A5035791202- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2001-2011
Ospedale San Giuseppe
2002-2008
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
2006
Hôpital Jean-Verdier
2006
University of Foggia
2006
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale 11 di Empoli
2002
University of Florence
2000-2001
Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
2001
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2001
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2001
To assess the epidemiology of infection with delta agent associated hepatitis B virus, sera from 1314 carriers surface antigen (HBsAg) and 687 patients collected in 1978-1981 different regions Italy were tested for antibody to (anti-delta), characteristics delta-positive analyzed. Anti-delta was found each center participating study, indicating that has spread throughout Italy. Its prevalence higher southern those chronic hepatitis. In northern Italy, predominated among emigrants industrial...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in world. Because of its increased incidence last decade and estimated further increase next 2 decades, HCC arousing great interest. In Europe North America, it commonly develops on cirrhotic livers, surveillance programs have therefore been suggested to identify early HCC, at a stage when remains suitable for surgical therapy has better clinical outcome. The only serologic marker used practice alpha-fetoprotein (alpha-FP), but...
Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most frequent cancer in world and a common occurrence patients with liver cirrhosis western North American countries. Ultrasound screening powerful technique for HCC diagnosis, whereas only available serologic test, alpha‐fetoprotein, has poor reliability. It been reported that squamous cell antigen (SCCA) overexpressed tissue. In our study, expression of SCCA was investigated tumoral peritumoral tissues serum 52 patients, as well 48...
A combined DTPa-HBV-IPV/Hib vaccine containing diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), acellular pertussis (Pa), hepatitis B (HBV) and types 1, 2 3 inactivated polioviruses (IPV) extemporaneously mixed with a conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (Group 1) was compared to the DTPa-HBV-IPV Hib vaccines 2) administered separately at 3, 5 11 months of age (n = 440). microneutralization assay used detect antibodies against polio virus (cut-off 1:8 dil), RIA for anti-HBs 10 mIU/ml) ELISA all other...
AbstractNeuroendocrine tumors, particularly those of gastrointestinal tract origin, have a predisposition for metastasizing to the liver, causing parenchymal substitution and paraneoplastic syndrome. Lipiodol embolization combined with anticancer drugs is recent tool in regional therapy. It has been proven that chemoembolization reduces tumor bulk hormone levels, it palliates symptoms many patients liver-dominant neuroendocrine metastases. Beginning December 1988, ten unresectable...
Abstract The prevalence of hepatitis infection among the Kosovarian population is largely unknown. aim study was to evaluate and risk factors A, B, C, D (HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV) general in a group health care workers Kosovo region. Overall, 1,287 participants were recruited, 460 males (36%) 827 females (64%). Health accounted for 253 individuals (20%), 301 blood donor candidates (23%), 334 pregnant women (26%), 399 (31%) subjects who had been examined two clinics routine laboratory testing....
Abstract In an attempt to interrupt perinatal transmission of hepatitis B, 92 infants born HBsAg carrier mothers (49 HBeAg‐positive mothers, 30 anti‐HBe‐positive with abnormally elevated ALT levels, and 13 HBeAg/anti‐HBe‐negative mothers) received 0.5 ml/kg BW HBIG at birth 1 month age. Three IM injections B vaccine were given 3, 4, 9 months life. All babies who the three doses developed active anti‐HBs response: these, 53 (62.3%) had antibody titers higher than 1,000 mIU/ml, 29 (34.2%)...
Liver fibrosis commonly occurs in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as a consequence of the chronic liver damage, thus leading to development cirrhosis. When hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) become active, they play an essential role fibrogenesis. In this study, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), elevated hepatitis, stimulate production matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) by human hepatocytes at transcriptional translational level, but addition...
The characteristics of genotype 4 subtype variability HCV isolates circulating in Italy were studied. viral identified from 736 HCV-RNA positive sera originated seroepidemiological studies undertaken different regions North, South and Sardinia. 24 out 28 (86%) classified by phylogenetic analysis E1 genome region (915-1128) as belonging to 4d (Neighbour Joining Method). Three 4a detected haemophilic patients, possibly related infections blood products. One isolate a new derived an Eritrean...