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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci ; 27(7): 3171-3180, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37070920

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OBJECTIVE: Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) reversibly blocks neurotransmission at voluntary and autonomic cholinergic nerve terminals, inducing paralysis. The aim of this study was to block panenteric peristalsis in rats through BoNT/A administration into the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and to understand whether the toxin's action is selectively restricted to the perfused territory. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rats were infused through a 0.25-mm surgically inserted SMA catheter with different doses of BoNT/A (10 U, 20 U, 40 U BOTOX®, Allergan Inc.) or with saline for 24 h. Animals were free to move on an unrestricted diet. As a sign of bowel peristalsis impairment, body weight and oral/water intake were collected for 15 days. Statistical analysis was conducted with nonlinear mixed effects models to study the variation over time of the response variables. In three 40 U-treated rats, the selectivity of the intra-arterial delivered toxin action was studied by examining bowel and voluntary muscle samples and checking the presence of BoNT/A-cleaved SNAP-25 (the smoking gun of the toxin action) using the Immunofluorescence (IF) method through a specific antibody recognition. RESULTS: While control rats exhibited an increasing body weight, treated rats showed an initial dose-dependent weight reduction (p<0.001 control vs. treated) with recovery after Day 11 for 10 and 20 U-treated rats. Food and water intake over time showed significantly different half-saturation constants with rats treated with higher doses who reached half of the maximum achievable in a greater number of days (p<0.0001 control vs. treated rats). BoNT/A-cleaved SNAP-25 was identified in bowel wall NMJs and not in voluntary muscles, demonstrating the remarkable selectivity of arterially infused BoNT/A. CONCLUSIONS: Blockade of intestinal peristalsis, can be induced in rats by slow infusion of BoNT/A into the SMA. The effect is long-lasting, dose-dependent and selective. BoNT/A delivery into the SMA through a percutaneous catheter could prove clinically useful in the treatment of entero-atmospheric fistula by temporarily reducing fistula output.


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Toxinas Botulínicas Tipo A , Peristaltismo , Ratos , Animais , Toxinas Botulínicas Tipo A/farmacologia , Transmissão Sináptica , Músculo Esquelético , Artérias Mesentéricas
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg ; 59(2): 209-216, 2021 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33358189

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Most surgical specialties have attempted to address concerns about the unfair comparison of outcomes by 'risk-adjusting' data to benchmark specialty-specific outcomes that are indicative of quality of care. We explore the ability to predict for positive margin status so that effective benchmarking that will account for complexity of case mix is possible. A dataset of care episodes recorded as a clinical audit of margin status after surgery for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (n=1316) was analysed within the Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analyisis (WEKA) machine learning programme. The outcome was a classification model that can predict for positivity of tumour margins (defined as less than 1mm) using data on preoperative demographics, operations, functional status, and tumour stage. Positive resection margins of less than 1mm were common, and varied considerably between treatment units (19%-29%). Four algorithms were compared to attempt to risk-adjust for case complexity. The 'champion' model was a Naïve Bayes classifier (AUROC 0.72) that suggested acceptable discrimination. Calibration was good (Hosmer-Lemershow goodness-of-fit test p=0.9). Adjusted positive margin rates are presented on a funnel plot. Subspecialty groups within oral and maxillofacial surgery are seeking metrics that will allow for meaningful comparison of the quality of care delivered by surgical units in the UK. To enable metrics to be effective, we argue that they can be modelled so that meaningful benchmarking, which takes account of variation in complexity of patient need or care, is possible.


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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço , Teorema de Bayes , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/cirurgia , Humanos , Aprendizado de Máquina , Margens de Excisão
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Handb Exp Pharmacol ; 263: 35-47, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32277300

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Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are a growing family of bacterial protein toxins that cause botulism, a rare but often fatal animal and human disease. They are the most potent toxins known owing to their molecular architecture, which underlies their mechanism of action. BoNTs target peripheral nerve terminals by a unique mode of binding and enter into their cytosol where they cleave SNARE proteins, thus inhibiting the neurotransmitter release. The specificity and rapidity of binding, which limits the anatomical area of its neuroparalytic action, and its reversible action make BoNT a valuable pharmaceutical to treat neurological and non-neurological diseases determined by hyperactivity of cholinergic nerve terminals. This review reports the progress on our understanding of how BoNTs cause nerve paralysis highlighting the different steps of their molecular mechanism of action as key aspects to explain their extreme toxicity but also their unique pharmacological properties.


