I Pela

Summary

Affiliation: University of Florence
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Profound hypokalemia and hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis during thiazide therapy in a child with Pendred syndrome
    I Pela
    Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 69:450-3. 2008
  2. ncbi Hyperammonemia in distal renal tubular acidosis: is it more common than we think?
    I Pela
    Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 68:109-14. 2007
  3. ncbi Lesch-Nyhan syndrome presenting with acute renal failure in a 3-day-old newborn
    Ivana Pela
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Azienda Meyer, Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 23:155-8. 2008
  4. ncbi Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis in a child with Bartter's syndrome
    Ivana Pela
    Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 20:1189-91. 2005
  5. ncbi The de novo Q167K mutation in the POU1F1 gene leads to combined pituitary hormone deficiency in an Italian patient
    Sabrina Malvagia
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Res 54:635-40. 2003
  6. ncbi Hemolytic uremic syndrome and rhabdomyolysis in a patient with succinate coenzyme Q reductase (complex II) deficiency
    M V Micheletti
    Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Meyer Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 76:68-73. 2011
  7. ncbi Hyperammonaemia in a child with distal renal tubular acidosis
    D Seracini
    Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Via Luca Giordano 13, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 20:1645-7. 2005
  8. ncbi Effect of ramipril in a patient with glycogen storage disease type I and nephrotic-range proteinuria
    I Pela
    Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Inherit Metab Dis 24:681-2. 2001
  9. ncbi Hyperkalemia after acute metabolic decompensation in two children with vitamin B12-unresponsive methylmalonic acidemia and normal renal function
    I Pela
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Via Luca Giordano 13, 50132 Firenze, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 66:63-6. 2006
  10. ncbi Hemolytic uremic syndrome in an infant following Bordetella pertussis infection
    I Pela
    Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, 13 Via Luca Giordano, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25:515-7. 2006

Collaborators

  • Maria Serenella Pignotti
  • D Seracini
  • Alberto Bettinelli
  • Antonio Leoni
  • Laura De Petris
  • Marco Pennesi
  • G Capasso
  • Gianluigi Ardissino
  • Sabrina Giglio
  • Silvio Maringhini
  • M V Micheletti
  • Ilaria Carboni
  • Anita Ammenti
  • Angela La Manna
  • Luigi Avolio
  • Mario G Bianchetti
  • Sara Vigano
  • Alberto Edefonti
  • Rita Bini
  • Alessandra Gianviti
  • Sabrina Malvagia
  • M A Donati
  • S Gasperini
  • G Lavoratti
  • Elisa Contini
  • Sonia Toni
  • Maurizio Genuardi
  • Roberto Ciccone
  • Maria R Caruso
  • Orsetta Zuffardi
  • Elena Andreucci
  • Luciana Ghio
  • Teresa Papalia
  • Carmelo Fede
  • Fabio Paglialonga
  • Emilio Fossali
  • Ilse M Ratsch
  • Sara Testa
  • Maurizio Bosio
  • Antonio Ciofani
  • Milva Cecconi
  • Daniele Cusi
  • Valeria Dacco
  • Ilse Maria Ratsch
  • Lorena Pisanello
  • Mirco Belingheri
  • Aldo Claris-Appiani
  • Nunzia Miglietti
  • Enrico Zammarchi
  • Alfonso Ferretti
  • Angela Caringella
  • Ilse Ratsche
  • Rosa Penza
  • Leopoldo Peratoner
  • Salvatore Li Volti
  • Alfredo Caprioli
  • Salvatore Maffei
  • Carmine Pecoraro
  • Giovanni Montini
  • Gianfranco Rizzoni
  • Amelia Morrone
  • Giovanni Maria Poggi
  • Giuliana Lama
  • Rosanna Coppo
  • Lucilla Rava
  • Alberto E Tozzi
  • Maria Alice Donati
  • Maurizio Gaido
  • Carmen Setzu
  • Elisabetta Pasquini
  • Tommaso De Palo
  • Graziella Zacchello
  • Elio Salvaggio
  • Francesco Perfumo

