Publications by authors named "M Gesualdo"

The scaffold protein AMBRA1, which participates in the autophagy pathway, also promotes CD4 T cell differentiation to Tregs independent of autophagy through its interactor PP2A. Here we have investigated the role of AMBRA1 in CD8 T cell differentiation to cytotoxic T cells (CTL). AMBRA1 depletion in CD8 T cells was associated with impaired expression of the transcription factors RUNX3 and T-BET that drive CTL differentiation and resulted in impaired acquisition of cytotoxic potential.

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  • The study evaluates the effectiveness of direct single-operator cholangioscopy (DSOC) and other diagnostic methods for assessing indeterminate biliary strictures (IBS) in patients.
  • It analyzes data from 57 patients, showing that DSOC and intraductal ultrasound (IDUS) have significantly higher diagnostic accuracies (89.5% and 82.7%) compared to standard brush cytology (61.5%).
  • The research confirms that DSOC and IDUS are not only more accurate in diagnosing IBS but also maintain a good safety profile during the evaluation process.
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Management of severe thrombocytopenia poses significant challenges in patients with chronic liver disease. Here, we aimed to evaluate the first real-world European post-marketing cohort of cirrhotic patients treated with lusutrombopag, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, verifying the efficacy and safety of the drug. In the REAl-world Lusutrombopag treatment in ITalY (REALITY) study, we collected data from consecutive cirrhotic patients treated with lusutrombopag in 19 Italian hepatology centers, mostly joined to the "Club Epatologi Ospedalieri" (CLEO).

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Recently, the fifth edition of the WHO classification recognized the thoracic -deficient undifferentiated tumor (SMARCA4-UT) as a separate entity from conventional non-small cell lung cancer with deficiency because of the different clinicopathological characteristics of these two diseases. SMARCA4-UT mainly occurs in young to middle-aged adults and involves a large mass compressing the tissues surrounding the mediastinum and lung parenchyma. Unfortunately, SMARCA4-UT shows a high probability of recurrence after upfront surgery as well as radiotherapy resistance; moreover, chemotherapy has low efficacy.

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