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Botulismo , Neurotoxinas , Animais , Humanos , Paralisia , Transmissão Sináptica
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Vascul Pharmacol ; 130: 106682, 2020 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32438078

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No data are available on rivaroxaban use in renal transplant recipients and on its surmised interaction with immunosuppressants. The aim was to investigate potential interactions between rivaroxaban and immunosuppressants in this setting. Renal transplant recipients with a stable renal function treated with rivaroxaban and tacrolimus with or without everolimus were investigated. All drugs and creatinine concentrations were determined daily for 2 weeks after the start of anticoagulation. Blood samples were drawn at 8.00 am and 3-4 h later for trough and peak concentrations, respectively. Bleeding and thrombotic events were recorded during a minimum follow-up of 6 months. In 8 renal transplant patients, rivaroxaban levels showed a predictable pharmacokinetic trend, both at Ctrough (30-61 µg/L) and at Cpeak (143-449 µg/L), with limited variability in the 25th-75th percentile range. Tacrolimus (Ctrough 3-13 µg/L; Cpeak 3-16 µg/L), everolimus (Ctrough 3-11 µg/L; Cpeak 5-17 µg/L) and creatinine concentrations were stable as well. Immunosuppressors variability before and after rivaroxaban were 30% and 30% for tacrolimus, 27% and 29% for everolimus, respectively, as well as 14% and 3% for creatinine. For rivaroxaban monitoring, the reference change value better performed in identifying significant variations of its concentration. No patient had bleeding or thrombotic events, worsening of renal graft function, and signs of immunosuppressants toxicity during a mean follow-up of 23 (9-28) months. In conclusion, rivaroxaban does not seem to interact with tacrolimus and everolimus in renal transplant recipients. Both anticoagulant and immunosuppressive effects seem warranted, without major bleeding complications and effect on the graft function.


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Fibrilação Atrial/tratamento farmacológico , Everolimo/farmacocinética , Inibidores do Fator Xa/farmacocinética , Imunossupressores/farmacocinética , Transplante de Rim , Rivaroxabana/farmacocinética , Tacrolimo/farmacocinética , Trombose Venosa/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Fibrilação Atrial/sangue , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Coagulação Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Interações Medicamentosas , Monitoramento de Medicamentos , Everolimo/efeitos adversos , Everolimo/sangue , Inibidores do Fator Xa/efeitos adversos , Inibidores do Fator Xa/sangue , Feminino , Sobrevivência de Enxerto/efeitos dos fármacos , Hemorragia/induzido quimicamente , Humanos , Imunossupressores/efeitos adversos , Imunossupressores/sangue , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Estudos Prospectivos , Rivaroxabana/efeitos adversos , Rivaroxabana/sangue , Tacrolimo/efeitos adversos , Tacrolimo/sangue , Resultado do Tratamento , Trombose Venosa/sangue , Trombose Venosa/diagnóstico
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Leuk Res ; 88: 106272, 2020 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31778911

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Ruxolitinib, a selective JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor, is the current first line therapy for myelofibrosis (MF), which reduces symptomatology and splenomegaly, but does not clearly modify disease course. Panobinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, was shown to be safe and tolerable in phase I and II trials and demonstrated clinical activity in approximately a third of treated patients. Combination therapy of ruxolitinib and panobinostat showed synergistic activity in a preclinical MF model, which prompted clinical evaluation of this combination in both ruxolitinib naïve and treated MF patients. Herein, we report the results of an investigator-initiated, dose escalation, phase I trial of ruxolitinib and panobinostat in 15 patients with primary MF and post-polycythemia vera/essential thrombocythemia MF. This combination treatment proved to be safe and tolerable without dose limiting thrombocytopenia and a maximum tolerated dose of both agents in combination was not determined. The majority of patients maintained stable disease with this combination treatment and 40 % attained a clinical improvement (spleen n = 5, anemia n = 1) by modified IWG-MRT at the end of 6 cycles. This is one of the first attempts of rationally designed, JAK inhibitor-based, combination therapy studies and exemplifies the feasibility of such an approach in patients with advanced MF.


