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Papers by Teresa Santostasi
Clinica Chimica Acta, Aug 1, 1991
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Jul 1, 2008
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](Journal of human genetics, Jan 25, 2016
Few mutations in cis have been annotated for F508del homozygous patients. Southern Italy patients... more Few mutations in cis have been annotated for F508del homozygous patients. Southern Italy patients who at a first analysis appeared homozygous for the F508del mutation (n=63) or compound heterozygous for the F508del and another mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (n=155) were searched for the A238V mutation in exon 6. The allelic frequency of the complex allele [A238V;F508del] was 0.04. When the whole data set was used (comprised also of 56 F508del/F508del and 34 F508del/other mutation controls), no differences reached the statistical significance in the clinical parameters, except chloride concentrations which were lower in [A238V;F508del]/other mutation compared with F508del/other mutation (P=0.03). The two study groups presented less complications than the control groups. Within the minimal data set (34 F508del/F508del, 27 F508del/other mutation, 4 [A238V;F508del]/F508del cases and 5 [A238V;F508del]/other mutation cases); that is, presenting al...
PLoS ONE, 2014
In seeking more specific biomarkers of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung inflammatory disease that wo... more In seeking more specific biomarkers of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung inflammatory disease that would be sensitive to antibiotic therapy, we sought to evaluate the gene expression profiles of neutrophils in CF patients before treatment in comparison with non-CF healthy individuals and after antibiotic treatment. Genes involved in neutrophil-mediated inflammation, i.e. chemotaxis, respiratory burst, apoptosis, and granule exocytosis, were the targets of this study. Microarray analysis was carried out in blood and airway neutrophils from CF patients and in control subjects. A fold change (log) threshold of 1.4 and a cutoff of p,0.05 were utilized to identify significant genes. Community networks and principal component analysis were used to distinguish the groups of controls, pre-and post-therapy patients. Control subjects and CF patients before therapy were readily separated, whereas a clear distinction between patients before and after antibiotic therapy was not possible. Blood neutrophils before therapy presented 269 genes down-regulated and 56 up-regulated as compared with control subjects. Comparison between the same patients before and after therapy showed instead 44 genes downregulated and 72 up-regulated. Three genes appeared to be sensitive to therapy and returned to ''healthy'' condition: phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 (PMAIP1), hydrogen voltage-gated channel 1 (HVCN1), and b-arrestin 1 (ARRB1). The up-regulation of these genes after therapy were confirmed by real time PCR. In airway neutrophils, 1029 genes were differentially expressed post-vs pre-therapy. Of these, 30 genes were up-regulated and 75 down-regulated following antibiotic treatment. However, biological plausibility determined that only down-regulated genes belonged to the gene classes studied for blood neutrophils. Finally, it was observed that commonly expressed genes showed a greater variability in airway neutrophils than that found in blood neutrophils, both before and after therapy. These results indicate more specific targets for future interventions in CF patients involving respiratory burst, apoptosis, and granule exocytosis.
The European respiratory journal, Jan 11, 2015
We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220... more We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220 CF patients from the CF Center of Bari, and tested for an association between genetic variants of the cytokine and chronic airway colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We found that carriers of the high-IL-10-producing-GCC haplotype had significantly higher risk of chronic pulmonary infection with the pathogen.
Annals of Human Genetics, 2005
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 1989
A case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD) in infancy is reported. T... more A case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD) in infancy is reported. The disease had a mild onset with generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, and T-cell deficiency. The AILD course lasted more than 100 months, alternating clinical remission to recurrent relapses. Hepatitis B viral infection suddenly evolving to hepatic failure was the cause of death. From a rapid survey of the present knowledge, the nosology, immunological features, and therapy of AILD are discussed and a possible presumptive pathogenetic pathway is proposed.
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2008
We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220... more We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220 CF patients from the CF Center of Bari, and tested for an association between genetic variants of the cytokine and chronic airway colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We found that carriers of the high-IL-10-producing-GCC haplotype had significantly higher risk of chronic pulmonary infection with the pathogen.
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2008
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2008
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2012
It is not known whether antibiotic therapy for lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) has an influe... more It is not known whether antibiotic therapy for lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) has an influence on circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) function and apoptosis. Blood PMNs were obtained from 14 CF patients before and after antibiotic treatment for an acute exacerbation, and from 10 healthy controls. PMNs were evaluated for production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by spectrophotometry, of cytokines in the conditioned medium by ELISA, and apoptotic response by cytofluorimetry. ROS and interleukin (IL)-8 were produced at higher levels by CF PMNs pre-therapy than control PMNs under basal conditions. IL-8 levels further increased after therapy. Early apoptotic response was higher in CF PMNs pre-therapy than in control PMNs, and this pattern did not change after antibiotic treatment. Circulating PMNs are primed in CF acute patients. Further studies are needed to consider PMN-produced IL-8 as a biomarker to evaluate response to antibiotic therapy in CF patients.
