Publications by authors named "C Lollo"

Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used for the acute treatment of opioid overdoses. There has been a dramatic increase of deaths due to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, some requiring multiple doses of naloxone for reversal of opioid tox-icity. Fentanyl appears to differ from other opiates as having a very rapid onset and transport in and out of the central nervous system (CNS).

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Background: Eosinophils are multifunctional, polymorphonuclear leucocytes that secrete proteins within cytoplasmic granules, such as cytokines, chemokines, metalloproteinases (MMPs) and metalloproteinases tissue inhibitors (TIMPs). Although eosinophilia is a hallmark of atopic dermatitis (AD), several functional aspects of eosinophils remain unknown.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the phenotype and functional response of eosinophils under staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2/6 (FSL-1) stimulation in the secretion of CCL5, MMPs and TIMPs in adults with AD.

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Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common symptomatic primary antibody deficiency and is associated with recurrent infections and chronic inflammatory diseases. We evaluated the ability of Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands to induce secretion of chemokines, cytokines and type I interferons by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from CVID patients. High levels of CXCL10, CCL2, CXCL9, CCL5, CXCL8, and IL-6 were detected in sera of CVID patients compared with healthy controls.

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Background: Infections caused by bacteria or viruses are frequent in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) patients due to antibody deficiencies, which may be associated with altered T cell function. CVID patients are frequently in contact with pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), leading to the activation of innate immunity through Toll-like receptors (TLR) affecting T cell activation. We evaluated the effect of TLR activation on T cells in CVID patients undergoing intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) replacement using synthetic ligands.

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Yeastolates, triton X-100 (TX-100) and methotrexate (MTX) are common process-related impurities (PRI) in cell-based bioproduction of many active biopharmaceuticals. In this study, a reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method coupled with ultraviolet (UV) detection was developed for simultaneous determination and quantitation of these impurities. The chromatographic separation was achieved using a Jupiter C4 column and analyses of yeastolates, TX-100 and MTX were monitored at 257, 280 and 302 nm, respectively.

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