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Thunderstorm-related asthma: what happens and why by D'Amato, G., Vitale, C., D'Amato, M., Cecchi, L., Liccardi, G., Molino, A., Vatrella, A., Sanduzzi, A., Maesano, C., Annesi-Maesano, I.

“…Summary The fifth report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts that greenhouse gases will increase the global temperature as well…”
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Randomized controlled trials and real life studies. Approaches and methodologies: a clinical point of view by Saturni, S, Bellini, F, Braido, F, Paggiaro, P, Sanduzzi, A, Scichilone, N, Santus, P.A, Morandi, L, Papi, A

“…Abstract Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are the “gold standard” for evaluating treatment outcomes providing information on treatments “efficacy”. They are…”
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Body composition and obstructive sleep apnoea assessment in adult patients with Prader–Willi syndrome: a case control study by Pugliese, G., Barrea, L., Sanduzzi Zamparelli, A., de Alteriis, G., Laudisio, D., Muscogiuri, G., Canora, A., Bocchino, M., Colao, A., Savastano, S.

“…Introduction In Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) adult patients, sleep-breathing disorders, especially obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), are very common,…”
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Efficacy of pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: An Italian real life study by Harari, S, Caminati, A, Albera, C, Vancheri, C, Poletti, V, Pesci, A, Luppi, F, Saltini, C, Agostini, C, Bargagli, E, Sebastiani, A, Sanduzzi, A, Giunta, V, Della Porta, R, Bandelli, G.P, Puglisi, S, Tomassetti, S, Biffi, A, Cerri, S, Mari, A, Cinetto, F, Tirelli, F, Farinelli, G, Bocchino, M, Specchia, C, Confalonieri, M

“…Summary Background In this retrospective Italian study, which involved all major national interstitial lung diseases centers, we evaluated the effect of…”
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Differences in the efficacy and safety among inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)/long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA) combinations in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Role of ICS by Latorre, M, Novelli, F, Vagaggini, B, Braido, F, Papi, A, Sanduzzi, A, Santus, P, Scichilone, N, Paggiaro, P

“…Abstract Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are frequently recommended for the treatment of asthma and COPD, often in combination with long-acting beta2-agonists…”
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Why use long acting bronchodilators in chronic obstructive lung diseases? An extensive review on formoterol and salmeterol by Santus, P, Radovanovic, D, Paggiaro, P, Papi, A, Sanduzzi, A, Scichilone, N, Braido, F

“…Abstract Long-acting β2 -adrenoceptor agonists, formoterol and salmeterol, represent a milestone in the treatments of chronic obstructive lung diseases…”
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Performance of two commercial blood IFN-γ release assays for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in patient candidates for anti-TNF-α treatment by Bocchino, M., Matarese, A., Bellofiore, B., Giacomelli, P., Santoro, G., Balato, N., Castiglione, F., Scarpa, R., Perna, F., Signoriello, G., Galati, D., Ponticiello, A., Sanduzzi, A.

“…The reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) is a major complication of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors. Screening for TB infection is recommended…”
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Near fatal asthma: treatment and prevention by D'Amato, G, Vitale, C, Lanza, M, Sanduzzi, A, Molino, A, Mormile, M, Vatrella, A, Bilò, M B, Antonicelli, L, Bresciani, M, Micheletto, C, Vaghi, A, D'Amato, M

“…Near-fatal asthma (NFA) is described as acute asthma associated with a respiratory arrest or arterial carbon dioxide tension greater than 50 mmHg, with or…”
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Specific role of combination aclidinium: formoterol in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Matera, Maria Gabriella, Sanduzzi, Alessandro, Cazzola, Mario

“…Co-administration of a long-acting β2-agonist and a long acting muscarinic antagonist produces superior bronchodilation compared with their individual effects…”
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Gamma Interferon Release Assays for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection in Immune-Compromised Children in a Country in Which the Prevalence of Tuberculosis Is Low by Bruzzese, E, Bocchino, M, Assante, L.R, Alessio, M, Bellofiore, B, Bruzzese, D, Iorio, R, Matarese, A, Santoro, G, Vajro, P, Guarino, A, Sanduzzi, A

