Publications by authors named "S Omodei Sale"
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- The study explores how maternal energy restriction during different gestational periods affects the ovarian and cardiovascular development of female calves.
- The research involved feeding Holstein-Friesian heifers at different energy levels and measuring the impact on calf growth and ovarian traits, finding impaired ovarian development in restricted groups.
- Interestingly, while maternal energy restriction altered ovarian development, it did not affect the cardiovascular health of the offspring, suggesting specific critical windows for reproductive programming.
The monocyte-phagocyte system (MPS), including monocytes/macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs), plays a key role in anti-viral immunity. We aimed to analyze the prognostic value of the MPS components on in-hospital mortality in a cohort of 58 patients (M/F; mean age ± SD years) with COVID-19 pneumonia and 22 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We measured frequencies and absolute numbers of peripheral blood CD169 monocytes, conventional CD1c and CD141 (namely cDC2 and cDC1), and plasmacytoid CD303 DCs by means of multi-parametric flow cytometry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOver the last two decades, there has been a concerted effort by researchers to mass propagate and improve the yield of its very important and sought-after anti-cancer and aphrodisiac bioactive compounds. To achieve this, various techniques have been used to mass propagate and improve the yield of these bioactive compounds in tissue cultures. These techniques include the optimization of media conditions and application of various types and combinations of plant growth regulators (PGRs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRe-operation for a detached left coronary button from an aortic root conduit causing a large retro-sternal pseudoaneurysm.
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg
December 2023
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- The procedure aimed to replace a previous composite graft with a bioprosthesis using advanced surgical techniques involving cannulation and cardiopulmonary bypass for controlled hypothermia.
- The surgical team entered the pseudoaneurysm, carefully dividing the old graft and preparing for the attachment of a new graft while managing circulation pauses.
- Finally, they replaced the aortic root with a new bioprosthetic valved conduit and re-implanted the coronary arteries into the new graft.