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3. Plankton dynamics across the freshwater, transitional and marine research sites of the LTER-Italy Network. Patterns, fluctuations, drivers

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Morabito, Giuseppe, Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia, Salmaso, Nico, Zingone, Adriana, Bergami, Caterina, Flaim, Giovanna, Accoroni, Stefano, Basset, Alberto, Bastianini, Mauro, Belmonte, Genuario, Bernardi Aubry, Fabrizio, Bertani, Isabella, Bresciani, Mariano, Buzzi, Fabio, Cabrini, Marina, Camatti, Elisa, Caroppo, Carmela, Cataletto, Bruno, Castellano, Michela, Del Negro, Paola, de Olazabal, Alessandra, Di Capua, Iole, Elia, Antonia Concetta, Fornasaro, Daniela, Giallain, Marina, Grilli, Federica, Leoni, Barbara, Lipizer, Marina, Longobardi, Lorenzo, Ludovisi, Alessandro, Lugliè, Antonella, Manca, Marina, Margiotta, Francesca, Mariani, Maria Antonietta, Marini, Mauro, Marzocchi, Mara, Obertegger, Ulrike, Oggioni, Alessandro, Padedda, Bachisio Mario, Pansera, Marco, Piscia, Roberta, Povero, Paolo, Pulina, Silvia, Romagnoli, Tiziana, Rosati, Ilaria, Rossetti, Giampaolo, Rubino, Fernando, Sarno, Diana, Satta, Cecilia Teodora, Sechi, Nicola, Stanca, Elena, Tirelli, Valentina, Totti, Cecilia, and Pugnetti, Alessandra

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2018
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5. Premature ovarian senescence and a high miscarriage rate impair fertility in women with HCV

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Craxì, A., Petta, S., Calvaruso, V., Brunetto, M., Coco, B., Chessa, L., Pasetto, M.C., Bigliotti, E., Tamburrini, F., Montalto, G., Capitano, A.R., Ieluzzi, D., Fattovich, G., Zignego, A.L., Monti, M., Gragnani, L., Zuin, M., Finati, E., Giorgini, A., Angarano, G., Milella, M., Alessandro, F., Dallio, M., Mazzella, G., Lazzarini, G., Di Fine, M., Russo, F.P., Zanetto, A., Castelli, F., Zaltron, S., Raimondo, G., Filomia, R., Puoti, M., Danieli, E., Strazzabosco, M., Gemma, M., Angelico, M., De Leonardis, F., Gori, A., Cappelletti, E., Bruno, R., Cima, S., Coppola, C., Amoruso, D.C., Andreone, P., Simonetti, G., Gaeta, G.B., Brancaccio, G., Toniutto, P., Dissegna, D., Mondelli, M., Ludovisi, S., Persico, M., Masarone, M., Torti, C., Strazzulla, A., Rosina, F., Framarin, L., Weimer, L.E., Quaranta, M.G., Falzano, L., Mallano, A., Karampatou, Aimilia, Han, Xue, Kondili, Loreta A., Taliani, Gloria, Ciancio, Alessia, Morisco, Filomena, Critelli, Rosina Maria, Baraldi, Enrica, Bernabucci, Veronica, Troshina, Giulia, Guarino, Maria, Tagliavini, Simonetta, D'Ambrosio, Federica, Bristot, Laura, Turco, Laura, Rosato, Stefano, Vella, Stefano, Trenti, Tommaso, Neri, Isabella, La Marca, Antonio, Manthena, Shivaji, Goldstein, Andrea S., Bruno, Savino, Bao, Yanjun, Gonzalez, Yuri Sanchez, and Villa, Erica

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2018
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9. External validation of risk scores to predict in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized due to coronavirus disease 2019