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Panobinostat/administração & dosagem , Panobinostat/efeitos adversos , Policitemia Vera/tratamento farmacológico , Mielofibrose Primária/tratamento farmacológico , Pirazóis/administração & dosagem , Pirazóis/efeitos adversos , Trombocitemia Essencial/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Estudos de Coortes , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Esquema de Medicação , Quimioterapia Combinada/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Dose Máxima Tolerável , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nitrilas , Policitemia Vera/complicações , Mielofibrose Primária/etiologia , Pirimidinas , Trombocitemia Essencial/complicações , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Synchrotron Radiat ; 26(Pt 2): 302-310, 2019 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30855236

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The European XFEL comprises three undulator systems. All of the systems use standardized mechanical, magnetic and control components. The key elements such as undulators, phase shifters and quadrupole movers as well as their controls are described, with special emphasis on the SASE1 undulator system, which was the first to become operational and has been lasing since May 2017. The role of these systems for the commissioning is outlined with special emphasis on beam-based alignment, which was important to achieve first lasing. Radiation damage was observed. The exposure doses were measured with the online radiation dosimetry system. Countermeasures and latest results are reported, which are important for a high-duty-cycle machine such as the European XFEL.

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J Hosp Infect ; 92(3): 280-6, 2016 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26792683

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BACKGROUND: To date, few studies have investigated the occurrence of phlebitis related to insertion of a peripheral venous cannula (PVC) in an emergency department (ED). AIM: To describe the natural history of ED-inserted PVC site use; the occurrence and severity of PVC-related phlebitis; and associations with patient, PVC and nursing care factors. METHODS: A prospective study was undertaken of 1262 patients treated as urgent cases in EDs who remained in a medical unit for at least 24h. The first PVC inserted was observed daily until its removal; phlebitis was measured using the Visual Infusion Phlebitis Scale. Data on patient, PVC, nursing care and organizational variables were collected, and a time-to-event analysis was performed. FINDINGS: The prevalence of PVC-related phlebitis was 31%. The cumulative incidence (78/391) was almost 20% three days after insertion, and reached >50% (231/391) five days after insertion. Being in a specialized hospital [hazard ratio (HR) 0.583, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.366-0.928] and receiving more nursing care (HR 0.988, 95% CI 0.983-0.993) were protective against PVC-related phlebitis at all time points. Missed nursing care increased the incidence of PVC-related phlebitis by approximately 4% (HR 1.038, 95% CI 1.001-1.077). CONCLUSIONS: Missed nursing care and expertise of the nurses caring for the patient after PVC insertion affected the incidence of phlebitis; receiving more nursing care and being in a specialized hospital were associated with lower risk of PVC-related phlebitis. These are modifiable risk factors of phlebitis, suggesting areas for intervention at both hospital and unit level.


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Cateterismo Periférico/efeitos adversos , Cateterismo Periférico/métodos , Cuidados de Enfermagem/métodos , Flebite/epidemiologia , Flebite/etiologia , Idoso , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos
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J Synchrotron Radiat ; 22(5): 1207-14, 2015 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26289272

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The resonant scattering and diffraction beamline P09 at PETRA III at DESY is equipped with a 14 T vertical field split-pair magnet. A helium-3 refrigerator is available that can be fitted inside the magnet's variable-temperature insert. Here the results of a series of experiments aimed at determining the beam conditions permitting operations with the He-3 insert are presented. By measuring the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic phase transition occurring at 2.1 K in the Jahn-Teller compound TmVO4, it is found that the photon flux at P09 must be attenuated down to 1.5 × 10(9) photons s(-1) for the sample to remain at temperatures below 800 mK. Despite such a reduction of the incident flux and the subsequent use of a Cu(111) analyzer, the resonant X-ray magnetic scattering signal at the Tm LIII absorption edge associated with the spin-density wave in TmNi2B2C below 1.5 K is intense enough to permit a complete study in magnetic field and at sub-Kelvin temperatures to be carried out.

