Publications by authors named "S Giovannozzi"

Autosomal dominant Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) gain-of-function (GOF) mutations result in an inborn error of immunity characterized by chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, recurrent viral and bacterial infections, and diverse autoimmune manifestations. Current treatment consists of chronic antifungal therapy, antibiotics for concomitant infections, and immunosuppressive therapy in case of autoimmune diseases. More recently, treatment with Janus kinases 1 and 2 (JAK1/2) inhibitors have shown promising yet variable results.

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Programmable nucleases have enabled rapid and accessible genome engineering in eukaryotic cells and living organisms. However, their delivery into human blood cells can be challenging. Here, we have utilized "nanoblades," a new technology that delivers a genomic cleaving agent into cells.

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STAT1 gain-of-function (GOF) is a primary immunodeficiency typically characterized by chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), recurrent respiratory infections, and autoimmunity. Less commonly, also immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy enteropathy X-linked (IPEX)-like syndromes with CMC, and combined immunodeficiency without CMC have been described. Recently, our group and others have shown that different mutation-specific mechanisms underlie STAT1 GOF , including faster nuclear accumulation (R274W), and reduced mobility (R321, N574I) to near immobility in the nucleus (T419R) upon IFNγ stimulation.

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A 74-years-old patient, without comorbidity, underwent malleable penile prosthesis (MPP) implantation in 2007. In 2015, after a perineal trauma, he experienced stress urinary incontinence, medial extrusion of the left prosthetic cylinder and an urethrocavernous fistula. The cylinder was removed and an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implanted, together with a three-component inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP).

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