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Hassan, S, Ramspek, C, Ferrari, B, van Diepen, M, Rossio, R, Knevel, R, la Mura, V, Artoni, A, Martinelli, I, Bandera, A, Nobili, A, Gori, A, Blasi, F, Canetta, C, Montano, N, Rosendaal, F, Peyvandi, F, Bosari, S, Scudeller, L, Fusetti, G, Rusconi, L, Dell'Orto, S, Prati, D, Valenti, L, Giovannelli, S, Manunta, M, Lamorte, G, Ferarri, F, Muscatello, A, Mangioni, D, Alagna, L, Bozzi, G, Lombardi, A, Ungaro, R, Ancona, G, Zuglian, G, Bolis, M, Iannotti, N, Ludovisi, S, Comelli, A, Renisi, G, Biscarini, S, Castelli, V, Palomba, E, Fava, M, Fortina, V, Peri, C, Saltini, P, Viero, G, Itri, T, Ferroni, V, Pastore, V, Massafra, R, Liparoti, A, Muheberimana, T, Giommi, A, Bianco, R, De Azevedo, R, Chitani, G, Gualtierotti, R, Boasi, N, Pagliaro, E, Massimo, C, De Caro, M, Giachi, A, Vigone, B, Bellocchi, C, Carandina, A, Fiorelli, E, Melli, V, Tobaldini, E, Aliberti, S, Spotti, M, Terranova, L, Misuraca, S, D'Adda, A, Fiore, S, Di Pasquale, M, Mantero, M, Contarini, M, Ori, M, Morlacchi, L, Rossetti, V, Gramegna, A, Pappalettera, M, Cavallini, M, Buscemi, A, Vicenzi, M, Rota, I, Costantino, G, Solbiati, M, Furlan, L, Mancarella, M, Colombo, G, Fanin, A, Passarella, M, Monzani, V, Rovellini, A, Barbetta, L, Billi, F, Folli, C, Accordino, S, Maira, D, Hu, C, Motta, I, Scar-Amellini, N, Fracanzani, A, Lombardi, R, Cespiati, A, Cesari, M, Lucchi, T, Proietti, M, Calcaterra, L, Mandelli, C, Coppola, C, Cerizza, A, Maria Pesenti, A, Grasselli, G, Galazzi, A, Tet-Tamanti, M, Monti, I, Galbussera, A, Crisafulli, E, Girelli, D, Maroccia, A, Gabbiani, D, Busti, F, Vianello, A, Biondan, M, Sartori, F, Faverio, P, Pesci, A, Zucchetti, S, Bonfanti, P, Rossi, M, Beretta, I, Spolti, A, Harari, S, Elia, D, Cassandro, R, Caminati, A, Cipollone, F, Guagnano, M, D'Ardes, D, Rossi, I, Vezzani, F, Spanevello, A, Cherubino, F, Visca, D, Contoli, M, Papi, A, Morandi, L, Battistini, N, Luigi Moreo, G, Iannuzzi, P, Fumagalli, D, Leone, S, Oud, J, Baysan, M, Wigb, J, van Heurn, L, ter Haar, S, Toppenberg, A, Heerdink, L, van IJlzinga Veenstra, A, Eikenboom, A, Wubbolts, J, Uzorka, J, Lijferink, W, Meier, R, de Jonge, I, Arbous, S, de Boer, M, van der Bom, J, Dekkers, O, Hassan S., Ramspek C. L., Ferrari B., van Diepen M., Rossio R., Knevel R., la Mura V., Artoni A., Martinelli I., Bandera A., Nobili A., Gori A., Blasi F., Canetta C., Montano N., Rosendaal F. R., Peyvandi F., Bosari S., Scudeller L., Fusetti G., Rusconi L., Dell'Orto S., Prati D., Valenti L., Giovannelli S., Manunta M., Lamorte G., Ferarri F., Muscatello A., Mangioni D., Alagna L., Bozzi G., Lombardi A., Ungaro R., Ancona G., Zuglian G., Bolis M., Iannotti N., Ludovisi S., Comelli A., Renisi G., Biscarini S., Castelli V., Palomba E., Fava M., Fortina V., Peri C. A., Saltini P., Viero G., Itri T., Ferroni V., Pastore V., Massafra R., Liparoti A., Muheberimana T., Giommi A., Bianco R., De Azevedo R. M., Chitani G. E., Gualtierotti R., Boasi N., Pagliaro E., Massimo C., De Caro M., Giachi A., Vigone B., Bellocchi C., Carandina A., Fiorelli E., Melli V., Tobaldini E., Aliberti S., Spotti M., Terranova L., Misuraca S., D'Adda A., Fiore S. D., Di Pasquale M., Mantero M., Contarini M., Ori M., Morlacchi L., Rossetti V., Gramegna A., Pappalettera M., Cavallini M., Buscemi A., Vicenzi M., Rota I., Costantino G., Solbiati M., Furlan L., Mancarella M., Colombo G., Fanin A., Passarella M., Monzani V., Rovellini A., Barbetta L., Billi F., Folli C., Accordino S., Maira D., Hu C. M., Motta I., Scar-Amellini N., Fracanzani A. L., Lombardi R., Cespiati A., Cesari M., Lucchi T., Proietti M., Calcaterra L., Mandelli C., Coppola C., Cerizza A., Maria Pesenti A., Grasselli G., Galazzi A., Tet-Tamanti M., Monti I., Galbussera A. A., Crisafulli E., Girelli D., Maroccia A., Gabbiani D., Busti F., Vianello A., Biondan M., Sartori F., Faverio P., Pesci A., Zucchetti S., Bonfanti P., Rossi M., Beretta I., Spolti A., Harari S., Elia D., Cassandro R., Caminati A., Cipollone F., Guagnano M. T., D'Ardes D., Rossi I., Vezzani F., Spanevello A., Cherubino F., Visca D., Contoli M., Papi A., Morandi L., Battistini N., Luigi Moreo G., Iannuzzi P., Fumagalli D., Leone S., Oud J. A., Baysan M., Wigb J., van Heurn L. J., ter Haar S. B., Toppenberg A. G. L., Heerdink L., van IJlzinga Veenstra A. A., Eikenboom A. M., Wubbolts J., Uzorka J., Lijferink W., Meier R., de Jonge I. -B., Arbous S. M., de Boer M. G. J., van der Bom J. G., Dekkers O. M., Hassan, S, Ramspek, C, Ferrari, B, van Diepen, M, Rossio, R, Knevel, R, la Mura, V, Artoni, A, Martinelli, I, Bandera, A, Nobili, A, Gori, A, Blasi, F, Canetta, C, Montano, N, Rosendaal, F, Peyvandi, F, Bosari, S, Scudeller, L, Fusetti, G, Rusconi, L, Dell'Orto, S, Prati, D, Valenti, L, Giovannelli, S, Manunta, M, Lamorte, G, Ferarri, F, Muscatello, A, Mangioni, D, Alagna, L, Bozzi, G, Lombardi, A, Ungaro, R, Ancona, G, Zuglian, G, Bolis, M, Iannotti, N, Ludovisi, S, Comelli, A, Renisi, G, Biscarini, S, Castelli, V, Palomba, E, Fava, M, Fortina, V, Peri, C, Saltini, P, Viero, G, Itri, T, Ferroni, V, Pastore, V, Massafra, R, Liparoti, A, Muheberimana, T, Giommi, A, Bianco, R, De Azevedo, R, Chitani, G, Gualtierotti, R, Boasi, N, Pagliaro, E, Massimo, C, De Caro, M, Giachi, A, Vigone, B, Bellocchi, C, Carandina, A, Fiorelli, E, Melli, V, Tobaldini, E, Aliberti, S, Spotti, M, Terranova, L, Misuraca, S, D'Adda, A, Fiore, S, Di Pasquale, M, Mantero, M, Contarini, M, Ori, M, Morlacchi, L, Rossetti, V, Gramegna, A, Pappalettera, M, Cavallini, M, Buscemi, A, Vicenzi, M, Rota, I, Costantino, G, Solbiati, M, Furlan, L, Mancarella, M, Colombo, G, Fanin, A, Passarella, M, Monzani, V, Rovellini, A, Barbetta, L, Billi, F, Folli, C, Accordino, S, Maira, D, Hu, C, Motta, I, Scar-Amellini, N, Fracanzani, A, Lombardi, R, Cespiati, A, Cesari, M, Lucchi, T, Proietti, M, Calcaterra, L, Mandelli, C, Coppola, C, Cerizza, A, Maria Pesenti, A, Grasselli, G, Galazzi, A, Tet-Tamanti, M, Monti, I, Galbussera, A, Crisafulli, E, Girelli, D, Maroccia, A, Gabbiani, D, Busti, F, Vianello, A, Biondan, M, Sartori, F, Faverio, P, Pesci, A, Zucchetti, S, Bonfanti, P, Rossi, M, Beretta, I, Spolti, A, Harari, S, Elia, D, Cassandro, R, Caminati, A, Cipollone, F, Guagnano, M, D'Ardes, D, Rossi, I, Vezzani, F, Spanevello, A, Cherubino, F, Visca, D, Contoli, M, Papi, A, Morandi, L, Battistini, N, Luigi Moreo, G, Iannuzzi, P, Fumagalli, D, Leone, S, Oud, J, Baysan, M, Wigb, J, van Heurn, L, ter Haar, S, Toppenberg, A, Heerdink, L, van IJlzinga Veenstra, A, Eikenboom, A, Wubbolts, J, Uzorka, J, Lijferink, W, Meier, R, de Jonge, I, Arbous, S, de Boer, M, van der Bom, J, Dekkers, O, Hassan S., Ramspek C. L., Ferrari B., van Diepen M., Rossio R., Knevel R., la Mura V., Artoni A., Martinelli I., Bandera A., Nobili A., Gori A., Blasi F., Canetta C., Montano N., Rosendaal F. R., Peyvandi F., Bosari S., Scudeller L., Fusetti G., Rusconi L., Dell'Orto S., Prati D., Valenti L., Giovannelli S., Manunta M., Lamorte G., Ferarri F., Muscatello A., Mangioni D., Alagna L., Bozzi G., Lombardi A., Ungaro R., Ancona G., Zuglian G., Bolis M., Iannotti N., Ludovisi S., Comelli A., Renisi G., Biscarini S., Castelli V., Palomba E., Fava M., Fortina V., Peri C. A., Saltini P., Viero G., Itri T., Ferroni V., Pastore V., Massafra R., Liparoti A., Muheberimana T., Giommi A., Bianco R., De Azevedo R. M., Chitani G. E., Gualtierotti R., Boasi N., Pagliaro E., Massimo C., De Caro M., Giachi A., Vigone B., Bellocchi C., Carandina A., Fiorelli E., Melli V., Tobaldini E., Aliberti S., Spotti M., Terranova L., Misuraca S., D'Adda A., Fiore S. D., Di Pasquale M., Mantero M., Contarini M., Ori M., Morlacchi L., Rossetti V., Gramegna A., Pappalettera M., Cavallini M., Buscemi A., Vicenzi M., Rota I., Costantino G., Solbiati M., Furlan L., Mancarella M., Colombo G., Fanin A., Passarella M., Monzani V., Rovellini A., Barbetta L., Billi F., Folli C., Accordino S., Maira D., Hu C. M., Motta I., Scar-Amellini N., Fracanzani A. L., Lombardi R., Cespiati A., Cesari M., Lucchi T., Proietti M., Calcaterra L., Mandelli C., Coppola C., Cerizza A., Maria Pesenti A., Grasselli G., Galazzi A., Tet-Tamanti M., Monti I., Galbussera A. A., Crisafulli E., Girelli D., Maroccia A., Gabbiani D., Busti F., Vianello A., Biondan M., Sartori F., Faverio P., Pesci A., Zucchetti S., Bonfanti P., Rossi M., Beretta I., Spolti A., Harari S., Elia D., Cassandro R., Caminati A., Cipollone F., Guagnano M. T., D'Ardes D., Rossi I., Vezzani F., Spanevello A., Cherubino F., Visca D., Contoli M., Papi A., Morandi L., Battistini N., Luigi Moreo G., Iannuzzi P., Fumagalli D., Leone S., Oud J. A., Baysan M., Wigb J., van Heurn L. J., ter Haar S. B., Toppenberg A. G. L., Heerdink L., van IJlzinga Veenstra A. A., Eikenboom A. M., Wubbolts J., Uzorka J., Lijferink W., Meier R., de Jonge I. -B., Arbous S. M., de Boer M. G. J., van der Bom J. G., and Dekkers O. M.

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents an urgent threat to global health. Prediction models that accurately estimate mortality risk in hospitalized patients could assist medical staff in treatment and allocating limited resources. Aims: To externally validate two promising previously published risk scores that predict in-hospital mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Methods: Two prospective cohorts were available; a cohort of 1028 patients admitted to one of nine hospitals in Lombardy, Italy (the Lombardy cohort) and a cohort of 432 patients admitted to a hospital in Leiden, the Netherlands (the Leiden cohort). The endpoint was in-hospital mortality. All patients were adult and tested COVID-19 PCR-positive. Model discrimination and calibration were assessed. Results: The C-statistic of the 4C mortality score was good in the Lombardy cohort (0.85, 95CI: 0.82−0.89) and in the Leiden cohort (0.87, 95CI: 0.80−0.94). Model calibration was acceptable in the Lombardy cohort but poor in the Leiden cohort due to the model systematically overpredicting the mortality risk for all patients. The C-statistic of the CURB-65 score was good in the Lombardy cohort (0.80, 95CI: 0.75−0.85) and in the Leiden cohort (0.82, 95CI: 0.76−0.88). The mortality rate in the CURB-65 development cohort was much lower than the mortality rate in the Lombardy cohort. A similar but less pronounced trend was found for patients in the Leiden cohort. Conclusion: Although performances did not differ greatly, the 4C mortality score showed the best performance. However, because of quickly changing circumstances, model recalibration may be necessary before using the 4C mortality score.