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J Thromb Haemost ; 11(2): 357-65, 2013 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23206207

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BACKGROUND: Although vascular-calcification mechanisms are only partially understood, the role of circulating calcifying cells and non-collagenous bone matrix proteins in the bone-vascular axis is emerging. In spite of the fact that platelets represent a cellular interface between hemostasis, inflammation and atherosclerosis, and have a myeloid precursor, a possible involvement in the modulation of vascular calcification has rarely been investigated. We investigated if osteocalcin (OC) is released by platelets and described OC expression in patients with carotid artery occlusive disease. METHODS: Expression and release of OC were determined by Western blot, immunofluorescence, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and ELISA in human resting and activated platelets and megakaryocytes. Co-localization of platelet aggregates, macrophages, OC and calcifications was studied in carotid endarterectomy specimens and normal tissues. RESULTS: Human platelets expressed OC and co-localized with CD63 in δ-granules. Upon activation with an endogenous mechanism, platelets released OC in the extracellular medium. Expression of OC in megakaryocytes suggested lineage specificity. The OC count in circulating platelets and the released amount were significantly higher in patients with carotid artery occlusive disease than in healthy controls (P < 0.0001) in spite of similar serum levels. In atherosclerotic plaques, OC strongly overlapped with CD41+ platelets in the early stage of calcification, but this was not seen in normal tissues. CD68+OC+ cells were present at the periphery of the calcified zone. CONCLUSIONS: Given the active role played by platelets in the atherosclerotic process, the involvement of OC release from platelets in atherosclerotic lesions and the impact of genetic and cardiovascular risk factors in mediating bone-marrow preconditioning should be investigated further.


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Plaquetas/metabolismo , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/sangue , Osteocalcina/sangue , Placa Aterosclerótica , Calcificação Vascular/sangue , Western Blotting , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/patologia , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/cirurgia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Separação Celular/métodos , Endarterectomia das Carótidas , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Citometria de Fluxo , Imunofluorescência , Humanos , Masculino , Megacariócitos/metabolismo , Ativação Plaquetária , Glicoproteína IIb da Membrana de Plaquetas/sangue , Vesículas Secretórias/metabolismo , Tetraspanina 30/sangue , Calcificação Vascular/patologia , Calcificação Vascular/cirurgia
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J Phys Condens Matter ; 24(35): 355601, 2012 Sep 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22885655

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The pseudo-ternary solid solution CeNi(9)Ge(4-x)Si(x) (0 ≤ x ≤ 4) has been investigated by means of x-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, electrical resistivity, thermopower and inelastic neutron scattering studies. The isoelectronic substitution of germanium by silicon atoms causes a dramatic change of the relative strength of competing Kondo, RKKY and crystal field (CF) energy scales. The strongest effect is the continuous elevation of the Kondo temperature T(K) from approximately 3.5 K for CeNi(9)Ge(4) to about 70 K for CeNi(9)Si(4). This increase of the Kondo temperature is attended by a change of the CF level scheme of the Ce ions. The interplay of the different energy scales results in an incipient reduction of the ground state degeneracy from an effectively fourfold degenerate non-magnetic Kondo ground state with unusual non-Fermi-liquid features of CeNi(9)Ge(4) to a lower one, followed by an increase towards a sixfold, fully degenerate ground state multiplet in CeNi(9)Si(4) (T(K) ∼ Δ(CF)).

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Phys Rev Lett ; 107(12): 126402, 2011 Sep 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22026779

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We report the observation of highly anisotropic Dirac fermions in a Bi square net of SrMnBi(2), based on a first-principles calculation, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and quantum oscillations for high-quality single crystals. We found that the Dirac dispersion is generally induced in the (SrBi)(+) layer containing a double-sized Bi square net. In contrast to the commonly observed isotropic Dirac cone, the Dirac cone in SrMnBi(2) is highly anisotropic with a large momentum-dependent disparity of Fermi velocities of ~8. These findings demonstrate that a Bi square net, a common building block of various layered pnictides, provides a new platform that hosts highly anisotropic Dirac fermions.

