Why diabetes outpatient clinics should not close during pandemic crises
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Possible role of vitamin D in Covid-19 infection in pediatric population.
Published in Journal of endocrinological investigation
Covid-19 is a pandemic of unprecedented proportion, whose understanding and management is still under way. In the emergency setting new or available therapies to contrast the spread of COVID-19 are urgently needed. Elderly males, especially those affected by previous diseases or with comorbidities, are more prone to develop interstitial pneumonia t...
Reply to letter to the editor: “COVID‐19 and the endocrine system: exploring the unexplored”. Focus on acromegaly
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Tele-medicine versus face-to-face consultation in Endocrine Outpatients Clinic during COVID-19 outbreak: a single-center...
...Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Context The COVID-19 outbreak in Italy is the major concern of Public Health in 2020: measures of containment were progressively expanded, limiting Outpatients’ visit. Objective We have developed and applied an emergency plan, tailored for Outpatients with endocrine diseases. Design Cross-sectional study from March to May 2020. Setting Referral Uni...
An update on the pathogenesis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
It is 70 years since Noel Rose embarked on his pioneering studies that lead to the discovery of autoimmune thyroiditis and the elucidation of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. This short review to honour his passing focuses on the developments in our understanding of the causes and pathogenesis of HT over the last five years. Recent genetic studies have rep...
Study of SARS-CoV-2 in semen and urine samples of a volunteer with positive naso-pharyngeal swab.
Published in Journal of endocrinological investigation
The recent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan in 2019 has started a pandemic which has involved over a million people worldwide. A matter of debate is the possible viral detection in different body fluids than respiratory droplets. Thus, we evaluated the possible presence of SARS-CoV-2 in semen and urine samples of a volunteer with confirmed COVID-1...
Thyroid hormone concentrations in severely or critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Published in Journal of endocrinological investigation
COVID-19 is a new coronavirus infectious disease. We aimed to study the characteristics of thyroid hormone levels in patients with COVID-19 and to explore whether thyroid hormone predicts all-cause mortality of severely or critically ill patients. The clinical data of 100 patients with COVID-19, who were admitted to Wuhan Tongji Hospital from Febru...
Sperm cryopreservation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
...Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Purpose Sperm cryopreservation is fundamental in the management of patients undergoing gonadotoxic treatments. Concerns have risen in relation to SARS-CoV-2 and its potential for testicular involvement, since SARS-CoV-2-positive cryopreserved samples may have unknown effects on fertilization and embryo safety. This study therefore aimed to analyze ...
Familial non-medullary thyroid cancer: a critical review
Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Background Familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma (FNMTC), mainly of papillary histotype (FPTC), is defined by the presence of the disease in two or more first-degree relatives in the absence of other known familial syndromes. With the increasing incidence of PTC in the recent years, the familial form of the disease has also become more common th...
Detection of SARS-COV-2 receptor ACE-2 mRNA in thyroid cells: a clue for COVID-19-related subacute thyroiditis
...Published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Purpose SARS-COV-2 is a pathogenic agent belonging to the coronavirus family, responsible for the current global world pandemic. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) is the receptor for cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2. ACE-2 is a type I transmembrane metallo-carboxypeptidase involved in the Renin-Angiotensin pathway. By analyzing two independent da...