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2022

10. Efficacy of low-dose rituximab for the treatment of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis: Phase II clinical trial and systematic review

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Visentini, Marcella, Tinelli, Carmine, Colantuono, Stefania, Monti, Monica, Ludovisi, Serena, Gragnani, Laura, Mitrevski, Milica, Ranieri, Jessica, Fognani, Elisa, Piluso, Alessia, Granata, Massimo, De Silvestri, Annalisa, Scotti, Valeria, Mondelli, Mario U., Zignego, Anna Linda, Fiorilli, Massimo, and Casato, Milvia

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2015
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22. Shorter androgen receptor polyQ alleles protect against life-threatening COVID-19 disease in European males

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Baldassarri, M., Picchiotti, N., Fava, F., Fallerini, C., Benetti, E., Daga, S., Valentino, F., Doddato, G., Furini, S., Giliberti, A., Tita, R., Amitrano, S., Bruttini, M., Croci, S., Meloni, I., Pinto, A. M., Iuso, N., Gabbi, C., Sciarra, F., Venneri, M. A., Gori, M., Sanarico, M., Crawley, F. P., Pagotto, U., Fanelli, F., Mezzullo, M., Dominguez-Garrido, E., Planas-Serra, L., Schluter, A., Colobran, R., Soler-Palacin, P., Lapunzina, P., Tenorio, J., Pujol, A., Castagna, M. G., Marcelli, M., Isidori, A. M., Renieri, A., Frullanti, E., Mari, F., Montagnani, F., Di Sarno, L., Tommasi, A., Palmieri, M., Fabbiani, M., Rossetti, B., Zanelli, G., Sestini, F., Bergantini, L., D'Alessandro, M., Cameli, P., Bennett, D., Anedda, F., Marcantonio, S., Scolletta, S., Franchi, F., Mazzei, M. A., Guerrini, S., Conticini, E., Cantarini, L., Frediani, B., Tacconi, D., Spertilli, C., Feri, M., Donati, A., Scala, R., Guidelli, L., Spargi, G., Corridi, M., Nencioni, C., Croci, L., Caldarelli, G. P., Spagnesi, M., Piacentini, P., Bandini, M., Desanctis, E., Cappelli, S., Canaccini, A., Verzuri, A., Anemoli, V., Ognibene, A., Vaghi, M., Monforte, A. D., Merlini, E., Miraglia, F. G., Mondelli, M. U., Mantovani, S., Ludovisi, S., Girardis, M., Venturelli, S., Sita, M., Cossarizza, A., Antinori, A., Vergori, A., Emiliozzi, A., Rusconi, S., Siano, M., Gabrieli, A., Riva, A., Francisci, D., Schiaroli, E., Paciosi, F., Scotton, P. G., Andretta, F., Panese, S., Baratti, S., Scaggiante, R., Gatti, F., Parisi, S. G., Castelli, F., Quiros-Roldan, E., Antoni, M. D., Zanella, I., Monica, M. D., Piscopo, C., Capasso, M., Russo, R., Andolfo, I., Iolascon, A., Fiorentino, G., Carella, M., Castori, M., Merla, G., Aucella, F., Raggi, P., Marciano, C., Perna, R., Bassetti, M., Di Biagio, A., Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Masucci, Luca, Valente, S., Mencarelli, M. A., Lo Rizzo, C., Bargagli, E., Mandala, M., Giorli, A., Salerni, L., Zucchi, P., Parravicini, P., Menatti, E., Trotta, T., Giannattasio, F., Coiro, G., Lena, F., Coviello, D. A., Mussini, C., Bosio, G., Martinelli, E., Mancarella, S., Tavecchia, L., Crotti, L., Parati, G., Aguilera-Albesa, S., Albu, S., Casasnovas, C., Velez-Santamaria, V., Horcajada, J. P., Villar, J., Rodriguez-Palmero, A., Ruiz, M., Seijo, L. M., Troya, J., Valencia-Ramos, J., Gut, M., Sanguinetti M. (ORCID:0000-0002-9780-7059), Masucci L. (ORCID:0000-0002-8358-6726), Baldassarri, M., Picchiotti, N., Fava, F., Fallerini, C., Benetti, E., Daga, S., Valentino, F., Doddato, G., Furini, S., Giliberti, A., Tita, R., Amitrano, S., Bruttini, M., Croci, S., Meloni, I., Pinto, A. M., Iuso, N., Gabbi, C., Sciarra, F., Venneri, M. A., Gori, M., Sanarico, M., Crawley, F. P., Pagotto, U., Fanelli, F., Mezzullo, M., Dominguez-Garrido, E., Planas-Serra, L., Schluter, A., Colobran, R., Soler-Palacin, P., Lapunzina, P., Tenorio, J., Pujol, A., Castagna, M. G., Marcelli, M., Isidori, A. M., Renieri, A., Frullanti, E., Mari, F., Montagnani, F., Di Sarno, L., Tommasi, A., Palmieri, M., Fabbiani, M., Rossetti, B., Zanelli, G., Sestini, F., Bergantini, L., D'Alessandro, M., Cameli, P., Bennett, D., Anedda, F., Marcantonio, S., Scolletta, S., Franchi, F., Mazzei, M. A., Guerrini, S., Conticini, E., Cantarini, L., Frediani, B., Tacconi, D., Spertilli, C., Feri, M., Donati, A., Scala, R., Guidelli, L., Spargi, G., Corridi, M., Nencioni, C., Croci, L., Caldarelli, G. P., Spagnesi, M., Piacentini, P., Bandini, M., Desanctis, E., Cappelli, S., Canaccini, A., Verzuri, A., Anemoli, V., Ognibene, A., Vaghi, M., Monforte, A. D., Merlini, E., Miraglia, F. G., Mondelli, M. U., Mantovani, S., Ludovisi, S., Girardis, M., Venturelli, S., Sita, M., Cossarizza, A., Antinori, A., Vergori, A., Emiliozzi, A., Rusconi, S., Siano, M., Gabrieli, A., Riva, A., Francisci, D., Schiaroli, E., Paciosi, F., Scotton, P. G., Andretta, F., Panese, S., Baratti, S., Scaggiante, R., Gatti, F., Parisi, S. G., Castelli, F., Quiros-Roldan, E., Antoni, M. D., Zanella, I., Monica, M. D., Piscopo, C., Capasso, M., Russo, R., Andolfo, I., Iolascon, A., Fiorentino, G., Carella, M., Castori, M., Merla, G., Aucella, F., Raggi, P., Marciano, C., Perna, R., Bassetti, M., Di Biagio, A., Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Masucci, Luca, Valente, S., Mencarelli, M. A., Lo Rizzo, C., Bargagli, E., Mandala, M., Giorli, A., Salerni, L., Zucchi, P., Parravicini, P., Menatti, E., Trotta, T., Giannattasio, F., Coiro, G., Lena, F., Coviello, D. A., Mussini, C., Bosio, G., Martinelli, E., Mancarella, S., Tavecchia, L., Crotti, L., Parati, G., Aguilera-Albesa, S., Albu, S., Casasnovas, C., Velez-Santamaria, V., Horcajada, J. P., Villar, J., Rodriguez-Palmero, A., Ruiz, M., Seijo, L. M., Troya, J., Valencia-Ramos, J., Gut, M., Sanguinetti M. (ORCID:0000-0002-9780-7059), and Masucci L. (ORCID:0000-0002-8358-6726)

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Background: While SARS-CoV-2 similarly infects men and women, COVID-19 outcome is less favorable in men. Variability in COVID-19 severity may be explained by differences in the host genome. Methods: We compared poly-amino acids variability from WES data in severely affected COVID-19 patients versus SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive oligo-asymptomatic subjects. Findings: Shorter polyQ alleles (≤22) in the androgen receptor (AR) conferred protection against severe outcome in COVID-19 in the first tested cohort (both males and females) of 638 Italian subjects. The association between long polyQ alleles (≥23) and severe clinical outcome (p = 0.024) was also validated in an independent cohort of Spanish men <60 years of age (p = 0.014). Testosterone was higher in subjects with AR long-polyQ, possibly indicating receptor resistance (p = 0.042 Mann-Whitney U test). Inappropriately low serum testosterone level among carriers of the long-polyQ alleles (p = 0.0004 Mann-Whitney U test) predicted the need for intensive care in COVID-19 infected men. In agreement with the known anti-inflammatory action of testosterone, patients with long-polyQ and age ≥60 years had increased levels of CRP (p = 0.018, not accounting for multiple testing). Interpretation: We identify the first genetic polymorphism that appears to predispose some men to develop more severe disease. Failure of the endocrine feedback to overcome AR signaling defects by increasing testosterone levels during the infection leads to the polyQ tract becoming dominant to serum testosterone levels for the clinical outcome. These results may contribute to designing reliable clinical and public health measures and provide a rationale to test testosterone as adjuvant therapy in men with COVID-19 expressing long AR polyQ repeats. Funding: MIUR project “Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018-2020” to Department of Medical Biotechnologies University of Siena, Italy (Italian D.L. n.18 March 17, 2020) and “Bando Ricerca COVID-19 Toscana” project

Published
2021

23. SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and COVID-19 disease severity are associated with genetic variants affecting gene expression in a variety of tissues

