Publications by authors named "F Barbera"
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- Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus/human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) poses serious health risks for solid organ transplant recipients, with higher seroprevalence noted in recipients (8.4%) compared to donors (3.3%).
- Among transplant patients, a specific group of donors (D+) and recipients (R-) showed notable rates of HHV-8-related diseases, like Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and associated inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS), emphasizing the importance of careful monitoring.
- Effective management of HHV-8 diseases, such as KICS, suggests that treatment options like rituximab can significantly impact patient outcomes, highlighting the need for serologic screening and timely interventions.
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- Muse cells are pluripotent-like stem cells found in bone marrow, peripheral blood, and organ connective tissues, identified by the SSEA-3 marker, though their specifics in extraembryonic tissue are less understood.
- Human umbilical cord SSEA-3(+) cells show characteristics that resemble early-stage development, expressing pluripotency markers and differentiating efficiently at the single-cell level, unlike adult tissue Muse cells.
- The discovery that human-UC-SSEA-3(+) cells bear a gene expression profile similar to post-implantation blastocysts, along with their potential for lower differentiation-related DNA methylation, suggests they could serve as important resources for research in human development and reproductive medicine.
Unexpected donor-derived fungal infections represent a rare but potentially fatal complication in lung transplant (Tx) recipients. Timely communication of the results of donor cultures and prompt treatment of recipients are crucial to mitigate the consequences of donor-derived transmissions. In this prospective cohort study, all consecutive patients who underwent lung transplantation from 2015 to 2022 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite its rarity, cutaneous adipose tissue excess in the trochanteric region following massive weight loss is a surgical challenge. The aim of this work is to propose a surgical technique for lifting the outer thighs by describing its indications and its limitations.
Methods: Seventy-four patients were recruited into the study between 2018 and 2021.
Background: Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) and Proton therapy (PT) are both options in the management of liver lesions. Limited clinical-dosimetric comparison are available. Moreover, dose-constraint routinely used in liver PT and SRT considers only the liver spared, while optimization strategies to limit the liver damaged are poorly reported.
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