Publications by authors named "F Canale"
Background And Purpose: 'Neurovascular coupling' (NVC) alterations, assessing the interplay between local cerebral perfusion and neural activity within a given brain region or network, may reflect neurovascular unit impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The aim was to explore NVC as a correlation between the functional connectivity and cerebral blood flow within the large-scale resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging brain networks in a sample of ALS patients compared to healthy controls (HCs).
Methods: Forty-eight ALS patients (30 males; mean age 60.
: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown therapeutic effects in neurological patients by inducing neural plasticity. In this pilot study, we analyzed the modifying effects of high-frequency (HF-)rTMS applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using an advanced approach of functional connectome analysis based on network control theory (NCT). : Using local-to-global functional parcellation, average and modal controllability (AC/MC) were estimated for DLPFC nodes of prefrontal-lateral control networks (R/LH_Cont_PFCl_3/4) from a resting-state fMRI series acquired at three time points (T0 = baseline, T1 = T0 + 4 weeks, T2 = T1 + 20 weeks) in MCI patients receiving regular daily sessions of 10 Hz HF-rTMS ( = 10, 68.
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- Tumor progression leads to fibrosis, which involves excessive buildup of extracellular matrix and reduces immune cell infiltration, particularly affecting CD8 T cells.
- Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) adapt to the stiff fibrotic environment by promoting collagen production through signaling from transforming growth factor-β.
- This collagen production by TAMs creates a challenging metabolic environment that limits the effectiveness of CD8 T cells, hindering their ability to mount strong antitumor responses in breast cancer patients.
Background & Aims: Echocardiographic findings may provide valuable information about the cardiac conditions in cirrhotic patients waiting for liver transplantation (LT). However, data on the ability of the different echocardiographic parameters to predict post-transplant risk of mortality are scarce and heterogeneous. This systematic review evaluates the role of different echocardiographic features as predictors of post-LT mortality.
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