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D'Antonio, M., Nguyen, J. P., Arthur, T. D., Matsui, H., D'Antonio-Chronowska, A., Frazer, K. A., Neale, B. M., Daly, M., Ganna, A., Stevens, C., Pathak, G. A., Andrews, S. J., Kanai, M., Cordioli, M., Karjalainen, J., Polimanti, R., Pirinen, M., Harerimana, N., Veerapen, K., Wolford, B., Nguyen, H., Solomonson, M., Liao, R. G., Chwialkowska, K., Trankiem, A., Balaconis, M. K., Hayward, C., Richmond, A., Campbell, A., Morris, M., Fawns-Ritchie, C., Glessner, J. T., Shaw, D. M., Chang, X., Polikowski, H., Lauren, P. E., Chen, H. -H., Wanying, Z., Hakonarson, H., Porteous, D. J., Below, J., North, K., Mccormick, J. B., Timmers, P. R. H. J., Wilson, J. F., Tenesa, A., D'Mellow, K., Kerr, S. M., Niemi, M. E. K., Nkambul, L., von Hohenstaufen, K. A., Sobh, A., Eltoukhy, M. M., Yassen, A. M., Hegazy, M. A. F., Okasha, K., Eid, M. A., Moahmed, H. S., Shahin, D., El-Sherbiny, Y. M., Elhadidy, T. A., Abd Elghafar, M. S., El-Jawhari, J. J., Mohamed, A. A. S., Elnagdy, M. 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F., Romani, D., Bergomi, P., Catena, E., Colombo, R., Tanfoni, M., Vincenti, A., Ferri, C., Grassi, D., Pessina, G., Tumbarello, M., Di Pietro, M., Sabrina, R., Luchi, S., Barbieri, C., Acquilini, D., Andreucci, E., Segala, F. V., Tiseo, G., Falcone, M., Lista, M., Poscente, M., De Vivo, O., Petrocelli, P., Guarnaccia, A., Baroni, S., Smith, A. V., Boughton, A. P., Li, K. W., Lefaive, J., Annis, A., Justice, A. E., Mirshahi, T., Chittoor, G., Josyula, N. S., Kosmicki, J. A., Ferreira, M. A. R., Leader, J. B., Carey, D. J., Gass, M. C., Horowitz, J. E., Cantor, M. N., Yadav, A., Baras, A., Abecasis, G. R., van Heel, D. A., Hunt, K. A., Mason, D., Huang, Q. Q., Finer, S., Trivedi, B., Griffiths, C. J., Martin, H. C., Wright, J., Trembath, R. C., Soranzo, N., Zhao, J. H., Butterworth, A. S., Danesh, J., Di Angelantonio, E., Boezen, L. F. M., Deelen, P., Claringbould, A., Lopera, E., Warmerdam, R., Vonk, J. M., van Blokland, I., Lanting, P., Ori, A. P. S., Zollner, B. W. S., Wang, J., Beck, A., Peloso, G., Ho, Y. -L., Sun, Y. V., Huffman, J. E., O'Donnell, C. J., Cho, K., Tsao, P., Michael Gaziano, J., Nivard, M. M. G., de Geus, E. E. J. C., Bartels, M., Hottenga, J. J., Weiss, S. T., Karlson, E. W., Smoller, J. W., Green, R. C., Feng, Y. -C. A., Mercader, J., Murphy, S. N., Meigs, J. B., Woolley, A. E., Perez, E. F., Rader, D., Verma, A., Ritchie, M. D., Li, B., Verma, S. S., Lucas, A., Bradford, Y., Zeberg, H., Frithiof, R., Hultstrom, M., Lipcsey, M., Tardif, N., Rooyackers, O., Grip, J., Maricic, T., Karczewski, K. J., Atkinson, E. G., Tsuo, K., Baya, N., Turley, P., Gupta, R., Callier, S., Walters, R. K., Palmer, D. S., Sarma, G., Cheng, N., Lu, W., Bryant, S., Churchhouse, C., Cusick, C., Goldstein, J. I., King, D., Seed, C., Finucane, H., Martin, A. R., Kyle Satterstrom, F., Wilson, D. J., Armstrong, J., Rudkin, J. K., Band, G., Earle, S. G., Lin, S. -K., Arning, N., Crook, D. W., Wyllie, D. H., O'Connell, A. M., Spencer, C. C. A., Koelling, N., Field, M. J., Scott, R. H., Fowler, T., Moutsianas, L., Kousathanas, A., Pasko, D., Walker, S., Rendon, A., Stuckey, A., Odhams, C. A., Rhodes, D., Chan, G., Arumugam, P., Ball, C. A., Hong, E. L., Rand, K., Girshick, A., Guturu, H., Baltzell, A. H., Roberts, G., Park, D., Coignet, M., Mccurdy, S., Knight, S., Partha, R., Rhead, B., Zhang, M., Berkowitz, N., Gaddis, M., Noto, K., Ruiz, L., Pavlovic, M., Sloofman, L. G., Charney, A. W., Beckmann, N. D., Schadt, E. E., Jordan, D. M., Thompson, R. C., Gettler, K., Abul-Husn, N. S., Ascolillo, S., Buxbaum, J. D., Chaudhary, K., Cho, J. H., Itan, Y., Kenny, E. E., Belbin, G. M., Sealfon, S. C., Sebra, R. P., Salib, I., Collins, B. L., Levy, T., Brit-Van, B., Keller, K., Tang, L., Peruggia, M., Hiester, L. L., Niblo, K., Aksentijevich, A., Labkowsky, A., Karp, A., Zlatopolsky, M., Preuss, M., Loos, R. J. F., Nadkarni, G. N., Do, R., Hoggart, C., Choi, S., Underwood, S. J., O'Reilly, P., Huckins, L. M., Zyndorf, M., Sanguinetti M. (ORCID:0000-0002-9780-7059), and Masucci L. (ORCID:0000-0002-8358-6726)

Abstract

Variability in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and COVID-19 disease severity between individuals is partly due to genetic factors. Here, we identify 4 genomic loci with suggestive associations for SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and 19 for COVID-19 disease severity. Four of these 23 loci likely have an ethnicity-specific component. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) signals in 11 loci colocalize with expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) associated with the expression of 20 genes in 62 tissues/cell types (range: 1:43 tissues/gene), including lung, brain, heart, muscle, and skin as well as the digestive system and immune system. We perform genetic fine mapping to compute 99% credible SNP sets, which identify 10 GWAS loci that have eight or fewer SNPs in the credible set, including three loci with one single likely causal SNP. Our study suggests that the diverse symptoms and disease severity of COVID-19 observed between individuals is associated with variants across the genome, affecting gene expression levels in a wide variety of tissue types.

Published
2021

25. Corrigendum to “Premature ovarian senescence and a high miscarriage rate impair fertility in women with HCV” [J Hepatol 68 (2018) 33–41](S0168827817322596)(10.1016/j.jhep.2017.08.019)

