Publications by authors named "Amatulli F"
Background: A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-induced pneumonia (COVID-19) emerged in December 2019 in China, spreading worldwide. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the immunological response and the clinical subset of peripheral lymphocyte subset alteration in COVID-19 infection.
Methods: the study was conducted on four different clinical groups ( = 4; total = 138).
An Alternative "Trojan Horse" Hypothesis for COVID-19: Immune Deficiency of IL-10 and SARS-CoV-2 Biology.
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed emergency care systems globally, creating challenges due to high patient volumes, limited information, and scarce medical resources, complicating efforts to understand the disease's transmission and immunity.
- Most COVID-19 related deaths are linked to atypical pneumonia, severe thromboembolism, and systemic inflammatory responses that can lead to multi-organ failure.
- The study from SG Moscati Hospital in Italy found that elderly men with preexisting conditions, such as COPD, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases, faced higher mortality rates, prompting a reassessment of the underlying pathophysiology to improve treatment and prevention strategies.
Clinical and diagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients: an original research from SG Moscati Hospital in Taranto Italy.
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents
March 2021
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a worldwide medical challenge due to the scarcity of proper information and remedial resources. The ability to efficiently avoid a further SARS-CoV-2 pandemic will, therefore, depend on understanding several factors which include host immunity, virus behavior, prevention measures, and new therapies. This is a multi-phase observatory study conducted in the SG Moscati Hospital of Taranto in Italy that was converted into COVID-19 Special Care Unit for SARS-Co-V2 risk management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a diet supplementation with either olive oil, or n-3 or n-6-polyunsaturatedFatty acids (PUFAs) on tumour development and gene expression for lipogenic enzymes in Apc(Min/+) mice.
Materials And Methods: In the control group, the mice received a standard diet, the OO group was fed on a diet with 12% olive oil, the OM-3 group with 12% salmon fish rich in n-3 PUFAs, the OM-6 group with 12% oenothera oil rich in n-6 PUFAs. Gene expression of lipogenic enzymes was evaluated by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
Background: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed to evaluate the effect of oral phosphatidylserine (PS) supplementation on golf performance in healthy young golfers with handicaps of 15-40.
Methods: Perceived stress, heart rate and the quality of the ball flight was evaluated before (pre-test) and after (post-test) 42 days of 200 mg per day PS (n = 10) or placebo (n = 10) intake in the form of a nutritional bar. Subjects teed-off 20 times aiming at a green 135 meters from the tee area.