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2011
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene... more Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene mutations. We ascertained five patients with a novel complex CFTR allele, with two mutations, H939R and H949L, inherited in cis in the same exon of CFTR gene, and one different mutation per patient inherited in trans in a wide population of 289 Caucasian CF subjects from South Italy. The genotype-phenotype relationship in patients bearing this complex allele was investigated. The two associated mutations were related to classical severe CF phenotypes.
Genes and Immunity, 2008
Lung disease and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) airway colonization represent a major cau... more Lung disease and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) airway colonization represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). Human β-defensin (hBD)-1 is believed to play an important role in mucosal innate immunity in the lung. This study aimed to investigate whether three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 5′-untranslated region of DEFB1, G-52A, C-44G and G-20A were associated
Gene, 2012
We report the case of a patient with an apparent homozygosity for the D1152H mutation located in ... more We report the case of a patient with an apparent homozygosity for the D1152H mutation located in exon 18 of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The parents had no personal history of cystic fibrosis (CF) and referred to our laboratory after the diagnosis of fetal bowel hyperechogenicity. The proband presented with meconium ileus and normal sweat chloride test. Sequencing of the CFTR exon 18 together with quantitative genomic assays, such as real-time PCR and the multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) techniques, were performed and revealed that the father was heterozygous for the D1152H mutation and the mother carried a large deletion of the CFTR gene encompassing the genomic sequence including the same mutation. The child inherited D1152H from his father and the large deletion of the CFTR gene from his mother. We suggest that D1152H likely acts as a mild mutation with a dominant effect on the severe deletion of exon 18, considering that after 3 years of clinical examinations the child shows no classical signs and symptoms of CF. Not testing for large deletions in subjects with apparent homozygosity for a mutated CFTR allele could lead to the misidentification of CFTR mutation carrier status.
Clinica Chimica Acta, 1991
British Journal of Haematology, 1992
A detailed analysis of immunophenotype of 112 infants aged less than 18 months with acute lymphob... more A detailed analysis of immunophenotype of 112 infants aged less than 18 months with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) was performed. Patients were divided into three groups on the basis of age at presentation (under 6 months: group 1: 6-12 months: group 2; 13-18 months: group 3). There were three cases of T-ALL (2.6%). The proportion of other subtypes was: common ALL in 59 patients (52.68%), pre-B ALL in 15 patients (13.3%), pre-pre-B ALL in 27 (24.1%) and acute undifferentiated leukaemia (AUL) in eight patients (7.14%). In non-T ALL, positivity to CD10 (corresponding to C-ALL and pre-B ALL) was distributed in the three age groups as follows: 38.88% (group I) 65.38% (group II) and 86.36% (group III). Conversely, immature phenotypes (pre-pre-B and AUL) were found more often in the younger patients of groups I and II, as well as anomalous phenotypes, such as the presence of myeloid antigens (MyAg) and of CD7. Prognostic significance was evaluated as event-free survival (EFS) by statistical analysis. A better outcome in CD10-positive ALL than in CD10-negative ones (48% v. 25% of long-term survivors) was demonstrated in all infants. Similarly, EFS was significantly better in MyAg-negative than in MyAg-positive cases. These results were confirmed also when adjusting for white blood cell count. This allowed the identification of CD10-negative, MyAg-positive ALL, which were relatively more frequent in infants and had a poorer clinical outcome with the current therapies. This study stresses the prognostic relevance of the immunological study in infant leukaemias and its utility in choosing different therapeutic modalities for poor risk phenotypes.
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 2005
American Journal of Medical Genetics, 2001
During a multicentric study conducted in Southern Italy, we studied ®ve sets of cystic ®brosis si... more During a multicentric study conducted in Southern Italy, we studied ®ve sets of cystic ®brosis siblings bearing a strongly discordant liver phenotype, three with genotype DF508/R553X, one with genotype DF508/ unknown, and one with genotype unknown/unknown. The siblings of each set were raised in the same family environment, and there were no interpair differences in nutritional state or in therapy compliance. All siblings had pancreatic insuf®ciency and moderate respiratory expression. One sibling of each of the ®ve sets was free of liver involvement, and the other had severe liver expression. Other causes of liver disease (viral, metabolic, and genetic other than cystic ®brosis) were ruled out. Therefore, environmental factors, nutritional state, and therapy compliance are not involved in the liver expression of cystic ®brosis in the ®ve unrelated sibships. This suggests that modi®er genes, inherited independently of the cystic ®brosis transmembrane regulator gene, could modulate the liver expression in cystic ®brosis patients.