Author

Karampatou A., Karampatou, A, Han, X, Kondili, L, Taliani, G, Ciancio, A, Morisco, F, Critelli, R, Baraldi, E, Bernabucci, V, Troshina, G, Guarino, M, Tagliavini, S, D'Ambrosio, F, Bristot, L, Turco, L, Rosato, S, Vella, S, Trenti, T, Neri, I, La Marca, A, Manthena, S, Goldstein, A, Bruno, S, Bao, Y, Gonzalez, Y, Villa, E, Craxi, A, Petta, S, Calvaruso, V, Brunetto, M, Coco, B, Chessa, L, Pasetto, M, Bigliotti, E, Tamburrini, F, Montalto, G, Capitano, A, Ieluzzi, D, Fattovich, G, Zignego, A, Monti, M, Gragnani, L, Zuin, M, Finati, E, Giorgini, A, Angarano, G, Milella, M, Alessandro, F, Dallio, M, Mazzella, G, Lazzarini, G, Di Fine, M, Russo, F, Zanetto, A, Castelli, F, Zaltron, S, Raimondo, G, Filomia, R, Puoti, M, Danieli, E, Strazzabosco, M, Gemma, M, Angelico, M, De Leonardis, F, Gori, A, Cappelletti, E, Bruno, R, Cima, S, Coppola, C, Amoruso, D, Andreone, P, Simonetti, G, Gaeta, G, Brancaccio, G, Toniutto, P, Dissegna, D, Mondelli, M, Ludovisi, S, Persico, M, Masarone, M, Torti, C, Strazzulla, A, Rosina, F, Framarin, L, Weimer, L, Quaranta, M, Falzano, L, Mallano, A, Karampatou A., Han X., Kondili L. A., Taliani G., Ciancio A., Morisco F., Critelli R. M., Baraldi E., Bernabucci V., Troshina G., Guarino M., Tagliavini S., D'Ambrosio F., Bristot L., Turco L., Rosato S., Vella S., Trenti T., Neri I., La Marca A., Manthena S., Goldstein A. S., Bruno S., Bao Y., Gonzalez Y. S., Villa E., Craxi A., Petta S., Calvaruso V., Brunetto M., Coco B., Chessa L., Pasetto M. C., Bigliotti E., Tamburrini F., Montalto G., Capitano A. R., Ieluzzi D., Fattovich G., Zignego A. L., Monti M., Gragnani L., Zuin M., Finati E., Giorgini A., Angarano G., Milella M., Alessandro F., Dallio M., Mazzella G., Lazzarini G., Di Fine M., Russo F. P., Zanetto A., Castelli F., Zaltron S., Raimondo G., Filomia R., Puoti M., Danieli E., Strazzabosco M., Gemma M., Angelico M., De Leonardis F., Gori A., Cappelletti E., Bruno R., Cima S., Coppola C., Amoruso D. C., Andreone P., Simonetti G., Gaeta G. B., Brancaccio G., Toniutto P., Dissegna D., Mondelli M., Ludovisi S., Persico M., Masarone M., Torti C., Strazzulla A., Rosina F., Framarin L., Weimer L. E., Quaranta M. G., Falzano L., Mallano A., Karampatou A., Karampatou, A, Han, X, Kondili, L, Taliani, G, Ciancio, A, Morisco, F, Critelli, R, Baraldi, E, Bernabucci, V, Troshina, G, Guarino, M, Tagliavini, S, D'Ambrosio, F, Bristot, L, Turco, L, Rosato, S, Vella, S, Trenti, T, Neri, I, La Marca, A, Manthena, S, Goldstein, A, Bruno, S, Bao, Y, Gonzalez, Y, Villa, E, Craxi, A, Petta, S, Calvaruso, V, Brunetto, M, Coco, B, Chessa, L, Pasetto, M, Bigliotti, E, Tamburrini, F, Montalto, G, Capitano, A, Ieluzzi, D, Fattovich, G, Zignego, A, Monti, M, Gragnani, L, Zuin, M, Finati, E, Giorgini, A, Angarano, G, Milella, M, Alessandro, F, Dallio, M, Mazzella, G, Lazzarini, G, Di Fine, M, Russo, F, Zanetto, A, Castelli, F, Zaltron, S, Raimondo, G, Filomia, R, Puoti, M, Danieli, E, Strazzabosco, M, Gemma, M, Angelico, M, De Leonardis, F, Gori, A, Cappelletti, E, Bruno, R, Cima, S, Coppola, C, Amoruso, D, Andreone, P, Simonetti, G, Gaeta, G, Brancaccio, G, Toniutto, P, Dissegna, D, Mondelli, M, Ludovisi, S, Persico, M, Masarone, M, Torti, C, Strazzulla, A, Rosina, F, Framarin, L, Weimer, L, Quaranta, M, Falzano, L, Mallano, A, Karampatou A., Han X., Kondili L. A., Taliani G., Ciancio A., Morisco F., Critelli R. M., Baraldi E., Bernabucci V., Troshina G., Guarino M., Tagliavini S., D'Ambrosio F., Bristot L., Turco L., Rosato S., Vella S., Trenti T., Neri I., La Marca A., Manthena S., Goldstein A. S., Bruno S., Bao Y., Gonzalez Y. S., Villa E., Craxi A., Petta S., Calvaruso V., Brunetto M., Coco B., Chessa L., Pasetto M. C., Bigliotti E., Tamburrini F., Montalto G., Capitano A. R., Ieluzzi D., Fattovich G., Zignego A. L., Monti M., Gragnani L., Zuin M., Finati E., Giorgini A., Angarano G., Milella M., Alessandro F., Dallio M., Mazzella G., Lazzarini G., Di Fine M., Russo F. P., Zanetto A., Castelli F., Zaltron S., Raimondo G., Filomia R., Puoti M., Danieli E., Strazzabosco M., Gemma M., Angelico M., De Leonardis F., Gori A., Cappelletti E., Bruno R., Cima S., Coppola C., Amoruso D. C., Andreone P., Simonetti G., Gaeta G. B., Brancaccio G., Toniutto P., Dissegna D., Mondelli M., Ludovisi S., Persico M., Masarone M., Torti C., Strazzulla A., Rosina F., Framarin L., Weimer L. E., Quaranta M. G., Falzano L., and Mallano A.

Abstract

It has come to our attention that the PITER framework investigator, Alessandro Federico, was incorrectly listed as F. Alessandro in the original manuscript. Please note that the correct name of this author is Alessandro Federico (2nd University of Naples). The correct list of PITER investigators is in the footnote below.

Published
2018

26. Premature ovarian senescence and a high miscarriage rate impair fertility in women with HCV

Author

Karampatou, Aimilia, Han, Xue, Kondili, Loreta A., Taliani, Gloria, Ciancio, Alessia, Morisco, Filomena, Critelli, Rosina Maria, Baraldi, Enrica, Bernabucci, Veronica, Troshina, Giulia, Guarino, Maria, Tagliavini, Simonetta, D'Ambrosio, Federica, Bristot, Laura, Turco, Laura, Rosato, Stefano, Vella, Stefano, Trenti, Tommaso, Neri, Isabella, La Marca, Antonio, Manthena, Shivaji, Goldstein, Andrea S., Bruno, Savino, Bao, Yanjun, Gonzalez, Yuri Sanchez, Villa, Erica, Craxì, A., Petta, S., Calvaruso, V., Brunetto, M., Coco, B., Chessa, L., Pasetto, M. C., Bigliotti, E., Tamburrini, F., Montalto, G., Capitano, A. R., Ieluzzi, D., Fattovich, G., Zignego, A. L., Monti, M., Gragnani, L., Zuin, M., Finati, E., Giorgini, A., Angarano, G., Milella, M., Federico, A., Alessandro, F., Dallio, M., Mazzella, G., Lazzarini, G., Di Fine, M., Russo, F. P., Zanetto, A., Castelli, F., Zaltron, S., Raimondo, G., Filomia, R., Puoti, M., Danieli, E., Strazzabosco, M., Gemma, M., Angelico, M., De Leonardis, F., Gori, A., Cappelletti, E., Bruno, R., Cima, S., Coppola, C., Amoruso, D. C., Andreone, P., Simonetti, G., Gaeta, G. B., Brancaccio, G., Toniutto, P., Dissegna, D., Mondelli, M., Ludovisi, S., Persico, M., Masarone, M., Torti, C., Strazzulla, A., Rosina, F., Framarin, L., Weimer, L. E., Quaranta, M. G., Falzano, L., Mallano, A., Karampatou, A., Han, X., Kondili, L., Taliani, G., Ciancio, A., Morisco, F., Critelli, R., Baraldi, E., Bernabucci, V., Troshina, G., Guarino, M., Tagliavini, S., D'Ambrosio, F., Bristot, L., Turco, L., Rosato, S., Vella, S., Trenti, T., Neri, I., La Marca, A., Manthena, S., Goldstein, A., Bruno, S., Bao, Y., Gonzalez, Y., Villa, E., Craxi, A., Petta, S., Calvaruso, V., Karampatou, A, Han, X, Kondili, L, Taliani, G, Ciancio, A, Morisco, F, Critelli, R, Baraldi, E, Bernabucci, V, Troshina, G, Guarino, M, Tagliavini, S, D'Ambrosio, F, Bristot, L, Turco, L, Rosato, S, Vella, S, Trenti, T, Neri, I, La Marca, A, Manthena, S, Goldstein, A, Bruno, S, Bao, Y, Gonzalez, Y, Villa, E, Craxi, A, Petta, S, Calvaruso, V, Brunetto, M, Coco, B, Chessa, L, Pasetto, M, Bigliotti, E, Tamburrini, F, Montalto, G, Capitano, A, Ieluzzi, D, Fattovich, G, Zignego, A, Monti, M, Gragnani, L, Zuin, M, Finati, E, Giorgini, A, Angarano, G, Milella, M, Alessandro, F, Dallio, M, Mazzella, G, Lazzarini, G, Di Fine, M, Russo, F, Zanetto, A, Castelli, F, Zaltron, S, Raimondo, G, Filomia, R, Puoti, M, Danieli, E, Strazzabosco, M, Gemma, M, Angelico, M, De Leonardis, F, Gori, A, Cappelletti, E, Bruno, R, Cima, S, Coppola, C, Amoruso, D, Andreone, P, Simonetti, G, Gaeta, G, Brancaccio, G, Toniutto, P, Dissegna, D, Mondelli, M, Ludovisi, S, Persico, M, Masarone, M, Torti, C, Strazzulla, A, Rosina, F, Framarin, L, Weimer, L, Quaranta, M, Falzano, L, Mallano, A, Karampatou, Aimilia, Han, Xue, Kondili, Loreta A., Taliani, Gloria, Ciancio, Alessia, Morisco, Filomena, Critelli, Rosina Maria, Baraldi, Enrica, Bernabucci, Veronica, Troshina, Giulia, Guarino, Maria, Tagliavini, Simonetta, D'Ambrosio, Federica, Bristot, Laura, Turco, Laura, Rosato, Stefano, Vella, Stefano, Trenti, Tommaso, Neri, Isabella, La Marca, Antonio, Manthena, Shivaji, Goldstein, Andrea S., Bruno, Savino, Bao, Yanjun, Gonzalez, Yuri Sanchez, Villa, Erica, Craxì, A., Brunetto, M., Coco, B., Chessa, L., Pasetto, M. C., Bigliotti, E., Tamburrini, F., Montalto, G., Capitano, A. R., Ieluzzi, D., Fattovich, G., Zignego, A. L., Monti, M., Gragnani, L., Zuin, M., Finati, E., Giorgini, A., Angarano, G., Milella, M., Alessandro, F., Dallio, M., Mazzella, G., Lazzarini, G., Di Fine, M., Russo, F. P., Zanetto, A., Castelli, F., Zaltron, S., Raimondo, G., Filomia, R., Puoti, M., Danieli, E., Strazzabosco, M., Gemma, M., Angelico, M., De Leonardis, F., Gori, A., Cappelletti, E., Bruno, R., Cima, S., Coppola, C., Amoruso, D. C., Andreone, P., Simonetti, G., Gaeta, G. B., Brancaccio, G., Toniutto, P., Dissegna, D., Mondelli, M., Ludovisi, S., Persico, M., Masarone, M., Torti, C., Strazzulla, A., Rosina, F., Framarin, L., Weimer, L. E., Quaranta, M. G., Falzano, L., Mallano, A., Pasetto, M.C., Capitano, A.R., Zignego, A.L., Russo, F.P., Amoruso, D.C., Gaeta, G.B., Weimer, L.E., Quaranta, M.G., Craxã¬, A., and Federico, A.

