<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cuzzoni, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">De Iudicibus, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stocco, G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Favretto, D</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pelin, M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Messina, G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ghio, L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Monti, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pasini, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Montini, G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Decorti, G</style></author></authors><translated-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nefrokid group</style></author></translated-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In vitro sensitivity to methyl-prednisolone is associated with clinical response in pediatric idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Clin Pharmacol Ther</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Clin. Pharmacol. Ther.</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016 Sep</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">100</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">268-74</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro steroid sensitivity as a predictor of clinical response to glucocorticoids in childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). Seventy-four patients (median age 4.33, interquartile range [IQR] 2.82-7.23; 63.5% male) were enrolled in a prospective multicenter study: in vitro steroid inhibition of patients' peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation was evaluated by [methyl-(3) H] thymidine incorporation assay at disease onset (T0) and after 4 weeks (T4) of treatment. Steroid dependence was associated with increased in vitro sensitivity at T4 assessed both as drug concentration inducing 50% of inhibition (IC50 ; odds ratio [OR] = 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.24-0.85; P = 0.0094) and maximum inhibition at the highest drug concentration (Imax ; OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.02-1.31; P = 0.017). IC50 &gt; 4.4 nM and Imax &lt; 92% at T4 were good predictors for optimal clinical response. These results suggest that this test may be useful for predicting the response to glucocorticoid therapy in pediatric INS.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27007551?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lucafo, M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">De Iudicibus, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Di Silvestre, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pelin, M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Candussio, L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Martelossi, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tommasini, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Piscianz, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ventura, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Decorti, G</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Long noncoding RNA GAS5: a novel marker involved in glucocorticoid response.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Curr Mol Med</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Curr. Mol. Med.</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adult</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cell Proliferation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gene Expression Regulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Glucocorticoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leukocytes, Mononuclear</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Methylprednisolone</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Middle Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Receptors, Glucocorticoid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">RNA, Long Noncoding</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Transcription, Genetic</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">94-9</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Glucocorticoids (GCs) exert their effects through regulation of gene expression after activation in the cytoplasm of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) encoded by NR3C1 gene. A negative feedback mechanism resulting in GR autoregulation has been demonstrated through the binding of the activated receptor to intragenic sequences called GRE-like elements, contained in GR gene. The long noncoding RNA growth arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5) interacts with the activated GR suppressing its transcriptional activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible role of GAS5 and NR3C1 gene expression in the antiproliferative effect of methylprednisolone in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and to correlate the expression with individual sensitivity to GCs. Subjects being poor responders to GCs presented higher levels of GAS5 and NR3C1 in comparison with good responders. We suggest that abnormal levels of GAS5 may alter GC effectiveness, probably interfering with the mechanism of GR autoregulation.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25601472?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stocco, G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">De Iudicibus, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cuzzoni, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Decorti, G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Martelossi, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ventura, A</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Letter: TPMT activity and age in IBD patients.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aliment Pharmacol Ther</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther.</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Azathioprine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Immunosuppressive Agents</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inflammatory Bowel Diseases</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thioguanine</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012 Apr</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">35</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">966-7; author reply 967-9</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22436044?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record></records></xml>