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Profound hypokalemia and hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis during thiazide therapy in a child with Pendred syndrome
    I Pela
    Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 69:450-3. 2008
    ..A possible explanation could be the defective action of the disrupted pendrin, which exacerbates the effects of the inhibition of C1(-) reabsorption mediated by the thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (SLC12A3)...
  2. ncbi Hyperammonemia in distal renal tubular acidosis: is it more common than we think?
    I Pela
    Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 68:109-14. 2007
    ....
  3. ncbi Lesch-Nyhan syndrome presenting with acute renal failure in a 3-day-old newborn
    Ivana Pela
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Azienda Meyer, Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 23:155-8. 2008
    ..Only a few cases of acute renal failure due to acute hyperuricemic nephropathy related to HPRT deficiency have previously been reported in infants, and there are no reported cases in newborns as young as 3 days old...
  4. ncbi Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis in a child with Bartter's syndrome
    Ivana Pela
    Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 20:1189-91. 2005
    ..Prompt intravenous fluid and potassium prevented tubular damage and acute renal failure. We recommend determining serum creatine phosphokinase in all patients affected by Bartter's syndrome and profound hypokalemia...
  5. ncbi The de novo Q167K mutation in the POU1F1 gene leads to combined pituitary hormone deficiency in an Italian patient
    Sabrina Malvagia
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Res 54:635-40. 2003
    ..DNA analysis in the proband's parents did not identify this amino acid substitution, suggesting a de novo genetic lesion. From these data it can be hypothesized that the Q167K mutation has a dominant negative effect...
  6. ncbi Hemolytic uremic syndrome and rhabdomyolysis in a patient with succinate coenzyme Q reductase (complex II) deficiency
    M V Micheletti
    Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Meyer Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 76:68-73. 2011
    ..We hypothesize that defects of oxidative phosphorylation could be another etiological factor in atypical HUS...
  7. ncbi Hyperammonaemia in a child with distal renal tubular acidosis
    D Seracini
    Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Via Luca Giordano 13, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 20:1645-7. 2005
    ..Our case confirms that hyperammonaemia may be observed in distal RTA, mimicking an inborn error of metabolism, and it underlines that hyperammonaemia may persist several days after metabolic acidosis correction...
  8. ncbi Effect of ramipril in a patient with glycogen storage disease type I and nephrotic-range proteinuria
    I Pela
    Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Inherit Metab Dis 24:681-2. 2001
    ..We conclude that treatment with ramipril can be employed effectively and safely in GSD Ia patients with nephrotic-range proteinuria...
  9. ncbi Hyperkalemia after acute metabolic decompensation in two children with vitamin B12-unresponsive methylmalonic acidemia and normal renal function
    I Pela
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Via Luca Giordano 13, 50132 Firenze, Italy
    Clin Nephrol 66:63-6. 2006
    ..In both children, hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism and hyperkalemia disappeared after 6 months of good metabolic control...
  10. ncbi Hemolytic uremic syndrome in an infant following Bordetella pertussis infection
    I Pela
    Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, 13 Via Luca Giordano, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25:515-7. 2006
    ..The clinical outcome was favorable with no renal consequences. This case suggests there may be a direct cause-effect relationship between B. pertussis infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome...
  11. ncbi Growth hormone therapy-related hyperglycaemia in a boy with renal cystic hypodysplasia and a new mutation of the HNF1 beta gene
    Sabrina Giglio
    Medical Genetics Section, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Italy
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 25:3116-9. 2010
    ..This is particularly important in regard to genetic counselling...
  12. ncbi Medullary sponge kidney associated with primary distal renal tubular acidosis and mutations of the H+-ATPase genes
    Ilaria Carboni
    Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Italy
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 24:2734-8. 2009
    ..Both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive forms have been described, the latter is also associated with sensorineural hearing loss...
  13. ncbi No clear evidence of ACEi efficacy on the progression of chronic kidney disease in children with hypodysplastic nephropathy--report from the ItalKid Project database
    Gianluigi Ardissino
    Unit of Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Via Commenda 9, I 20122 Milano, Italy
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:2525-30. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients with hypodysplastic CKD (the most common cause of ESRF in children) treated with ACEi show a significantly slower decline in creatinine clearance (Ccr)...
  14. ncbi Perinatal care at an extremely low gestational age (22-25 weeks). An Italian approach: the "Carta di Firenze"
    Maria Serenella Pignotti
    Neonatal Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 92:F515-6. 2007
  15. ncbi Hypercalcemia and distal renal tubular acidosis: an association not only in the newborn
    Ivana Pela
    Pediatr Nephrol 18:850. 2003
  16. ncbi Peritoneal dialysis in neonates with inborn errors of metabolism: is it really out of date?
    Ivana Pela
    Pediatrics, Meyer Hospital, Via Luca Giordano 13, Florence 50135, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 23:163-8. 2008
    ..Furthermore, peritoneal dialysis can be administered quickly and easily in all settings, clearly an advantage when fast intervention is so crucial...
  17. ncbi Risk factors for poor renal prognosis in children with hemolytic uremic syndrome
    Alessandra Gianviti
    Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesù Children s Hospital and Institute for Scientific Research, Rome, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 18:1229-35. 2003
    ..In conclusion, absence of both D and evidence of STEC infection are needed to identify patients with HUS and worst prognosis, while D(-) but STEC(+) patients have a significantly better prognosis...
  18. ncbi New case of thyroid dysgenesis and clinical signs of hypothyroidism in Williams syndrome
    Rita Bini
    Pediatrics Unit, Ospedale della Misericordia, Grosseto, Italy
    Am J Med Genet A 127:183-5. 2004
    ..Moreover, our case shows that clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism may be present and the treatment may be necessary as it is in isolated congenital hypothyroidism...
  19. ncbi Patients with biallelic mutations in the chloride channel gene CLCNKB: long-term management and outcome
    Alberto Bettinelli
    Pediatric Renal Unit and Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, IRCCS
    Am J Kidney Dis 49:91-8. 2007
    ..Little information on the management and long-term follow-up of patients with biallelic mutations in the chloride channel gene CLCNKB is available...
  20. ncbi Hyponatraemic-hypertensive syndrome in a 15-month-old child with renal artery stenosis
    Daniela Seracini
    Paediatric Nephrology, Meyer Hospital, Via Luca Giordano 13, Florence, 50135, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 21:1027-30. 2006
    ..Our case confirms that renovascular hypertension may rarely also be present with HHS in children and that metabolic and morphological alterations are reversible after the resolution of arterial stenosis...
  21. ncbi Prescription of drugs blocking the renin-angiotensin system in Italian children
    Mario G Bianchetti
    Servizio Integrato di Pediatria, Ospedali di Bellinzona e Mendrisio, Svizzera, Milan, Italy
    Pediatr Nephrol 22:144-8. 2007
    ..0005). In conclusion, physicians caring for Italian children with impaired kidney function are increasingly prescribing drugs blocking the renin-angiotensin system...