C. Marinoni, D. Ribaldone, C. Rosso, M. Astegiano, G. P. Caviglia
{"title":"Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: a look into molecular aspects of urea breath test","authors":"C. Marinoni, D. Ribaldone, C. Rosso, M. Astegiano, G. P. Caviglia","doi":"10.23736/s1120-4826.19.02555-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/s1120-4826.19.02555-2","url":null,"abstract":"Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) is a bacterium that selectively colonizes gastric epithelium in more than 50% people over the world. The infection is usually acquired in early childhood and rarely resolved spontaneously; transmission is mostly person to person, and occurs by fecal-oral or oral-oral modality. Diagnosis and antibiotic treatment may lead to eradication of H. pylori , improving the prevention and the outcome of gastric and extragastric diseases. Many tests are currently available for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection and the choice depends on several clinical aspects including symptoms, age, indications for testing, concomitant medications and comorbidities. Invasive tests (i.e. endoscopy with histologic assessment) are considered the gold standard, but they are expensive and should be performed only in an appropriate context. The most common non-invasive tests are urea breath test (UBT), stool antigens test and serology. UBT is non-invasive, quick, safe, accurate and cheap. This test is performed mainly with 13 C and is based on the presence of H. pylori urease, an enzyme that converts urea (labelled with an isotope) into CO 2 . Labelled CO 2 is then exhaled and measured by dedicated spectrophotometers. This review analyses with special emphasis UBT, focusing on its molecular aspects.","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"77 2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89715100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Montemezzo, F. Patrucco, F. Gavelli, L. Ferrari, Giulia Faolotto, M. G. Crobu, L. Castello, Matteo Daverio, P. Balbo, P. Ravanini
{"title":"Evaluation of a new diagnostic method for quantification of EBV and HHV-6 viral load in bronchoalveolar lavage","authors":"Jessica Montemezzo, F. Patrucco, F. Gavelli, L. Ferrari, Giulia Faolotto, M. G. Crobu, L. Castello, Matteo Daverio, P. Balbo, P. Ravanini","doi":"10.23736/S1120-4826.19.02557-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1120-4826.19.02557-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87215101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Korotkyi, A. Vovk, Tetiana Galenova, T. Vovk, Kateryna Dvorschenko, F. Luzza, L. Abenavoli, N. Kobyliak, T. Falalyeyeva, L. Ostapchenko
{"title":"Effect of probiotic on serum cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases profiles during monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in rats","authors":"O. Korotkyi, A. Vovk, Tetiana Galenova, T. Vovk, Kateryna Dvorschenko, F. Luzza, L. Abenavoli, N. Kobyliak, T. Falalyeyeva, L. Ostapchenko","doi":"10.23736/S1120-4826.19.02548-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1120-4826.19.02548-5","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Cytokines (CKs) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a major role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). The recent studies showed the effect of probiotics (PBs) on inflammatory processes during OA, but available results are limited and conflicted. In this study, we investigated the effect of alive probiotic on the levels of CKs (interleukins [ILs] IL-1β, IL-4, IL-10, IL-12 p40, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α, interferon [IFN]-γ) and MMPs (MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-8) in rats with monoiodoacetate-induced OA. METHODS: We used a single injection of monoiodoacetate through the infrapatellar ligament of nonlinear male rats to start OA model (1st day of the experiment). Therapeutic groups got an intragastric feeding of PB composition (“Symbiter” O.D. Prolisok, Kyiv, Ukraine) from 8th to 21st. Sampling (serum, knee joint) was provided on the 30th day. The pathophysiological aspects of OA was described by histology assessment of knee cartilage. The levels of CKs and MMPs were measured in serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: OA model caused a significant increasing the levels of pro-inflammatory CKs (IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ), and all studied MMPs, while IL-4 and IL-10 were decreased, comparing to group without OA (except IL12 p40, no significance changes in all groups). An application of the PB had positive effect on the levels of cKs and MMPs. CONCLUSIONS: The use of the PBs has anti-inflammatory effect during experimental OA. Thus, action of PB is promising and further investigations are waited with interest. (Cite this article as: Korotkyi o, vovk a, galenova t, vovk t, Dvorschenko K, luzza F, et al. effect of probiotic on serum cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases profiles during monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in rats. Minerva Biotec 2019;31:68-73. DOI: 10.23736/S1120-4826.19.02548-5)","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"180 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74592719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Alliaudi, I. Galliano, P. Montanari, Marzia Pavan, Cristina Calvi, V. Daprá, M. Bergallo
{"title":"Human endogenous retroviruses expressional level is influenced by gender","authors":"C. Alliaudi, I. Galliano, P. Montanari, Marzia Pavan, Cristina Calvi, V. Daprá, M. Bergallo","doi":"10.23736/S1120-4826.19.02517-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1120-4826.19.02517-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79876963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Bergallo, V. Daprá, M. Rassu, Cristina Calvi, I. Galliano, P. Montanari
{"title":"Prevalence of human Rhinovirus in stool samples of children with acute gastroenteritis in Italy","authors":"M. Bergallo, V. Daprá, M. Rassu, Cristina Calvi, I. Galliano, P. Montanari","doi":"10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02462-X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02462-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86126180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-invasive biomarkers for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma","authors":"D. Campion, A. Tucci, P. Ponzo, G. P. Caviglia","doi":"10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02488-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02488-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87732532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of gastrointestinal cancer: the role of cancer biomarkers","authors":"G. P. Caviglia","doi":"10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02494-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02494-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"1243 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76814236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-invasive markers to detect colorectal cancer in asymptomatic population","authors":"C. Rosso, L. Cabianca, F. Gili","doi":"10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02493-X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S1120-4826.18.02493-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54738,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Biotecnologica","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90256152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}