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Health implications of engineered nanomaterialsAntonio Pietroiusti
Department of Biopathology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Nanoscale 4:1231-47. 2012..Therefore, the mandatory awareness about possible adverse effects of ENMs should in no way be interpreted as a motivation to disregard the great opportunity represented by nanotechnology...
Cytotoxin-associated gene A strains of Helicobacter pylori represent a risk factor for the development of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetesAntonio Pietroiusti
Department of Internal Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Via Montpellier 1, 00161 Rome, Italy
Diabetes Care 29:1399-401. 2006- Cytotoxin-associated gene-A--positive Helicobacter pylori strains are associated with atherosclerotic strokeAntonio Pietroiusti
Medical Semiology and Methodology, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Circulation 106:580-4. 2002..In this study, we tested the hypothesis that atherosclerotic stroke shows a selective association with virulent H pylori strains... 
Shift work increases the frequency of duodenal ulcer in H pylori infected workersA Pietroiusti
Department of Internal Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Occup Environ Med 63:773-5. 2006..To evaluate whether shift work is associated with an increased rate of peptic ulcer in H pylori infected workers...- Incidence of metabolic syndrome among night-shift healthcare workersA Pietroiusti
Department of Biopathology Occupational Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Via Montpellier 1, 00161 Rome, Italy
Occup Environ Med 67:54-7. 2010..The aim of this study was to assess whether a causal relationship exists between night-shift work and the development of MS... - [Health effects of engineered nanomaterials]A Pietroiusti
Dipartimento di Biopatologia, Università Tor Vergata Roma, Italy
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 32:287-9. 2010..A precautionary approach in occupational setting is therefore needed... - Prevalence and characteristics of functional dyspepsia among workers exposed to cement dustLuca Coppeta
Department of Biopathology Occupational Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Scand J Work Environ Health 34:396-402. 2008..Given the potential impact of dyspepsia on work performance, whether its prevalence is increased among workers exposed to cement dust was evaluated... - Isolated H. pylori duodenal colonization and idiopathic duodenal ulcersAntonio Pietroiusti
Department of Biopathology Occupational Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Am J Gastroenterol 103:55-61. 2008..To evaluate whether some duodenal ulcers (DU) classified as idiopathic according to standard criteria may be causally related to isolated duodenal colonization by H. pylori... - Low doses of pristine and oxidized single-wall carbon nanotubes affect mammalian embryonic developmentAntonio Pietroiusti
Department of Biopathology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
ACS Nano 5:4624-33. 2011..The EST predicted the in vivo data, identifying oxidized SWCNTs as the more toxic compound... - Cytotoxin-associated Gene-A-positive Helicobacter pylori strains infection increases the risk of recurrent atherosclerotic strokeMarina Diomedi
Clinical Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Helicobacter 13:525-31. 2008..The aim of this study was to investigate whether these strains represent an independent risk factor for recurrent atherosclerotic stroke... - Recent Advances in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori InfectionAntonio Bergamaschi
Department of Occupational Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2:197-205. 2007..Finally, some "gray areas" (nonulcer dyspepsia, concomitant use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) which are the subject of debate as far the indication to treatment is concerned, have been discussed... - Cytotoxin-associated gene A and vacuolating cytotoxin A in human isolates of Helicobacter pylori and their association with the clinical status of ulcer diseaseA Carattoli
Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia Medica, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 12:1207-13. 2000..The aim of this study was to evaluate whether different Helicobacter pylori genotypes are associated with different clinical stages of peptic ulcer disease (PUD)... - Evaluation of in vitro toxic effects of cement dusts: a preliminary studyAlessandro Sgambato
Institute of General Pathology, Giovanni XX Cancer Research Center, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Toxicol Ind Health 26:309-17. 2010..Further studies are warranted to reach a better understanding of the potential toxic effects of cements, to identify the responsible mechanisms and to evaluate the possibility of modulating and/ or preventing them... - Extended high-frequency audiometry and noise induced hearing loss in cement workersGiuseppina Somma
Department of Biopathology Occupational Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Am J Ind Med 51:452-62. 2008..However, this technique has not been adequately tested in an occupational environment. We therefore investigated the usefulness of this method in noise-exposed workers... - Do primary care physicians underprescribe antibiotics for peptic ulcer disease? Report from an Italian research networkLeonardo Palombi
Tor Vergata University, Rome, and Clinica San Raffaele Tosinvest Sanita, Velletri, Italy
J Fam Pract 51:265. 2002..To determine how often primary care physicians prescribe eradication therapy for peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and nonulcer dyspepsia (NUD)... - The interaction of ACP1, ADA1, diabetes and gender in coronary artery diseaseFulvia Gloria-Bottini
