Background: On March 8, 2020 the Italian Government implemented extraordinary measures to limit COVID-19 viral transmission. The aim of the study was to verify if the use of WhatsApp facilitates communication, improves health information, perception of safe and security, reduce emotional stress during the COVID-19 emergency.
Methods: In this study we identified two period, in the pre-COVID 1-month period (February 9 - March 8, 2020) 34 patients underwent elective surgery for malignancies (21) and benign (13) diseases, respectively.
The ultimate goal of diabetes therapy is the restoration of physiologic metabolic control. For type 1 diabetes, research efforts are focused on the prevention or early intervention to halt the autoimmune process and preserve β cell function. Replacement of pancreatic β cells via islet transplantation reestablishes physiologic β cell function in patients with diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNonspecific inflammation in the transplant microenvironment results in β-cell dysfunction and death influencing negatively graft outcome. MicroRNA (miRNA) expression and gene target regulation in transplanted islets are not yet well characterized. We evaluated the impact of inflammation on miRNA expression in transplanted rat islets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIschemic preconditioning (IPC) confers tissue resistance to subsequent ischemia in several organs. The protective effects are obtained by applying short periods of warm ischemia followed by reperfusion prior to extended ischemic insults to the organs. In the present study, we evaluated whether IPC can reduce pancreatic tissue injury following cold ischemic preservation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReported herein is an unusual vascular tumor primary arising in the liver and exhibiting unique histopathological features. A 47-year-old woman underwent left hepatectomy because of a large hepatic mass. On histology the tumor had a composite pattern, consisting of angiomatous, retiform and solid areas, formed by oval to cuboidal to spindle cells, that expressed only endothelial markers (CD31 and factor VIII-related antigen).
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