrogen Peroxide ; Nitrosative Stress ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Oxidative Stress ; Peroxidase/metabolism ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/drug therapy
    Chemical Substances Antioxidants ; Hydrogen Peroxide (BBX060AN9V) ; Peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-04
    Publishing country United Arab Emirates
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1319315-6
    ISSN 1875-533X ; 0929-8673
    ISSN (online) 1875-533X
    ISSN 0929-8673
    DOI 10.2174/0929867327666200604165451
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  7. Article ; Online: The impact of aging on outpatients with asthma in a real-world setting.

    Ciprandi, Giorgio / Schiavetti, Irene / Ricciardolo, Fabio L M

    Respiratory medicine

    2018  Volume 136, Page(s) 58–64

    Abstract: Background: Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation and bronchial hyperreactivity. It is conceived that aging may affect asthma characteristics, but this issue is still not completely clarified in clinical practice.: Objective: The present ... ...

    Abstract Background: Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation and bronchial hyperreactivity. It is conceived that aging may affect asthma characteristics, but this issue is still not completely clarified in clinical practice.
    Objective: The present study investigated whether aging may affect some clinical and functional factors in outpatients with asthma visited in a real-world setting, such as clinical practice.
    Methods: Globally, 391 outpatients (163 males, median age 47 years) with asthma were consecutively evaluated. The following parameters were assessed: history, including, smoking, comorbidity, and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) use, physical examination, body mass index (BMI), lung function, level of asthma control, asthma control test (ACT), and fractional exhaled NO (FeNO).
    Results: The elderly with asthma had: more frequently not controlled asthma, higher BMI, higher ICS dosages, more impaired lung function, including plethysmographic parameters, than adult asthmatics (p < 0.001 for all, but p = 0.002 for RV and p = 0.008 for FRC). Elderly asthmatics were also less frequently allergic (p < 0.001) and had less rhinitis comorbidity (p < 0.001) and less nasal symptoms (p < 0.05) than younger asthmatics.
    Conclusions: The present study conducted in a real-world setting shows that aging significantly affects asthma, mainly concerning asthma control, lung function, and steroid-sensitivity.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Inhalation ; Adolescent ; Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage ; Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Ambulatory Care ; Asthma/physiopathology ; Asthma/prevention & control ; Body Mass Index ; Breath Tests ; Female ; Forced Expiratory Volume/physiology ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity/complications ; Hypersensitivity/physiopathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nitric Oxide/metabolism ; Physical Examination ; Rhinitis/complications ; Rhinitis/physiopathology ; Smoking/adverse effects ; Smoking/physiopathology ; Vital Capacity/physiology ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Nitric Oxide (31C4KY9ESH)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 1003348-8
    ISSN 1532-3064 ; 0954-6111
    ISSN (online) 1532-3064
    ISSN 0954-6111
    DOI 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.01.018
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  8. Article ; Online: Exhaled nitric oxide in asthma: from diagnosis to management.

    Guida, Giuseppe / Carriero, Vitina / Bertolini, Francesca / Pizzimenti, Stefano / Heffler, Enrico / Paoletti, Giovanni / Ricciardolo, Fabio L M

    Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 29–35

    Abstract: Purpose of review: Exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is a noninvasive marker of eosinophilic airway inflammation, therefore, highly informative in asthma. Although FENO measurement is a potentially accessible tool to many physicians, recommendations regarding ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: Exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is a noninvasive marker of eosinophilic airway inflammation, therefore, highly informative in asthma. Although FENO measurement is a potentially accessible tool to many physicians, recommendations regarding its clinical utility in diagnosing or tailoring treatment have not reached the expected diffusion. More recently FENO emerged as a biomarker for type-2 asthma phenotyping and a predictor of response to biologics.
    Recent findings: The physiological discoveries and relevant acquisitions in clinical practice regarding FENO in asthma are presented. The FENO story draw a wavy path, characterized by promising findings, exciting confirmations and periods of low visibility. FENO emerged as a tool to increase the probability of asthma diagnosis. FENO predicts response to inhaled glucocorticoids (ICS), favoring the development of tailored treatment strategies and unrevealing nonadherence to ICS in difficult-to-treat or uncontrolled asthma. Finally, FENO was associated with a more severe phenotype and became a consolidated biomarker of type-2 inflammation.
    Summary: FENO demonstrated to be a noninvasive and very reproducible test, encompassing many applications in the field of asthma management. Its routinely use, according to international guidelines, may improve the quality of patient assistance, from difficult-to-treat cases to biologic monitoring.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Nitric Oxide ; Breath Tests ; Asthma/diagnosis ; Asthma/drug therapy ; Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use ; Biomarkers ; Exhalation
    Chemical Substances Nitric Oxide (31C4KY9ESH) ; Glucocorticoids ; Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2088710-3
    ISSN 1473-6322 ; 1528-4050
    ISSN (online) 1473-6322
    ISSN 1528-4050
    DOI 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000877
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  9. Article ; Online: Perspectives on exhaled nitric oxide.

    Ricciardolo, Fabio L M / Silkoff, Philip E

    Journal of breath research

    2017  Volume 11, Issue 4, Page(s) 47104

    Abstract: The history of nitric oxide (NO) in the respiratory field dates back to the beginning of the 1990s with the pioneering study by Lars Gustafsson et al describing the presence of endogenous NO in the exhaled breath of human beings. Soon after, independent ... ...

    Abstract The history of nitric oxide (NO) in the respiratory field dates back to the beginning of the 1990s with the pioneering study by Lars Gustafsson et al describing the presence of endogenous NO in the exhaled breath of human beings. Soon after, independent studies showed that exhaled NO concentrations (F
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-09-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2381007-5
    ISSN 1752-7163 ; 1752-7155
    ISSN (online) 1752-7163
    ISSN 1752-7155
    DOI 10.1088/1752-7163/aa7f0e
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  10. Article: Bone Morphogenic Proteins and Their Antagonists in the Lower Airways of Stable COPD Patients.

    Di Stefano, Antonino / Rosani, Umberto / Levra, Stefano / Gnemmi, Isabella / Brun, Paola / Maniscalco, Mauro / D'Anna, Silvestro Ennio / Carriero, Vitina / Bertolini, Francesca / Ricciardolo, Fabio L M

    Biology

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 10

    Abstract: Background: Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) and their antagonists are involved in the tissue development and homeostasis of various organs.: Objective: To determine transcriptomic and protein expression of BMPs and their antagonists in stable COPD.!# ...

    Abstract Background: Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) and their antagonists are involved in the tissue development and homeostasis of various organs.
    Objective: To determine transcriptomic and protein expression of BMPs and their antagonists in stable COPD.
    Methods: We measured the expression and localization of BMPs and some relevant antagonists in bronchial biopsies of stable mild/moderate COPD (MCOPD) (n = 18), severe/very severe COPD (SCOPD) (n = 16), control smokers (CS) (n = 13), and control non-smokers (CNS) (n = 11), and in lung parenchyma of MCOPD (n = 9), CS (n = 11), and CNS (n = 9) using immunohistochemistry and transcriptome analysis, in vitro after the stimulation of the 16HBE cells.
    Results: In bronchial biopsies, BMP4 antagonists CRIM1 and chordin were increased in the bronchial epithelium and lamina propria of COPD patients. BMP4 expression was decreased in the bronchial epithelium of SCOPD and MCOPD compared to CNS. Lung transcriptomic data showed non-significant changes between groups. CRIM1 and chordin were significantly decreased in the alveolar macrophages and alveolar septa in COPD patients. External 16HBE treatment with BMP4 protein reduced the bronchial epithelial cell proliferation.
    Conclusions: These data show an imbalance between BMP proteins and their antagonists in the lungs of stable COPD. This imbalance may play a role in the remodeling of the airways, altering the regenerative-reparative responses of the diseased bronchioles and lung parenchyma.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2661517-4
    ISSN 2079-7737
    ISSN 2079-7737
    DOI 10.3390/biology12101304
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