Search Results - "Petrara, Maria Raffaella"
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Stronger and durable SARS-CoV-2 immune response to mRNA vaccines in 5–11 years old children with prior COVID-19
Published in Vaccine (12-01-2024)“…mRNA vaccines elicit a durable humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 in adults, whereas evidence in children is scarce. This study aimed to assess the early and…”
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Asymptomatic and Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infections Elicit Lower Immune Activation and Higher Specific Neutralizing Antibodies in Children Than in Adults
Published in Frontiers in immunology (30-09-2021)“…Background The immune response plays a pivotal role in dictating the clinical outcome in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS - CoV -…”
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Biological Aging and Immune Senescence in Children with Perinatally Acquired HIV
Published in Journal of immunology research (2020)“…Chronic HIV-infected children suffer from premature aging and aging-related diseases. Viral replication induces an ongoing inflammation process, with the…”
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Early inflammation as a footprint of increased mortality risk in infants living with HIV from three African countries
Published in Scientific reports (28-10-2024)“…In this work our aim was to identify early biomarkers in plasma samples associated with mortality in children with perinatal HIV treated early in life, to…”
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Immune Activation, Exhaustion and Senescence Profiles as Possible Predictors of Cancer in Liver Transplanted Patients
Published in Frontiers in oncology (13-06-2022)“…Liver transplanted (LT) patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (LT-HCC) or for other causes (LT-no-HCC) may develop post-transplantation malignancies. Although…”
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Impact of monotherapy on HIV-1 reservoir, immune activation, and co-infection with Epstein-Barr virus
Published in PloS one (19-09-2017)“…Although monotherapy (mART) effectiveness in maintaining viral suppression and CD4 cell count has been extensively examined in HIV-1-infected patients, its…”
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Extra-telomeric functions of telomerase in the pathogenesis of Epstein-Barr virus-driven B-cell malignancies and potential therapeutic implications
Published in Infectious agents and cancer (10-04-2018)“…The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human γ-herpesvirus causally linked to a broad spectrum of both lymphoid and epithelial malignancies. In order to…”
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Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: From epidemiology to pathogenesis-driven treatment
Published in Cancer letters (01-12-2015)“…Highlights • PTLD represents the most severe complication of both hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantations. • EBV is the main driver of PTLDs,…”
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Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Neutralizing Antibody Titers
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-09-2021)“…BACKGROUND Recent evidence suggests that neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may persist over time; however,…”
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Accelerated aging in perinatally HIV-infected children: clinical manifestations and pathogenetic mechanisms
Published in Aging (Albany, NY.) (11-11-2018)“…Premature aging and related diseases have been documented in HIV-infected adults. Data are now emerging also regarding accelerated aging process in…”
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Premature aging and immune senescence in HIV-infected children
Published in AIDS (London) (01-06-2016)“…OBJECTIVE:Several pieces of evidence indicate that HIV-infected adults undergo premature aging. The effect of HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposure on…”
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Short-Term TERT Inhibition Impairs Cellular Proliferation via a Telomere Length-Independent Mechanism and Can Be Exploited as a Potential Anticancer Approach
Published in Cancers (09-05-2023)“…Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), the catalytic component of telomerase, may also contribute to carcinogenesis via telomere-length independent…”
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HIV reservoir and premature aging: risk factors for aging-associated illnesses in adolescents and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV
Published in PLoS pathogens (23-09-2024)“…Despite receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), an increasing number of adolescents and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (PHIVAYA) are at risk of…”
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Immune activation, immune senescence and levels of Epstein Barr Virus in kidney transplant patients: Impact of mTOR inhibitors
Published in Cancer letters (28-01-2020)“…Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) represent a severe complication in transplanted patients and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is the main driver…”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma and the risk of cancer onset after liver transplantation-role of immune activation and aging profiles
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Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and cancer in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) era
Published in Cancer letters (28-05-2014)“…Highlights • HAART has significantly improved life expectancy and quality in HIV-infected children. • HAART has reduced the AIDS-defining malignancies, but…”
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Long-term Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adults After Mild Infection
Published in JAMA network open (13-07-2022)“…Importance Understanding the long-term immune response against SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is crucial to optimize vaccination strategies. Although it is…”
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Virological and immunological features of SARS-CoV-2-infected children who develop neutralizing antibodies
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (16-03-2021)“…As the global COVID-19 pandemic progresses, it is paramount to gain knowledge on adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in children to define immune correlates of…”
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Immune senescence and immune activation in elderly colorectal cancer patients
Published in Aging (Albany, NY.) (13-06-2019)“…In our previous study, we found that low thymic output and short telomere length were associated with a higher risk of tumor in elderly cancer patients. Here,…”
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Size of HIV‐1 reservoir is associated with telomere shortening and immunosenescence in early‐treated European children with perinatally acquired HIV‐1
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-11-2021)“…Introduction Persistence of HIV‐1, causing chronic immune activation, is a key determinant of premature senescence. Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been…”
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