Search Results - "Spanò, M."

Full‐term pregnancies achieved with ICSI despite high levels of sperm chromatin damage by Gandini, L., Lombardo, F., Paoli, D., Caruso, F., Eleuteri, P., Leter, G., Ciriminna, R., Culasso, F., Dondero, F., Lenzi, A., Spanò, M.

“…BACKGROUND: Sperm DNA integrity is essential for the accurate transmission of genetic information. The clinical significance of this assessment lies in its…”
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Exposure to PCB and p, p′-DDE in European and Inuit populations: impact on human sperm chromatin integrity by Spanò, M., Toft, G., Hagmar, L., Eleuteri, P., Rescia, M., Rignell-Hydbom, A., Tyrkiel, E., Zvyezday, V., Bonde, J.P.

“…BACKGROUND: Persistent organochlorine pollutants (POP), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p, p′-DDE), are widely…”
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Relationships between sperm DNA fragmentation, sperm apoptotic markers and serum levels of CB-153 and p,p′-DDE in European and Inuit populations by Stronati, A, Manicardi, G C, Cecati, M, Bordicchia, M, Ferrante, L, Spanò, M, Toft, G, Bonde, J P, Jönsson, B A G, Rignell-Hydbom, A, Rylander, L, Giwercman, A, Pedersen, H S, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E C, Ludwicki, J K, Lesovoy, V, Sakkas, D, Bizzaro, D

“…Persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) are suspected to interfere with hormone activity and the normal homeostasis of spermatogenesis. We investigated the…”
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Non-linear association between androgen receptor CAG and GGN repeat lengths and reproductive parameters in fertile European and Inuit men by Brokken, L.J.S., Rylander, L., Jönsson, B.A., Spanò, M., Pedersen, H.S., Ludwicki, J.K., Zviezdai, V., Bizzaro, D., Manicardi, G.C., Toft, G., Bonde, J.P., Giwercman, A., Lundberg Giwercman, Y.

“…• The dogma that AR activity is linearly related to AR CAG length has been challenged. • Only 2 out of 21 reproductive makers are linearly related to AR…”
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Cryopreservation and sperm DNA integrity by Gandini, L, Lombardo, F, Lenzi, A, Spanò, M, Dondero, F

“…Cryopreservation of sperm is an extremely important issue in the field of male infertility as freezing can have detrimental effects on a variety of sperm…”
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Alternating hemiplegia of childhood successfully treated with topiramate: 18 months of follow-up by Di Rosa, G, Spanò, M, Pustorino, G, Ferrari, M D, Stam, A H, Sgrò, D L, Mannarino, E, Bonsignore, M, Tortorella, G

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Evaluation of DNA Damage in Different Stages of Mouse Spermatogenesis after Testicular X Irradiation by Cordelli, E., Fresegna, A. M., Leter, G., Eleuteri, P., Spanò, M., Villani, P.

“…Cordelli, E., Fresegna, A. M., Leter, G., Eleuteri, P., Spanò, M. and Villani, P. Evaluation of DNA Damage in Different Stages of Mouse Spermatogenesis after…”
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Sperm DNA integrity in cancer patients: the effect of disease and treatment by Ståhl, O, Eberhard, J, Cavallin-Ståhl, E, Jepson, K, Friberg, B, Tingsmark, C, Spanò, M, Giwercman, A

“…As oncological treatment might impair the patients' fertility, male cancer patients are offered to cryopreserve semen prior to treatment. Impaired sperm DNA…”
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Expression of IL-5 receptor alpha by murine and human lung neutrophils by Gorski, Stacey A, Lawrence, Monica G, Hinkelman, Amy, Spano, MarthaJoy M, Steinke, John W, Borish, Larry, Teague, W Gerald, Braciale, Thomas J

“…The role of eosinophilia in atopic diseases, including asthma, is well established, as is the well-known role of IL-5 as a major eosinophilopoeitin and…”
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Nuclear chromatin variations in human spermatozoa undergoing swim-up and cryopreservation evaluated by the flow cytometric sperm chromatin structure assay by M.SPANO, M, CORDELLI, E, LETER, G, LOMBARDO, F, LENZI, A, GANDINI, L

“…The sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) is a flow cytometric (FCM) technique which exploits the metachromatic properties of Acridine Orange to monitor the…”
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Statistical properties of thermodynamically predicted RNA secondary structures in viral genomes by Spanò, M., Lillo, F., Miccichè, S., Mantegna, R. N.