Clinica Chimica Acta, Aug 1, 1991
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Jul 1, 2008
Journal of human genetics, Jan 25, 2016
Few mutations in cis have been annotated for F508del homozygous patients. Southern Italy patients... more Few mutations in cis have been annotated for F508del homozygous patients. Southern Italy patients who at a first analysis appeared homozygous for the F508del mutation (n=63) or compound heterozygous for the F508del and another mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (n=155) were searched for the A238V mutation in exon 6. The allelic frequency of the complex allele [A238V;F508del] was 0.04. When the whole data set was used (comprised also of 56 F508del/F508del and 34 F508del/other mutation controls), no differences reached the statistical significance in the clinical parameters, except chloride concentrations which were lower in [A238V;F508del]/other mutation compared with F508del/other mutation (P=0.03). The two study groups presented less complications than the control groups. Within the minimal data set (34 F508del/F508del, 27 F508del/other mutation, 4 [A238V;F508del]/F508del cases and 5 [A238V;F508del]/other mutation cases); that is, presenting al...
PLoS ONE, 2014
In seeking more specific biomarkers of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung inflammatory disease that wo... more In seeking more specific biomarkers of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung inflammatory disease that would be sensitive to antibiotic therapy, we sought to evaluate the gene expression profiles of neutrophils in CF patients before treatment in comparison with non-CF healthy individuals and after antibiotic treatment. Genes involved in neutrophil-mediated inflammation, i.e. chemotaxis, respiratory burst, apoptosis, and granule exocytosis, were the targets of this study. Microarray analysis was carried out in blood and airway neutrophils from CF patients and in control subjects. A fold change (log) threshold of 1.4 and a cutoff of p,0.05 were utilized to identify significant genes. Community networks and principal component analysis were used to distinguish the groups of controls, pre-and post-therapy patients. Control subjects and CF patients before therapy were readily separated, whereas a clear distinction between patients before and after antibiotic therapy was not possible. Blood neutrophils before therapy presented 269 genes down-regulated and 56 up-regulated as compared with control subjects. Comparison between the same patients before and after therapy showed instead 44 genes downregulated and 72 up-regulated. Three genes appeared to be sensitive to therapy and returned to ''healthy'' condition: phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 (PMAIP1), hydrogen voltage-gated channel 1 (HVCN1), and b-arrestin 1 (ARRB1). The up-regulation of these genes after therapy were confirmed by real time PCR. In airway neutrophils, 1029 genes were differentially expressed post-vs pre-therapy. Of these, 30 genes were up-regulated and 75 down-regulated following antibiotic treatment. However, biological plausibility determined that only down-regulated genes belonged to the gene classes studied for blood neutrophils. Finally, it was observed that commonly expressed genes showed a greater variability in airway neutrophils than that found in blood neutrophils, both before and after therapy. These results indicate more specific targets for future interventions in CF patients involving respiratory burst, apoptosis, and granule exocytosis.
The European respiratory journal, Jan 11, 2015
We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220... more We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220 CF patients from the CF Center of Bari, and tested for an association between genetic variants of the cytokine and chronic airway colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We found that carriers of the high-IL-10-producing-GCC haplotype had significantly higher risk of chronic pulmonary infection with the pathogen.
Annals of Human Genetics, 2005
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 1989
A case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD) in infancy is reported. T... more A case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD) in infancy is reported. The disease had a mild onset with generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, and T-cell deficiency. The AILD course lasted more than 100 months, alternating clinical remission to recurrent relapses. Hepatitis B viral infection suddenly evolving to hepatic failure was the cause of death. From a rapid survey of the present knowledge, the nosology, immunological features, and therapy of AILD are discussed and a possible presumptive pathogenetic pathway is proposed.
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2008
We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220... more We genotyped three polymorphisms of the promoter region of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene in 220 CF patients from the CF Center of Bari, and tested for an association between genetic variants of the cytokine and chronic airway colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We found that carriers of the high-IL-10-producing-GCC haplotype had significantly higher risk of chronic pulmonary infection with the pathogen.
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2008
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2008
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2012
It is not known whether antibiotic therapy for lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) has an influe... more It is not known whether antibiotic therapy for lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) has an influence on circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) function and apoptosis. Blood PMNs were obtained from 14 CF patients before and after antibiotic treatment for an acute exacerbation, and from 10 healthy controls. PMNs were evaluated for production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by spectrophotometry, of cytokines in the conditioned medium by ELISA, and apoptotic response by cytofluorimetry. ROS and interleukin (IL)-8 were produced at higher levels by CF PMNs pre-therapy than control PMNs under basal conditions. IL-8 levels further increased after therapy. Early apoptotic response was higher in CF PMNs pre-therapy than in control PMNs, and this pattern did not change after antibiotic treatment. Circulating PMNs are primed in CF acute patients. Further studies are needed to consider PMN-produced IL-8 as a biomarker to evaluate response to antibiotic therapy in CF patients.