Subjects
Anti-Mullerian hormone, Antiviral therapy, HBV, HCV, Sustained viral response, Hepatology, Infertility, medicine.medical_specialty, media_common.quotation_subject, Fertility, Anti-Müllerian hormone, Miscarriage, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Medicine, Prospective cohort study, media_common, Gynecology, Anti-Müllerian hormone, Antiviral therapy, HBV, HCV, Sustained viral response, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, business.industry, Obstetrics, medicine.disease, Anti-Müllerian hormone, Gestational diabetes, Cohort, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, business, Live birth, Cell aging
Abstract

Background & Aims Premenopausal women who are HCV positive (HCV+) have failing ovarian function, which is likely to impact their fertility. Thus, we investigated the reproductive history, risk of infertility, and pregnancy outcomes in women of childbearing age who were HCV+. Methods Three different groups were studied: (1) Clinical cohort: 100 women who were HCV+ and also had chronic liver disease (CLD), age matched with 50 women who were HBV+ with CLD and with 100 healthy women; all women were consecutively observed in three gastroenterology units in hospitals in Italy; (2) 1,998 women who were HCV+ and enrolled in the Italian Platform for the Study of Viral Hepatitis Therapies (PITER); (3) 6,085 women, who were mono-infected with HCV, and 20,415 women, who were HCV−, from a large de-identified insurance database from the USA. Measurements: total fertility rate (TFR) defined as the average number of children that a woman would bear during her lifetime. To define the reproductive stage of each participant, levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and 17β-estradiol were measured. Results Clinical cohort: women who were either HCV+ or HBV+ had similar CLD severity and age at first pregnancy. Based on a multivariate analysis, women who were HCV+ had a higher risk of miscarriage than those who were HBV+ (odds ratio [OR] 6,905; 95% CI 1.771–26.926). Among women who were HCV+, incidence of miscarriage was correlated with median AMH level (1.0 ng/ml). Achieving a sustained virologic response (SVR) after antiviral treatment reduced the risk of miscarriage (OR 0.255; 95% CI 0.090–0.723). In the PITER-HCV cohort, miscarriage occurred in 42.0% of women (44.6% had multiple miscarriages). TFR for women who were HCV+ and between 15 and 49 years of age was 0.7 vs. 1.37 of Italian population of the same age range. In the US cohort: compared with women who were HCV−, women who were HCV+ positive were significantly more likely to have infertility (OR 2.439; 95% CI 2.130–2.794), premature birth (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.060–1.690), gestational diabetes (OR 1.24; 95% CI 1.020–1.510), and pre-eclampsia (OR 1.206; 95% CI 0.935–1.556), and were less likely to have a live birth (OR 0.754; 95% CI 0.622–0.913). Conclusions Ovarian senescence in women of childbearing age who are HCV+ is associated with a lower chance of live birth, greater risk of infertility, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia and miscarriage. Such risks could be positively influenced by successful HCV cure. Lay summary Most new cases of HCV infection are among people who inject drugs, many of whom are young women in their childbearing years. Women of reproductive age who are HCV+ display markers of ovarian senescence. This is associated with an increased burden in terms of infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including stillbirth, miscarriage, fewer live births, and gestational diabetes. Early viral suppression with therapy is likely to mitigate these risks.

Published
2017

27. Corrigendum to 'Premature ovarian senescence and a high miscarriage rate impair fertility in women with HCV' [J Hepatol 68 (2018) 33–41](S0168827817322596)(10.1016/j.jhep.2017.08.019)

Author

Karampatou, A., Han, X., Kondili, L. A., Taliani, G., Ciancio, A., Morisco, F., Critelli, R. M., Baraldi, E., Bernabucci, V., Troshina, G., Guarino, M., Tagliavini, S., D'Ambrosio, F., Bristot, L., Turco, L., Rosato, S., Vella, S., Trenti, T., Neri, I., La Marca, A., Manthena, S., Goldstein, A. S., Bruno, S., Bao, Y., Gonzalez, Y. S., Villa, E., Craxi, A., Petta, S., Calvaruso, V., Brunetto, M., Coco, B., Chessa, L., Pasetto, M. C., Bigliotti, E., Tamburrini, F., Montalto, G., Capitano, A. R., Ieluzzi, D., Fattovich, G., Zignego, A. L., Monti, M., Gragnani, L., Zuin, M., Finati, E., Giorgini, A., Angarano, G., Milella, M., Alessandro, F., Dallio, M., Mazzella, G., Lazzarini, G., Di Fine, M., Russo, F. P., Zanetto, A., Castelli, F., Zaltron, S., Raimondo, G., Filomia, R., Puoti, M., Danieli, E., Strazzabosco, M., Gemma, M., Angelico, M., De Leonardis, F., Gori, A., Cappelletti, E., Bruno, R., Cima, S., Coppola, C., Amoruso, D. C., Andreone, P., Simonetti, G., Gaeta, G. B., Brancaccio, G., Toniutto, P., Dissegna, D., Mondelli, M., Ludovisi, S., Persico, M., Masarone, M., Torti, C., Strazzulla, A., Rosina, F., Framarin, L., Weimer, L. E., Quaranta, M. G., Falzano, L., Mallano, A., Karampatou A., Han X., Kondili L.A., Taliani G., Ciancio A., Morisco F., Critelli R.M., Baraldi E., Bernabucci V., Troshina G., Guarino M., Tagliavini S., D'Ambrosio F., Bristot L., Turco L., Rosato S., Vella S., Trenti T., Neri I., La Marca A., Manthena S., Goldstein A.S., Bruno S., Bao Y., Gonzalez Y.S., Villa E., Craxi A., Petta S., Calvaruso V., Brunetto M., Coco B., Chessa L., Pasetto M.C., Bigliotti E., Tamburrini F., Montalto G., Capitano A.R., Ieluzzi D., Fattovich G., Zignego A.L., Monti M., Gragnani L., Zuin M., Finati E., Giorgini A., Angarano G., Milella M., Alessandro F., Dallio M., Mazzella G., Lazzarini G., Di Fine M., Russo F.P., Zanetto A., Castelli F., Zaltron S., Raimondo G., Filomia R., Puoti M., Danieli E., Strazzabosco M., Gemma M., Angelico M., De Leonardis F., Gori A., Cappelletti E., Bruno R., Cima S., Coppola C., Amoruso D.C., Andreone P., Simonetti G., Gaeta G.B., Brancaccio G., Toniutto P., Dissegna D., Mondelli M., Ludovisi S., Persico M., Masarone M., Torti C., Strazzulla A., Rosina F., Framarin L., Weimer L.E., Quaranta M.G., Falzano L., and Mallano A.

Subjects
Hepatology, Hepatitis B, EASL guidelines, Treatment, Interferon, Entecavir, Tenofovir, TAF, HBsAg, Hepatocellular carcinoma, HBV DNA, HBV reactivation, Mother to child transmission, EASL guideline
Abstract

It has come to our attention that the PITER framework investigator, Alessandro Federico, was incorrectly listed as F. Alessandro in the original manuscript. Please note that the correct name of this author is Alessandro Federico (2nd University of Naples). The correct list of PITER investigators is in the footnote below.

Published
2018

31. Patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving treatment with direct acting antivirals: How is this population changing?

