Publications by authors named "S Zanin"

Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA), the most common curable salt-dependent form of arterial hypertension, features renal K loss and enhanced Na reabsorption. We investigated whether the electrolyte, water, and TonEBP (tonicity-responsive enhancer binding protein)/ (nuclear factor of activated T cells 5) content is altered in the skin of patients with PA and corrected by surgical cure.

Methods: We obtained skin biopsies from 80 subjects: 49 consecutive patients with PA, optimally treated with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; 6 essential hypertensives; and 25 normotensive controls.

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Laryngeal cancer (LC) represents a substantial world health problem, with diminished survival rates attributed to late-stage diagnoses. Correct treatment for LC is complex, particularly in the final stages. This kind of cancer is a complex malignancy inside the head and neck region of patients.

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Unlabelled:  INTRODUCTION: This study will test the hypothesis that primary aldosteronism (PA) involves alterations in Na, K, and water content in the skin that are corrected by adrenalectomy.

Aim And Methods: In skin biopsies, we will measure the content of Na, K, water, by physical-chemical methods and the osmotic-stress-responsive transcription factor Tonicity-responsive Enhancer Binding Protein (TonEBP, NFAT5) mRNA copy number by droplet digital PCR, in sex-balanced cohorts of 18 -75-year-old consecutive consenting patients with unilateral and bilateral PA, primary (essential) hypertension, and normotension. Before surgery, the patients with unilateral PA will receive the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) canrenone at doses that correct hypokalemia and high blood pressure values.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Transcription of mitochondrial DNA forms long polycistronic precursors, which are then processed into individual transcripts through cleavage by specific enzymes, mainly RNAseP and RNaseZ/ELAC2.
  • - The study describes five patients from three families with varying degrees of cardiomyopathy and neurological issues, highlighting genetic variants associated with these conditions.
  • - Enzymatic and immunoblot analyses revealed deficiencies in energy production pathways and a decrease in ELAC2 protein, supporting its role in processing mitochondrial tRNA precursors, indicating that cardiomyopathy may not always be a defining symptom of the disease.
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Obesity, primarily the accumulation of visceral fat (prone to lipolysis and inflammation) is considered the most important pathogenetic link in insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. of the review was to present and summarize current information on the negative impact of adipose tissue dysfunction and the role of this phenomenon in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. .

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