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Social Networks, Asthma and Much More by D'Amato, M, Vitale, C, Sanduzzi, A, Stanziola, A, Lanza, M, Vatrella, A, Molino, A, Annesi-Maesano, I, D'Amato, G

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T lymphocyte phenotypic profile in lung segments affected by cavitary and non‐cavitary tuberculosis by MAZZARELLA, G., BIANCO, A., PERNA, F., D’AURIA, D., GRELLA, E., MOSCARIELLO, E., SANDUZZI, A.

“…SUMMARY Clinical manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) may depend on a complex interaction between the host and the pathogen. Clinical outcomes of…”
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Interleukin-6 receptor superantagonist Sant7 inhibits TGF-β-induced proliferation of human lung fibroblasts by Gallelli, L., Falcone, D., Pelaia, G., Renda, T., Terracciano, R., Malara, N., Vatrella, A., Sanduzzi, A., D'Agostino, B., Rossi, F., Vancheri, C., Maselli, R., Marsico, S. A., Savino, R.

“…  Objectives: Both interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) and transforming growth factor‐β (TGF‐β) are crucially involved in fibrotic events that characterize interstitial lung…”
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Comparison of tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ assays in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis who are candidates for antitumour necrosis factor-α therapy by Balato, N., Ayala, F., Gaudiello, F., Monfrecola, G., Cimmino, G., Ponticiello, A., Bocchino, M., Matarese, A., Sanduzzi, A.

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Effects of neuraminidase on equine isolated bronchi by Matera, M.G, Calzetta, L, Sanduzzi, A, Page, C.P, Cazzola, M

“…Abstract It has been demonstrated in mammals that the airway hyper-responsiveness, which accompanies viral infections, is the result of increased reflex…”
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Role of the quantiferon-TB test in ruling out pleural tuberculosis: a multi-centre study by Losi, M, Bocchino, M, Matarese, A, Bellofiore, B, Roversi, P, Rumpianesi, F, Alma, M G, Chiaradonna, P, Del Giovane, C, Altieri, A M, Richeldi, L, Sanduzzi, A

“…Diagnosing pleural tuberculosis (plTB) might be difficult due to limited sensitivity of conventional microbiology tools. As M. tuberculosis (MTB)-specific T…”
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Role of mycobacteria-induced monocyte/macrophage apoptosis in the pathogenesis of human tuberculosis [Review Article] by BOCCHINO, M, GALATI, D, SANDUZZI, A, COLIZZI, V, BRUNETTI, E, MANCINO, G

“…Apoptosis is a physiological programmed cell death process whose dysregulation plays an important role in different human infectious diseases. An increasing…”
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Natural killer cells in Bal and peripheral blood of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by Esposito, I, Perna, F, Ponticiello, A, Perrella, M, Gilli, M, Sanduzzi, A

“…Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/ Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (IPF/UIP) represents the most important interstitial pneumonia. ATh2 cytokine pathway predominance,…”
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Carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA analysis detects micrometastatic cells in blood from lung cancer patients by Castaldo, G, Tomaiuolo, R, Sanduzzi, A, Ponticiello, A, Marchetiello, I, Salvatore, F

“…The current authors previously identified circulating cells expressing carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in 80% of lung cancer…”
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Usefulness of Ifn-Gamma Release Assays in Clinical Management of Difficult TB Cases: Evidence from Clinical Practice by Bocchino, M., Matarese, A., Bellofiore, B., Giacomelli, P., Russo, A., Signoriello, G., Galati, D., Sanduzzi, A.

“…Performance of T-SPOT.TB™ (TS-TB) and QuantiFERON TB Gold-In tube (QFT-IT) assays was evaluated for detection of M. tuberculosis (Mtb) infection in patients…”
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