Author

Lombardi, Andrea, Colaneri, Marta, Vijayagopal, Kesav Aditya, Sambo, Margherita, Legnazzi, Patrizia, Sacchi, Paolo, Zuccaro, Valentina, Maiocchi, Laura, Maserati, Renato, Gulminetti, Roberto, Pagnucco, Layla, Novati, Stefano, Zanaboni, Domenico, Michelone, Giuseppe, Ludovisi, Serena, Mondelli, Mario U., and Bruno, Raffaele

Abstract

Direct acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have revolutionized the landscape of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) enabling treatment of all those infected. It remains to be determined how the characteristics of those receiving treatment are changing. We retrospectively analysed all the patients with CHC who received treatment with DAAs in a large referral centre since 01/01/2015. We stratified their demographic, clinical and virological characteristics at baseline and the sustained virological response (SVR) rates according to the year of treatment. In the study were included 2565 patients. During the study period, the yearly proportion of men and cirrhotic patients decreased (p <0.001) whereas mean age increased from 59.8 to 62.2 years old (p =0.04). An increasing trend was observed in the foreign-born patients from 4.3% to 7.9%, without reaching statistical significance. The prevalence of comorbidities had also increased during the study period (p <0.001). Instead, the yearly number of experienced patients decreased significantly (p <0.001) as well as the mean MELD score of cirrhotic patients from 9 to 7.6 (p <0.001). SVR rates increased significantly, from 93.4% in 2015 to 97.1% in 2018 (P <0.05). The population of patients with CHC receiving DAAs is becoming older and with more comorbidities. Nevertheless, this did not impact SVR rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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33. Ecological network analysis metrics: The need for an entire ecosystem approach in management and policy.

Author

Fath, Brian D., Asmus, Harald, Asmus, Ragnhild, Baird, Dan, Borrett, Stuart R., de Jonge, Victor N., Ludovisi, Alessandro, Niquil, Nathalie, Scharler, Ursula M., Schückel, Ulrike, and Wolff, Matthias

Subjects
ECOSYSTEM management, ECOSYSTEMS, NEEDS assessment, ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis, FOOD chains
Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we identified seven ecological network analysis (ENA) metrics that, in our opinion, have high potential to provide useful and practical information for environmental decision-makers and stakeholders. Measurement and quantification of the network indicators requires that an ecosystem level assessment is implemented. The ENA metrics convey the status of the ecological system state variables, and mostly, the flows and relations between the various nodes of the network. The seven metrics are: 1) Average Path Length (APL), 2) Finn Cycling Index (FCI), 3) Mean Trophic level (MTL), 4) Detritivory to Herbivory ratio (D:H), 5) Keystoneness, 6) Structural Information (SI), and 7) Flow-based Information indices. The procedure for calculating each metric is detailed along with a short evaluation of their potential assessment of environmental status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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34. Warming trends of perialpine lakes from homogenised time series of historical satellite and in-situ data

Author

Pareeth, S, Bresciani, M, Buzzi, F, Leoni, B, Lepori, F, Ludovisi, A, Morabito, G, Adrian, R, Neteler, M, Salmaso, N, Pareeth, S, Bresciani, M, Buzzi, F, Leoni, B, Lepori, F, Ludovisi, A, Morabito, G, Adrian, R, Neteler, M, and Salmaso, N

Abstract

The availability of more than thirty years of historical satellite data is a valuable source which could be used as an alternative to the sparse in-situ data. We developed a new homogenised time series of daily day time Lake Surface Water Temperature (LSWT) over the last thirty years (1986â 2015) at a spatial resolution of 1 km from thirteen polar orbiting satellites. The new homogenisation procedure implemented in this study corrects for the different acquisition times of the satellites standardizing the derived LSWT to 12:00 UTC. In this study, we developed new time series of LSWT for five large lakes in Italy and evaluated the product with in-situ data from the respective lakes. Furthermore, we estimated the long-term annual and summer trends, the temporal coherence of mean LSWT between the lakes, and studied the intra-annual variations and long-term trends from the newly developed LSWT time series. We found a regional warming trend at a rate of 0.017 °C yr â 1annually and 0.032 °C yr â 1during summer. Mean annual and summer LSWT temporal patterns in these lakes were found to be highly coherent. Amidst the reported rapid warming of lakes globally, it is important to understand the long-term variations of surface temperature at a regional scale. This study contributes a new method to derive long-term accurate LSWT for lakes with sparse in-situ data thereby facilitating understanding of regional level changes in lake's surface temperature.

Published
2017

39. Towards a sounder interpretation of entropy-based indicators in ecological network analysis.

Author

Ludovisi, Alessandro and Scharler, Ursula Michaela

Subjects
*ENTROPY, *GEOGRAPHIC network analysis, *ECOLOGY, *STATISTICAL correlation, *ECOSYSTEMS
Abstract

Various indicators rooted in the concepts of information and entropy have been proposed to be used for ecological network analysis. They are theoretically well grounded and widely used in the literature, but have always been difficult to interpret due to an apparent lack of strict relations with node and link weight. We generated several sets of 10,000 networks in order to explore such relations and work towards a sounder interpretation. The indices we explored are based on network composition (i.e., type and importance of network compartments), or network flows (i.e., type and importance of flows among compartments), including Structural Information (SI), Total System Throughput (TST), Average Mutual Information (AMI), Flow Diversity (H), and Ascendency (ASC). A correlation analysis revealed a lack of strict relationships among the responses of the investigated indicators within the simulated space of variability of the networks. However, fairly coherent patterns of response were revealed when networks were sorted by following a “bottom-up” criterion, i.e. by increasing the dominance of the large-sized top predator in the network. This ranking is reminiscent of ecosystem succession, along which the prominence of higher trophic level organisms progressively increases. In particular, the results show that a simple increase in organisms having large size and low consumption rates is potentially able to simultaneously lead to an increase of different types of information (as SI, H and AMI), thus also emphasizing the importance of bionomic traits related to body size in affecting information-related properties in a trophically connected community. The observed trends suffer from a certain dispersion of data, which was diminished by imposing specific and ecologically meaningful constraints, such as mass balancing and restriction to certain range of the ratio A/C, an index related to the viability of ecological networks. These results suggest that the identification of a set of effective constraints may help to identify improved conditions for applicability of the investigated flow-based indicators, and also provide indication on how to normalise them with respect to meaningful network properties or reference states. Thus, in order to increase confidence in the derived network metrics describing a particular ecosystem state, and thus increase their applicability, it is advisable to construct replicate networks by taking the variability of input data into account, and by applying uncertainty and sensitivity analyses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2017
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41. IL-4 specific-response in whole blood associates with human Cystic Echinococcosis and cyst activity.

Author

Petrone, Linda, Vanini, Valentina, Petruccioli, Elisa, Ettorre, Giuseppe Maria, Busi Rizzi, Elisa, Schininà, Vincenzo, Girardi, Enrico, Ludovisi, Alessandra, Gómez-Morales, María Ángeles, Pozio, Edoardo, Teggi, Antonella, and Goletti, Delia

Abstract

Summary Objectives Human Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is estimated in 2–3 million global cases. CE diagnosis and clinical management are based on imaging and serology, which lacks sensitivity and does not provide cyst stage information. This study aimed to evaluate tools for improving diagnosis by analysing the Interleukin (IL)-4-response to Antigen B (AgB) of Echinococcus granulosus . Methods Whole blood (WB) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with AgB. IL-4 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results WB 1-day stimulation resulted the best experimental condition for evaluating AgB IL-4-response. IL-4 levels were significantly higher in CE patients than healthy donors ( p ≤ 0.0001). A ROC analysis showed significant area under the curve (AUC) results (AUC, 0.85; p = 0.0001) identifying an IL-4 level cut-off point ≥0.39 pg/mL which predicted CE with 71.4% sensitivity and 93.3% specificity. Moreover, we found that IL-4 levels were significantly increased in patients with active cysts compared to those with inactive cysts ( p ≤ 0.0001). ROC analysis showed significant AUC results (0.94; p = 0.0001) with a cut-off point of 4.6 pg/mL which predicted active cysts with 84.6% sensitivity and 92% specificity. Conclusions We found immunological correlates associated with CE and biological cyst activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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43. Effectiveness of entropy-based functions in the analysis of ecosystem state and development.

Author

Ludovisi, Alessandro

Subjects
*ECOSYSTEM services, *ENVIRONMENTAL indicators, *ENVIRONMENTAL databases, *EXERGY, *ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring, *ENTROPY (Information theory)
Abstract

Highlights: [•] The responses of the examined entropy-based indicators are consistent with those of Odum's classical indicators of maturity. [•] The maximisation of storage, both in terms of biomass and information, is confirmed as a general principle of ecosystem development. [•] The specific entropy production is confirmed as a creditable orientor, particularly suitable for comparing ecosystems having different carrying capacity. [•] The maximisation of entropy production appears as a debatable criterion of development. [•] Detritus introduces a distortion in the relationships between exergy and the other entropy-based functions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2014
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44. Systematic non-dimensional parametric investigation for the thermo-fluid dynamics of two-layered fluid systems

Author

Ludovisi, Daniele, Cha, Soyoung S., Ramachandran, Raranaynan, and Worek, William M.

