Publications by authors named "Trevisan F"

Background: Phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) deficiencies are relevant plants nutritional disorders, prompting responses such as increased root exudation to aid nutrient uptake, albeit at an energy cost. Reacquiring and reusing exudates could represent an efficient energy and nitrogen saving strategy. Hence, we investigated the impact of plant development, Fe and P deficiencies on this process.

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This paper focuses on the characterization of radio propagation, and data communication in a marine environment. More specifically, we consider signal propagation when three different sub-gigahertz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands, i.e.

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Many studies proposed the use of stable carbon isotope ratio (δC) as a predictor of abiotic stresses in plants, considering only drought and nitrogen deficiency without further investigating the impact of other nutrient deficiencies, that is, phosphorus (P) and/or iron (Fe) deficiencies. To fill this knowledge gap, we assessed the δC of barley ( L.), cucumber ( L.

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Objective: To evaluate various outcomes of different lengths of androgen deprivation therapy in high- and very-high-risk prostate cancer, we conducted a network meta-analysis of randomized trials. The treatment of high-risk PC comprises the use of radical radiotherapy associated with various durations of androgen deprivation therapy, with luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogues initiated during or immediately before the beginning of radiation.

Methods And Materials: This study followed the PRISMA extension statement to report network meta-analyses.

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Introduction: Glioblastoma is the most prevalent primary malignant neoplasm of the central nervous system. It has increased its incidence, while the overall survival remains over 14 months.

Purpose: The purpose is to evaluate the expression of the genes EGFR, PTEN, MGMT, and IDH1/2, and microRNAs miR-181b, miR-145, miR-149, and miR-128a in adhered cells (AC) and neurospheres (NS) from cell lines (T98G and U343) submitted to temozolomide (TMZ) and ionizing radiation (IR).

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Unlabelled: Music therapy (MT) is a complementary therapy offered to children, young adults, and their families in pediatric oncology and palliative care. We performed a survey to collect information about MT in pediatric oncology in Italy. The outbreak of COVID-19 unavoidably changed the scenario of MT, suggesting some considerations presented in this survey.

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Introduction: Treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is rapidly evolving. Despite either surgery or radiotherapy (RT), with or without chemotherapy (CT), being acceptable in intermediate and locally advanced diseases, there is uncertainty regarding the best treatment option for these patients. Therefore, we performed a network meta-analysis (NMA) to compare the relative efficacy of different treatments for HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma.

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One of the historical standard of care for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma (LARC) is neoadjuvant fluoropyrimidine-based chemoradiotherapy (FP-based CTRT) followed 6-8 weeks later by surgery. The incorporation of further chemotherapy cycles (CT) before or after CTRT (total neoadjuvant therapy) resulted in better outcomes than CTRT alone. Therefore, we performed a network meta-analysis (NMA) to compare the relative efficacy of different neoadjuvant treatments for LARC.

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Introduction: The etiological agents of onychomycosis are dermatophyte fungi, nondermatophyte filamentous fungi (NDFF), and yeasts. Nail clippings are an accurate tool for diagnosing onychomycosis. The objective of this study was to correlate the characteristics of fungi observed in nail clipping examinations with the results for agents isolated in culture, indicating whether the fungus found on microscopy is a dermatophyte, NDFF, or yeast.

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Background: Measures of global left ventricular (LV) systolic function have limitations for the prediction of post-infarct LV remodeling (LVR). Therefore, we tested the association between a new measure of regional LV systolic function—the percentage of severely altered strain (%SAS)- and LVR after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). As a secondary objective, we also evaluated the association between %SAS and clinical events during follow-up.

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Coffee cup quality is primarily determined by the type and variety of green beans chosen and the roasting regime used. Furthermore, green coffee beans are not only the starting point for the production of all coffee beverages but also are a major source of revenue for many sub-tropical countries. Green bean quality is directly related to its biochemical composition which is influenced by genetic and environmental factors.

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Introduction: Patients with initially inoperable non-metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC) have a poor prognosis, often similar to those with metastatic disease. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CT) plus concomitant or sequential radiotherapy (RT) may cause tumor shrinkage and allow for radical surgery. We pooled data of studies in which patients with locally advanced (unresectable) or borderline resectable PC were treated with a course of induction (or consolidation) CT followed or preceded by neoadjuvant CTRT regimen.