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Hematology ; 16(5): 308-12, 2011 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21902896

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Congenital FVII deficiency is usually subdivided into two forms: type I and type II. Type I is characterized by a concomitant deficiency of FVII activity and FVII antigen (true deficiency). Type II is characterized by a discrepancy between FVII activity which is always low and FVII antigen which may be normal, near normal, or reduced. Thromboplastins of different origins may show a discrepant behaviour towards type II FVII deficiencies. The abnormal factor VII present in these forms may, in fact show, different levels of activity, according to the thromboplastin used in the assay system. Typical of these variants is the Arg304Gln mutation (know as FVII Padua). In this variant, FVII level is low when rabbit brain thromboplastin is used, whereas the level is perfectly normal when ox-brain thromboplastin is employed. Intermediate levels are obtained if human placenta or human recombinant is used. Since ox-brain thromboplastin is very sensitive to activated FVII, the normal FVII levels obtained in FVII Padua could be due to abnormally high circulating levels of activated FVII. The purpose of the present paper was to investigate the level of activated FVII present in homozygotes and heterozygotes with FVII Padua. For comparison, a group of patients with type I or 'true' deficiency was also investigated. A group of 21 normal patients served as controls. The activated FVII level found in FVII Padua was 8·4 and 41·0 mU/ml for homozygotes and heterozygotes, respectively. The level found in homozygous true deficiency was unassayable, whereas that found in heterozygotes was 36·2 mU/ml. The level found in the control population was 64·9 mU/ml in agreement with other reports. The low levels of activated FVIIa found in homozygotes with FVII Padua indicate that the normal FVII activity found with ox-brain thromboplastin cannot be attributed to higher than normal circulating levels of FVIIa.


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Deficiência do Fator VII/genética , Deficiência do Fator VII/metabolismo , Fator VII/metabolismo , Fator VIIa/metabolismo , Heterozigoto , Homozigoto , Adulto , Testes de Coagulação Sanguínea , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem
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Phys Rev Lett ; 105(24): 247002, 2010 Dec 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21231554

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We report on semiclassical angle-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations and the Shubnikov-de Haas effect in the electron-overdoped cuprate superconductor Nd(2-x)CexCuO4. Our data provide convincing evidence for magnetic breakdown in the system. This shows that a reconstructed multiply connected Fermi surface persists, at least at strong magnetic fields, up to the highest doping level of the superconducting regime.

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Int J Impot Res ; 21(5): 311-4, 2009.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19458620

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Using our prospectively derived database, we identified 17 patients with squamous-cell carcinoma involving the glans penis, who were treated using organ-sparing surgery between March 2003 and January 2008. Of them, two were treated with partial glansectomy with primary glans closure, and 15 underwent total glans amputation and reconstruction of a new glans using a split-thickness skin graft (STSG). These 15 patients represent the subject of our study (mean age 51 years, range 42 to 59 years). Overall, two patients had early partial loss of the graft and of them, one required surgical regrafting. Two late complications occurred, consisting of one meatal stenosis and one postoperative phimosis. At a mean follow-up of 36 months, functional results were extremely satisfactory. All patients maintained their erectile function with good vaginal penetration starting from 3 months after surgery, with a range between 2 and 6 months. Orgasm and ejaculation were preserved in all patients, although reduced glans sensitivity was reported by all patients. No local recurrences were reported.


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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirurgia , Neoplasias Penianas/cirurgia , Pênis/cirurgia , Transplante de Pele/métodos , Adulto , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/terapia , Terapia Combinada , Ejaculação/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Orgasmo/fisiologia , Neoplasias Penianas/patologia , Neoplasias Penianas/terapia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/patologia , Reoperação , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento
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G Ital Med Lav Ergon ; 30(2): 155-61, 2008.
Artigo em Italiano | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19068863