Subjects
*PARAMETER estimation, *FLUID dynamics, *HEAT transfer, *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *LIQUID-liquid interfaces, *SURFACE tension, *MATHEMATICAL variables
Abstract

Abstract: Fluid dynamics and heat transfer of immiscible two-layered fluid systems have been of great importance in a variety of industrial as well as extraterrestrial exploration applications. Control and optimization of such a liquid–liquid arrangement need complete understanding of complex synergistic phenomena, especially those induced by surface tension at the fluid interface. Previously-reported investigations for the natural and Marangoni convection of two-layered immiscible systems have been incoherent, having no systematic presentation based on the key dimensionless parameters that govern the flow. The paper here presents a rigorous scheme and the results of a non-dimensional analysis, which allows a systematic and coherent interpretation of the system flow. The approach leads to ten non-dimensional parameters to completely characterize the thermo-fluid dynamics under the hypothesis of flat non-deformable interface. The system for a set of dimensionless parameters can have five degrees of freedom in physical variables, with fifteen dimensional physical variables appearing in the governing equations. The effect and importance of each non-dimensional parameter have also been numerically analyzed in search of a further reduction of the parameters describing the phenomena. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2013
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45. A distinctive Western blot pattern to recognize Trichinella infections in humans and pigs

Author

Gómez-Morales, Maria Angeles, Ludovisi, Alessandra, Amati, Marco, Blaga, Radu, Zivojinovic, Milena, Ribicich, Mabel, and Pozio, Edoardo

Subjects
*WESTERN immunoblotting, *TRICHINELLA, *ZOONOSES, *ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, *TRICHINOSIS, *SWINE infections
Abstract

Abstract: Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by parasites of the genus Trichinella, which have a cosmopolitan distribution. For diagnostic purposes, a confirmatory test for ELISA-positive human and pig sera such as Western blotting is required, due to the high number of ELISA false positive sera. The objective of this study was to identify the Trichinella-specific antigens most frequently recognized by sera from Trichinella-infected humans and pigs, so as to define a distinctive pattern of Trichinella infection in sera from infected hosts using Western blots which allow false positive sera to be distinguished from true positive sera. Using excretory/secretory antigens, 450 human sera were tested by Western blotting: 150 from persons with a confirmed diagnosis of trichinellosis and 300 from persons who did not have trichinellosis but who tested positive by ELISA (i.e., false positives). We also tested 210 pig sera: (i) 30 from pigs experimentally infected with Trichinella spiralis; (ii) 90 from naturally T. spiralis-infected pigs; and (iii) 90 from pigs not infected with Trichinella, as shown after artificial digestion of the diaphragm pillars, yet which tested positive by ELISA (i.e., false positives). All true positive sera (i.e., sera from persons with confirmed trichinellosis as well as sera from naturally and experimentally infected pigs), reacted with a three-band pattern ranging in size from 48–72kDa. A distinctive pattern for recognizing Trichinella spp. infections in humans and pigs by Western blots is defined; it shows a sensitivity of 100% and it allows sera from Trichinella-infected humans and pigs to be distinguished from sera from persons and pigs that were not infected with Trichinella spp. (100% specificity). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2012
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46. Energy degradation and ecosystem development: Theoretical framing, indicators definition and application to a test case study

Author

Ludovisi, Alessandro

Subjects
*ENERGY dissipation, *BIOTIC communities, *BIOINDICATORS, *CASE studies, *DEBATE, *ENTROPY (Information theory), *EXERGY, *ENVIRONMENTAL degradation
Abstract

Abstract: During the last few decades, the so-called “maximum dissipation principle” has raised a wide debate as a paradigm governing the development of ecological systems. In the present contribution, after having discussed the meaning of the term energy degradation within the framework provided by the entropy and the exergy balance, it is suggested to distinguish three different facets of the phenomenon of the energy degradation, respectively dealing with the overall, system and environmental degradation. In relation with ecological indication, the above classification shows that different types of indicators of energy degradation can be defined, thus emphasising that a clear reference to the specific facet considered should be made in order to avoid ambiguous statements. The behaviour of several thermodynamic indicators, which include previously derived indices and a new set of entropy-based indicators, is examined along the seasonal progression in a lake ecosystem, and the effectiveness of the considered indicators in characterising the development state is evaluated by comparing their responses with the main successional traits of the phytoplankton community. The results show that, although overall degradation and related indices may deserve consideration as indicators of the extent of the degradative (biotic and abiotic) processes acting within an ecosystem, their significance as indicators of development state appears to be limited. On the other hand, indicators related to environmental degradation appear to be more promising as indicators of the development state, provided that some methodological issues dealing with the effect of the abiotic noise are properly addressed. The net radiative entropy exchange shows a significant correlation with phytoplankton successional traits, thus suggesting that the entropy changes in the radiative portion of the entropy budget are the most informative in relation to the development state of aquatic communities. The methodology adopted also lends itself to be used for evaluating the energy quality associated with an energy flow, which is here measured by the energy-to-entropy ratio. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2012
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47. Heat transfer of thermocapillary convection in a two-layered fluid system under the influence of magnetic field

Author

Ludovisi, Daniele, Cha, Soyoung S., Ramachandran, Narayanan, and Worek, William M.

Subjects
*HEAT transfer, *CONVECTION (Astrophysics), *FLUID dynamics, *MAGNETIC fields, *SPACE environment, *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *SURFACE tension, *MARANGONI effect
Abstract

Abstract: Heat transfer of a two-layer fluid system has been of great importance in a variety of industrial applications. For example, the phenomena of immiscible fluids can be found in materials processing and heat exchangers. Typically in solidification from a melt, the convective motion is the dominant factor that affects the uniformity of material properties. In the layered flow, thermocapillary forces can come into an important play, which was first emphasized by a previous investigator in 1958. Under extraterrestrial environments without gravity, thermocapillary effects can be a more dominant factor, which alters material properties in processing. Control and optimization of heat transfer in an immiscible fluid system need complete understanding of the flow phenomena that can be induced by surface tension at a fluid interface. The present work is focused on understanding of the magnetic field effects on thermocapillary convection, in order to optimize material processing. That is, it involves the study of the complicated phenomena to alter the flow motion in crystal growth. In this effort, the Marangoni convection in a cavity with differentially heated sidewalls is investigated with and without the influence of a magnetic field. As a first step, numerical analyzes are performed, by thoroughly investigating influences of all pertinent physical parameters. Experiments are then conducted, with preliminary results, for comparison with the numerical analyzes. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2009
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48. Forecast of oil price and consumption in the short term under three scenarios: Parabolic, linear and chaotic behaviour

Author

Gori, F., Ludovisi, D., and Cerritelli, P.F.

Subjects
*CONSUMPTION (Economics), *ENERGY consumption, *PETROLEUM industry, *INDUSTRIAL costs
Abstract

Abstract: The paper examines the evolution of price and consumption of oil in the last decades to construct a relationship between them. Then the work considers three possible scenarios of oil price: parabolic, linear and chaotic behaviour, to predict the evolution of price and consumption of oil up to December 2003. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2007
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49. Effect of magnetic field on two-layered natural/thermocapillary convection

Author

Ludovisi, D., Cha, S.S., Ramachandran, N., and Worek, W.M.

Subjects
*HEAT transfer, *FLUIDS, *MAGNETIC fields, *ENERGY transfer
Abstract

Abstract: Heat transfer in a two-layered fluid system is of great importance in a variety of applications. Control and optimization of convective heat transfer of the immiscible fluids needs complete understanding of all phenomena, especially those induced by surface tension at the fluid interface. The present work is focused on rather complex convective flow and heat transfer phenomena in a cavity, which can be subject to both buoyancy and thermocapillary effects in addition to the influence of magnetic field applied for flow control. With the encapsulant liquid posing magnetic properties, a magnetic force can arise to either enhance or counterbalance the gravity effect when the cavity is placed in a non-uniform magnetic field. In our study, the velocity and temperature distribution of the system can be significantly altered to change the heat transfer by varying intensity and gradient of the applied magnetic field. Preliminary results of numerical computation presented here are for a two-layered liquid cavity MnCl2·4H2O and Fluorinert FC40 under various magnetic fields intensities. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2007
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50. Use of thermodynamic indices as ecological indicators of the development state of lake ecosystems: Specific dissipation

Author

Ludovisi, Alessandro

Subjects
*LAKE ecology, *ENERGY dissipation, *ENTROPY, *EXERGY, *THERMODYNAMICS, *BIOTIC communities, *PHYTOPLANKTON, *BIOINDICATORS
Abstract

Abstract: This paper proposes the ratio between the entropy produced and the exergy stored by the biological component of an ecosystem (which may be called the specific entropy production or the specific dissipation of a community) as a tool for understanding the evolution of ecological systems. Specific dissipation, which may be taken as representing a renewed version of Odum''s Schrödinger ratio, is here proposed as an indicator of ecosystems maturity as well as an ecological orientor whose minimisation is expected throughout ecosystem development. After having presented an empirical method for estimating the specific dissipation in lake ecosystems, it has been applied to the characterization of the development state of the communities of a set of shallow lakes which lye from oligotrophic to hyper-eutrophic conditions. The adequacy of the proposed indicator has been tested and discussed along two different ecological series: the seasonal progression of phytoplankton and the trophic gradient. The results confirm that the ratio is an appropriate indicator of ecosystem maturity and support the hypothesis that its minimisation is one of the primary “goals” of ecosystem development. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2006
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