Department of Biopathology and Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Am J Med Sci 340:103-8. 2010..Because it is known that the 2 systems interact and have important immunologic and metabolic functions, these 2 genes were both examined in the same sets of subjects... - Detection of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori in stool samplesCarla Fontana
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
J Clin Microbiol 41:3636-40. 2003..In order to evaluate the reliability of the new system, we compared the results of restriction analysis of the PCR products with the MICs shown by the H. pylori isolates by culturing gastric biopsies from the same patients... - New site of modification of 23S rRNA associated with clarithromycin resistance of Helicobacter pylori clinical isolatesCarla Fontana
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:3765-9. 2002..Mutation at position 2717 also generated an HhaI restriction site; therefore, restriction analysis of the PCR product also permits a rapid detection of resistant isolates... - ABH secretor genetic polymorphism: evidence of intrauterine selectionF Gloria-Bottini
Division of Human Populations Biopathology of and Environmental Pathology, Department of Biopathology and Imaging Diagnostics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, School of Medicine, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 154:20-3. 2011..We investigated a possible selection on ABH secretor phenotypes during intrauterine life... - Helicobacter pylori interference with micronutrients and orally administered drugs: a new mechanism explaining its role in extragastric disordersA Pietroiusti
Dipartimento di Biopatologia Cattedra di Medicina del Lavoro, Viale Montpellier 1 00133 Roma, Italy
Mini Rev Med Chem 8:135-41. 2008..In this review we examine the strength of the causal association and the plausible pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying these adverse effects... - Infection with Helicobacter pylori and leukocyte response in patients with myocardial infarctionA Galante
Medical Semiology and Methodology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 19:298-300. 2000..0001), whereas no significant difference for any parameters tested was found in control subjects. These data suggest a role of Helicobacter pylori in inducing a leukocyte response following myocardial infarction... - C-reactive protein is increased in patients with degenerative aortic valvular stenosisA Galante
Medical Semiology and Methodology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
J Am Coll Cardiol 38:1078-82. 2001..The goal of this study was to assess the presence of systemic inflammation in degenerative aortic valvular stenosis... - CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori strains may influence the natural history of atherosclerotic strokeM Diomedi
Clinica Neurologica, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford, 81 00133 Rome, Italy
Neurology 63:800-4. 2004..To test the hypothesis that infection with virulent cytotoxin-associated gene-A (CagA)-bearing Helicobacter pylori strains influences the atherosclerotic process and the clinical course in atherosclerotic stroke patients... - Physico-chemical properties mediating reproductive and developmental toxicity of engineered nanomaterialsLuisa Campagnolo
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Curr Med Chem 19:4488-94. 2012.... - Helicobacter pylori duodenal colonization is a strong risk factor for the development of duodenal ulcerA Pietroiusti
Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 21:909-15. 2005..To test the hypothesis that duodenal colonization represents the final crucial step in the development of Helicobacter pylori related duodenal ulcer... - Mechanisms of carbon nanotube-induced toxicity: focus on oxidative stressAnna A Shvedova
Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 261:121-33. 2012..We also discuss instances of non-oxidative stress-mediated cellular damage resulting from direct physical interference of nanomaterials with cellular structures... - Helicobacter pylori eradication and l-dopa absorption in patients with PD and motor fluctuationsM Pierantozzi
IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Department of Neuroscience, Tor Vergata University, and S. Raffaele Hospital, Rome, Italy
Neurology 66:1824-9. 2006..Therefore, the authors suggest that HP eradication may improve the clinical status of infected patients with Parkinson disease and motor fluctuations by modifying l-dopa pharmacokinetics... - Interaction between single wall carbon nanotubes and a human enteric virusAnna Rita Petrinca
Dept Public Health, Hygiene Chair, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, Rome, Italy
J Virol Methods 168:1-5. 2010..Thus, SWNTs coated with PEI are able to complex with viruses, and they might be used in the future to transfect non-permissive cell lines... - Shift work and autoimmune thyroid disordersA Magrini
Department of Environmental, Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 19:31-6. 2006..1.95, 95 percent CI. 1.09 to 3.48, p=0.02. Our data show a significant association between shift work and autoimmune hypothyroidism. This finding may have implications in the health surveillance programs... - Role of CagA positive Helicobacter pylori strains in ischemic heart disease and in ischemic strokeAntonio Pietroiusti
Ital Heart J 3:626-8. 2002 - Helicobacter pylori and extragastric diseases--other HelicobactersHans-Olof Nilsson
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Helicobacter 10:54-65. 2005..Animal models of Helicobacter-induced gastric and hepatobiliary diseases have offered insights to the mechanisms associated with premalignant transformation...