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This research aims to evaluate job occupation results of impaired workers in a type-B social cooperative, taking into consideration not only specific occupational risks' analysis and assessment, but also organisational, relational and psycho-social matters essential for their stable job occupation. The impaired workers involved were all those hired by a type-B social cooperative from Jan 1999 until Dec 2007, ie. 16 workers (M 8, F 8), equal to 40% of employees' total number. Every impaired worker has been submitted to preventive health surveillance in order to evaluate the degree of disability and residual job ability in relation to the job tasks suitable for him/her. In order to find available tasks which can be performed by disadvantaged workers, the personnel chart has been analyzed, and 10 of the 16 workers (equal to 62.5%) have been considered fit for the specific task without limitations. The other 6 (37.5%) have been considered capable of the specific task with limitations and/or prescriptions, and for 2 of them (12.5%) a tutorial supervision prescription was also necessary. Among those 6 workers with limitations and/or prescriptions, 4 were psychologically impaired (67%) and 2 were physically impaired (37%). The situation of these 16 impaired workers has been periodically verified and followed up for 8 years. Not only have the fifteen workers continued to perform the task initially considered suitable for their health status, but for some of them (5 workers), an increase in job performance, in both complexity and shift duration, has been observed. Moreover, with the only exception of a psychologically impaired worker who did alternate between good comfort times and occasional disease acute phases, all other workers have shown good and stable gains in psychological and physical health conditions, performing requested tasks not only with efficiency, but also with commitment and motivation. All workers have shown a remarkable improvement in their ability to form relationships, mainly within the work environment amongst colleagues and supervisors, but also in a social and family environment. A special mention is deserved in the case of the only worker hired in our research who left the cooperative after many years of work activity where, after having attended specific professional courses, steadily and successfully joined a company still in the social field but not exclusively dedicated to impaired workers. It may be observed that when one faces the work integration of impaired workers, the usual risk evaluation processes cannot be enough for the reason that these workers, due to their 'disability', find themselves in hypersusceptible conditions in respect to occupational risk factors which are generally acceptable for the other workers. In risk assessment it is therefore necessary to perform an accurate and all-round study in every aspect of the job duty, even around those considered irrelevant which, as a result, may show to be unsuitable to the worker's health status or might alter his/her often precarious psychological-physical condition. In conclusion, in the risk assessment process used prior to the work integration of impaired workers considered by our research, the organisational, relational and psycho-social aspects of work activity have often played a primary role in respect to traditional risk factors usually monitored and evaluated.


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Pessoas com Deficiência , Readaptação ao Emprego , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino
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Dig Liver Dis ; 40(12): 936-43, 2008 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18468499

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BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend beta-blockers for primary prevention of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients, and band ligation for patients with contraindications or intolerance to beta-blockers. However, it has been suggested that these patients may respond poorly to band ligation. AIM: We evaluated the usefulness of a strategy in which band ligation was used to treat patients with contraindications or intolerance and patients not responding to beta-blockers identified by hepatic vein pressure gradient measurement. Haemodynamic responders and patients refusing hepatic vein pressure gradient measurement were given long-term beta-blockers. METHODS: One hundred and thirty-five consecutive patients with high-risk oesophageal varices and no prior bleeding were enrolled. Twenty-five patients with contraindications (group A), 26 with intolerance to beta-blockers (group B) and 25 showing a poor haemodynamic response (Group C) underwent band ligation. Twenty-two haemodynamic responders (Group D) and 37 refusing hepatic vein pressure gradient measurement (Group E) were treated with beta-blockers. RESULTS: Median follow-up was 32 months. 12/135 patients (8.9%) bled: 3/25 (12%) in group A, 1/26 (3.8%) in group B, 0/25 (0%) in group C, 0/22 (0%) in group D and 8/37 (22.2%) in group E. Mortality was 8/135 (5.9%). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with contraindications, intolerance or not responding to beta-blockers treated with band ligation achieve protection from variceal bleeding comparable to that of good responders to beta-blockers.


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Endoscopia , Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas/cirurgia , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/prevenção & controle , Cirrose Hepática/complicações , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/efeitos adversos , Contraindicações , Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas/tratamento farmacológico , Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas/etiologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Ligadura , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17896955