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2011
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene... more Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene mutations. We ascertained five patients with a novel complex CFTR allele, with two mutations, H939R and H949L, inherited in cis in the same exon of CFTR gene, and one different mutation per patient inherited in trans in a wide population of 289 Caucasian CF subjects from South Italy. The genotype-phenotype relationship in patients bearing this complex allele was investigated. The two associated mutations were related to classical severe CF phenotypes.
Genes and Immunity, 2008
Lung disease and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) airway colonization represent a major cau... more Lung disease and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) airway colonization represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). Human β-defensin (hBD)-1 is believed to play an important role in mucosal innate immunity in the lung. This study aimed to investigate whether three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 5′-untranslated region of DEFB1, G-52A, C-44G and G-20A were associated
Gene, 2012
We report the case of a patient with an apparent homozygosity for the D1152H mutation located in ... more We report the case of a patient with an apparent homozygosity for the D1152H mutation located in exon 18 of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The parents had no personal history of cystic fibrosis (CF) and referred to our laboratory after the diagnosis of fetal bowel hyperechogenicity. The proband presented with meconium ileus and normal sweat chloride test. Sequencing of the CFTR exon 18 together with quantitative genomic assays, such as real-time PCR and the multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA) techniques, were performed and revealed that the father was heterozygous for the D1152H mutation and the mother carried a large deletion of the CFTR gene encompassing the genomic sequence including the same mutation. The child inherited D1152H from his father and the large deletion of the CFTR gene from his mother. We suggest that D1152H likely acts as a mild mutation with a dominant effect on the severe deletion of exon 18, considering that after 3 years of clinical examinations the child shows no classical signs and symptoms of CF. Not testing for large deletions in subjects with apparent homozygosity for a mutated CFTR allele could lead to the misidentification of CFTR mutation carrier status.
Clinica Chimica Acta, 1991
British Journal of Haematology, 1992
A detailed analysis of immunophenotype of 112 infants aged less than 18 months with acute lymphob... more A detailed analysis of immunophenotype of 112 infants aged less than 18 months with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) was performed. Patients were divided into three groups on the basis of age at presentation (under 6 months: group 1: 6-12 months: group 2; 13-18 months: group 3). There were three cases of T-ALL (2.6%). The proportion of other subtypes was: common ALL in 59 patients (52.68%), pre-B ALL in 15 patients (13.3%), pre-pre-B ALL in 27 (24.1%) and acute undifferentiated leukaemia (AUL) in eight patients (7.14%). In non-T ALL, positivity to CD10 (corresponding to C-ALL and pre-B ALL) was distributed in the three age groups as follows: 38.88% (group I) 65.38% (group II) and 86.36% (group III). Conversely, immature phenotypes (pre-pre-B and AUL) were found more often in the younger patients of groups I and II, as well as anomalous phenotypes, such as the presence of myeloid antigens (MyAg) and of CD7. Prognostic significance was evaluated as event-free survival (EFS) by statistical analysis. A better outcome in CD10-positive ALL than in CD10-negative ones (48% v. 25% of long-term survivors) was demonstrated in all infants. Similarly, EFS was significantly better in MyAg-negative than in MyAg-positive cases. These results were confirmed also when adjusting for white blood cell count. This allowed the identification of CD10-negative, MyAg-positive ALL, which were relatively more frequent in infants and had a poorer clinical outcome with the current therapies. This study stresses the prognostic relevance of the immunological study in infant leukaemias and its utility in choosing different therapeutic modalities for poor risk phenotypes.
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 2005
American Journal of Medical Genetics, 2001
During a multicentric study conducted in Southern Italy, we studied ®ve sets of cystic ®brosis si... more During a multicentric study conducted in Southern Italy, we studied ®ve sets of cystic ®brosis siblings bearing a strongly discordant liver phenotype, three with genotype DF508/R553X, one with genotype DF508/ unknown, and one with genotype unknown/unknown. The siblings of each set were raised in the same family environment, and there were no interpair differences in nutritional state or in therapy compliance. All siblings had pancreatic insuf®ciency and moderate respiratory expression. One sibling of each of the ®ve sets was free of liver involvement, and the other had severe liver expression. Other causes of liver disease (viral, metabolic, and genetic other than cystic ®brosis) were ruled out. Therefore, environmental factors, nutritional state, and therapy compliance are not involved in the liver expression of cystic ®brosis in the ®ve unrelated sibships. This suggests that modi®er genes, inherited independently of the cystic ®brosis transmembrane regulator gene, could modulate the liver expression in cystic ®brosis patients.