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: The modern concept of oligometastatic (OM) state has been initially developed to describe patients with a low burden of disease and with a potential for cure with local ablative treatments. We systematically assessed the risk of death and relapse of oligometastatic (OM) cancers compared to cancers with more diffuse metastatic spread, through a meta-analysis of published data.  : PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE were searched for studies reporting prognosis of patients with OM solid tumors.

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Background: Whereas dependency of left ventricular outflow tract diameter (LVOTD) from body surface area (BSA) has been established and a BSA-based LVOTD formula has been derived, the relationship between LVOTD and aortic root and LV dimensions has never been explored. This may have implications for evaluation of LV output in heart failure (HF) and aortic stenosis (AS) severity.

Methods: A cohort of 540 HF patients who underwent transthoracic echocardiography was divided in a derivation and validation subgroup.

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Aims: Right ventricle-pulmonary artery coupling (RVPAC) has emerged from pathophysiology to clinical interest for prognostic implication in heart failure and is commonly measured as the ratio between tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and systolic pulmonary artery pressure (TAPSE/SPAP). However, feasibility of SPAP is limited (down to 60% in trials, and maybe lower in clinical practice). We ought to assess the prognostic value of the TAPSE times pulmonary acceleration time (TAPSE x pACT) product and TAPSE to peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TAPSE/TRV) ratio as new alternative measures of RVPAC.

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Purpose Of Review: The aim of this review is to summarily explain what LV synchrony, coordination, myocardial work, and flow dynamics are, trying to clarify their advantages and limitations in the treatment of heart failure patients undergoing or with implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

Recent Findings: CRT is an established treatment for patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. In the current guidelines, CRT implant indications rely only on electrical dyssynchrony, but in the last years, many aspects of cardiac mechanics (including contractile synchrony, coordination, propagation, and myocardial work) and flow dynamics have been studied using echocardiographic techniques to better characterize patients undergoing or with implanted CRT.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably caused those involved in cancer care to change clinical practice in order to minimize the risk of infection while maintaining cancer treatment as a priority. General advice during the pandemic suggests that most patients continue with ongoing therapies or planned surgeries, while follow-up visits may instead be delayed until the resolution of the outbreak. We conducted a literature search using PubMed to identify articles published in English language that reported on care recommendations for cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic from its inception up to 1st June 2020, using the terms "(cancer or tumor) AND (COVID 19)".

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Background: In a significant proportion of patients with left-sided heart failure (HF), left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) may not be estimated using echocardiography, so filling pressure status may remain indeterminate. In these patients, mean right atrial pressure (mRAP) has been suggested as a surrogate of LVFP. The aim of this study was to determine whether high mRAP has prognostic value in patients with HF with indeterminate pressure (IP) and whether mRAP-based reclassification of patients with IP has an impact on outcomes.

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Assessment of left ventricular (LV) output in hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF) is important to determine prognosis. Although echocardiographic LV ejection fraction (EF) is generally used to this purpose, its prognostic value is limited. In this investigation LV-EF was compared with other echocardiographic per-beat measures of LV output, including non-indexed stroke volume (SV), SV index (SVI), stroke distance (SD), ejection time (ET), and flow rate (FR), to determine the best predictor of all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized with HF.

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Aim: To evaluate the effect of radiotherapy and temozolomide on the expression of miRNAs apoptotic (miRNAs-21, -221, -222 (anti-apoptotic) and miRNAs-15a, -16 (pro-apoptotic)) and the gene MGMT in glioblastoma cell lines.

Background: The limited knowledge of the molecular biology of malignant gliomas may hinder the development of therapeutic modalities. In this scenario, one of the greatest advances of recent years was the identification of microRNAs.

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Background: Low flow (LF) in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a paradox but is associated with worse prognosis. Determinants of LF in HFpEF have not been clarified but their assessment could corroborate recognition and definition of such a paradoxical condition.

Methods: A cohort of 193 patients hospitalized with HFpEF was retrospectively studied and divided in a group with LF (N = 45), defined by a left ventricular (LV) stroke volume index (SVI) < 30 ml/m, and a group with normal flow (N = 148).

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We evaluated the potential effects of ATO in different pediatric SHH-MB cell lines (ONS-76: TP53-wild type; DAOY and UW402: TP53-mutated). MB cell lines molecular subgroup was confirmed and TP53 mutations were validated. Cell viability, clonogenicity and apoptosis were evaluated after ATO treatment at different concentrations (1-16 µM) alone or combined with irradiation doses (0.

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