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Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in addition to bleeding complications are the most serious and dangerous side effects of heparin treatment. HIT remains the most common antibody-mediated, drug-induced thrombocytopenic disorder and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Two types of HIT are described: Type I is a transitory, slight and asymptomatic reduction of platelet count occurring during 1-2 days of therapy. HIT type II, which has an immunologic origin, is characterized by a thrombocytopenia that generally onset after the fifth day of therapy. Despite thrombocytopenia, haemorrhagic complications are very rare and HIT type II is characterized by thromboembolic complications consisting in venous and arterial thrombosis. The aim of this paper is to review new aspects of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis and therapy of HIT type II. There is increasing evidence that platelet factor 4 (PF4) displaced from endothelial cells, heparan sulphate or directly from the platelets, binds to heparin molecule to form an immunogenic complex. The anti-heparin/PF4 IgG immune-complexes activates platelets through binding with the Fcgamma RIIa (CD32) receptor inducing endothelial lesions with thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. Cytokines are generated during this process and inflammation could play an additional role in the pathogenesis of thromboembolic manifestations. The onset of HIT type II is independent from dosage, schedule, and route of administration of heparin. A platelet count must be carried out prior to heparin therapy. Starting from the fourth day, platelet count must be carried out daily or every two days for at least 20 days of any heparin therapy regardless of the route of the drug administration. Patients undergoing orthopaedic or cardiac surgery are at higher risk for HIT type II. The diagnosis of HIT type II should be formulated on basis of clinical criteria and confirmed by in vitro demonstration of heparin-dependent antibodies detected by functional and antigen methods. However, the introduction of sensitive ELISA tests to measure anti-heparin/PF4 antibodies has showed the immuno-conversion in an higher number of patients treated with heparin such as the incidence of anti-heparin/PF4 exceeds the incidence of the disease. If HIT type II is likely, heparin must be immediately discontinued, even in absence of certain diagnosis of HIT type II, and an alternative anticoagulant therapy must be started followed by oral dicumaroids, preferably after resolution of thrombocytopenia. Further studies are required in order to elucidate the pathogenetic mechanism of thrombosis and its relation with inflammation; on the other hand large clinical trials are needed to confirm the best therapeutic strategies for HIT Type II.


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Anticoagulantes/efeitos adversos , Heparina/efeitos adversos , Trombocitopenia/induzido quimicamente , Trombocitopenia/prevenção & controle , Trombocitopenia/terapia , Animais , Arginina/análogos & derivados , Sulfatos de Condroitina/efeitos adversos , Dermatan Sulfato/efeitos adversos , Heparitina Sulfato/efeitos adversos , Hirudinas/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/efeitos adversos , Ácidos Pipecólicos/efeitos adversos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/sangue , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/induzido quimicamente , Proteínas Recombinantes/efeitos adversos , Sulfonamidas , Trombocitopenia/diagnóstico , Trombocitopenia/epidemiologia
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Int J Impot Res ; 19(1): 108-9, 2007.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16554855

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Prostate cancer synchronously or metachronously metastasizing to the testis is a rare finding. We herein report on the first case of a solitary testicular metastasis from an organ-confined prostate cancer, diagnosed 6 months after a radical prostatectomy, without evidence of previous or concomitant biochemical and local recurrence.


Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma/secundário , Neoplasias da Próstata/cirurgia , Neoplasias Testiculares/secundário , Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/cirurgia , Idoso , Humanos , Masculino , Antígeno Prostático Específico/análise , Antígeno Prostático Específico/sangue , Prostatectomia , Neoplasias da Próstata/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Testiculares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Testiculares/patologia , Ultrassonografia
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G Ital Med Lav Ergon ; 29(3 Suppl): 630-1, 2007.
Artigo em Italiano | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18409875

RESUMO

The present study aims to describe a unique case in view of the disease diagnosed, the conditions of onset and the management by INAIL (Italian National Institute of Insurance for Injuries at Work and Occupational Diseases). A worker, after a verbal, animated dispute with some collegues, had an acute psychiatric agitation attack and went to the nearest emergency room, where he was investigated. No neuropsychiatric alteration was diagnosed, but based on anamnestic data, the physicians diagnosed an anxiety crisis reactive to work environment. A medical certificate for injury at work was produced and sent to the Insurance Board (INAIL). The worker was off work for 105 days diagnosed with a persistent anxious depressive syndrome, secondary to the traumatic event. INAIL reassessed the case later and confirmed only the first 30 days as due to work accident, while the following period was judged as related to affectivity disturbance due to common disease, not to work environment. Our case opens new perspective for the occupational physician in the assessment of ASD as work injury and of PTSD as professional disease, suggesting to give more attention to psychiatric health of workers.


Assuntos
Ansiedade , Doenças Profissionais , Adulto , Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Humanos , Masculino , Doenças Profissionais/diagnóstico
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