Preoperative intrathoracic lymph node staging in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: accuracy of integrated positron emission tomography and computed …

A Billé, E Pelosi, A Skanjeti, V Arena… - European Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of integrated positron emission tomography with 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose
(FDG) and computed tomography (PET/CT) in preoperative …

VEGF-A links angiogenesis and inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis

F Scaldaferri, S Vetrano, M Sans, V Arena, G Straface… - Gastroenterology, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) mediates angiogenesis
and might also have a role in inflammation and immunity. We examined whether VEGF-…

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic: review of the literature and proposal for safe autopsy practice

…, L Abenavoli, N Malara, V Arena… - … of Pathology & …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.— The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is significantly changing
methodologic approaches in all branches of the health system. From a forensic point of …

Mesenchymal stem cells reduce colitis in mice via release of TSG6, independently of their localization to the intestine

E Sala, M Genua, L Petti, A Anselmo, V Arena… - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are pluripotent cells that can promote
expansion of immune regulatory cells and might be developed for the treatment of immune …

Pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery: incidence, site, size, and haemodynamic consequences.

M Pepi, M Muratori, P Barbier, E Doria, V Arena, M Berti… - Heart, 1994 - heart.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To evaluate the incidence, characteristics, and haemodynamic consequences
of pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery. DESIGN--Clinical, echocardiographic, and …

[HTML][HTML] VEGF-C–dependent stimulation of lymphatic function ameliorates experimental inflammatory bowel disease

…, S Vetrano, M Genua, V Arena… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs)
of unknown etiology that are associated with an aberrant mucosal immune response. …

[HTML][HTML] Update on the diagnostic pitfalls of autopsy and post-mortem genetic testing in cardiomyopathies

…, G Sarquella-Brugada, R Rossi, V Arena… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Inherited cardiomyopathies are frequent causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD), especially
in young patients. Despite at the autopsy they usually have distinctive microscopic and/or …

[HTML][HTML] Aspirin prevents colorectal cancer metastasis in mice by splitting the crosstalk between platelets and tumor cells

…, V Cufino, A Sacco, R Grande, S Alberti, V Arena… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated whether platelets prime colon cancer cells for metastasis and whether
pharmacological inhibition of platelet function may prevent it. Coculturing HT29 human colon …

The lymphatic system controls intestinal inflammation and inflammation-associated colon cancer through the chemokine decoy receptor D6

…, B Savino, R Bonecchi, C Correale, V Arena… - Gut, 2010 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aims Inflammatory CC chemokines have long been associated with cancer,
but unequivocal evidence of a role in clinically relevant models of carcinogenesis is lacking…

High-mobility group box-1 protein promotes angiogenesis after peripheral ischemia in diabetic mice through a VEGF-dependent mechanism

…, R De Cristofaro, S Lancellotti, P Rizzo, V Arena… - Diabetes, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) protein is a nuclear DNA-binding protein
released from necrotic cells, inducing inflammatory responses and promoting tissue repair …