“…By performing a comprehensive study on 1832 segments of 1212 complete genomes of viruses, we show that in viral genomes the hairpin structures of…”
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No association between body mass index and sperm DNA integrity by Bandel, I., Bungum, M., Richtoff, J., Malm, J., Axelsson, J., Pedersen, H.S., Ludwicki, J.K., Czaja, K., Hernik, A., Toft, G., Bonde, J.P., Spanò, M., Malm, G., Haugen, T.B., Giwercman, A.

“…STUDY QUESTION Is overweight associated with impaired sperm DNA integrity? SUMMARY ANSWER High body mass index (BMI) is not associated with impaired sperm DNA…”
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Sperm DNA integrity assessment in prediction of assisted reproduction technology outcome by Bungum, M., Humaidan, P., Axmon, A., Spano, M., Bungum, L., Erenpreiss, J., Giwercman, A.

“…The sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) has been suggested as a predictor of fertility in vivo as well as in vitro. The available data however, have been…”
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GHASP: an Hα kinematic survey of spiral and irregular galaxies – V. Dark matter distribution in 36 nearby spiral galaxies by Spano, M., Marcelin, M., Amram, P., Carignan, C., Epinat, B., Hernandez, O.

“…The results obtained from a study of the mass distribution of 36 spiral galaxies are presented. The galaxies were observed using Fabry–Perot interferometry as…”
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Drug‐ and cue‐induced reinstatement of cannabinoid‐seeking behaviour in male and female rats: influence of ovarian hormones by Fattore, L, Spano, MS, Altea, S, Fadda, P, Fratta, W

“…Background and purpose:  Animal and human studies have shown that sex and hormones are key factors in modulating addiction. Previously, we have demonstrated…”
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Conformational epitopes at cadherin calcium-binding sites and p120-catenin phosphorylation regulate cell adhesion by Petrova, Yuliya I, Spano, MarthaJoy M, Gumbiner, Barry M

“…We investigated changes in cadherin structure at the cell surface that regulate its adhesive activity. Colo 205 cells are nonadhesive cells with a full but…”
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Treatment of Fetal Cystic Fibrosis With Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulation Therapy by Blumenfeld, Yair J, Hintz, Susan R, Aziz, Natali, Barth, Richard A, Spano, Jacquelyn M, El-Sayed, Yasser Y, Milla, Carlos

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Exposure to perfluorinated compounds and human semen quality in arctic and European populations by Toft, G., Jönsson, B.A.G., Lindh, C.H., Giwercman, A., Spano, M., Heederik, D., Lenters, V., Vermeulen, R., Rylander, L., Pedersen, H.S., Ludwicki, J.K., Zviezdai, V., Bonde, J.P.

“…BACKGROUND Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have been suspected to adversely affect human reproductive health. The aim of this study was to investigate the…”
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Cannabinoid self‐administration in rats: sex differences and the influence of ovarian function by Fattore, L, Spano, M S, Altea, S, Angius, F, Fadda, P, Fratta, W

“…Background and purpose: We recently demonstrated the existence of strain differences in self‐administration of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist WIN55,212‐2…”
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Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Increases Heroin Seeking with Allostatic Changes in Limbic Enkephalin Systems in Adulthood by Spano, M. Sabrina, Ellgren, Maria, Wang, X, Hurd, Yasmin L

“…Background Prenatal cannabis exposure is a growing concern with little known about the long-term consequences on behavior and neural systems relevant for…”
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