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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Aldosteronism: A Pilot Study.

Fallo F, Dalla Pozza A, Tecchio M, Tona F, Sonino N, Ermani M, Catena C, Bertello C, Mulatero P, Sabato N, Fabris B, Sechi LA.

Am J Hypertens. 2009 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19910932 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Detection of virulence factors in Serratia strains isolated from contact lens-associated corneal ulcers.

Pinna A, Usai D, Sechi LA, Carta A, Zanetti S.

Acta Ophthalmol. 2009 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19845561 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Phages specific for mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan help serodiagnosis of tuberculosis.

Bua A, Rosu V, Molicotti P, Das Gupta SK, Ahmed N, Zanetti S, Sechi LA.

New Microbiol. 2009 Jul;32(3):293-6.PMID: 19845112 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An Outbreak of Post-Cataract Surgery Endophthalmitis Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pinna A, Usai D, Sechi LA, Zanetti S, Jesudasan NC, Thomas PA, Kaliamurthy J.

Ophthalmology. 2009 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19815282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The dual role of the kidney in primary aldosteronism: key determinant in rescue from volume expansion and persistence of hypertension.

Sechi LA, Catena C.

Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Oct;54(4):594-7. No abstract available. PMID: 19781452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Linking chronic infection and autoimmune diseases: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, SLC11A1 polymorphisms and type-1 diabetes mellitus.

Paccagnini D, Sieswerda L, Rosu V, Masala S, Pacifico A, Gazouli M, Ikonomopoulos J, Ahmed N, Zanetti S, Sechi LA.

PLoS One. 2009 Sep 21;4(9):e7109.PMID: 19768110 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Quantitative lung T cell responses aid the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Dheda K, van Zyl-Smit RN, Meldau R, Meldau S, Symons G, Khalfey H, Govender N, Rosu V, Sechi LA, Maredza A, Semple P, Whitelaw A, Wainwright H, Badri M, Dawson R, Bateman ED, Zumla A.

Thorax. 2009 Oct;64(10):847-53. Epub 2009 Jul 9.PMID: 19592392 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Direct detection of unamplified DNA from pathogenic mycobacteria using DNA-derivatized gold nanoparticles.

Liandris E, Gazouli M, Andreadou M, Comor M, Abazovic N, Sechi LA, Ikonomopoulos J.

J Microbiol Methods. 2009 Sep;78(3):260-4. Epub 2009 Jun 17.PMID: 19539667 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Metabolic dysfunction in primary aldosteronism.

Sechi LA, Colussi G, Catena C.

Hypertension. 2009 Jun;53(6):e37; author reply e38. Epub 2009 Apr 27. No abstract available. PMID: 19398650 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Utility of quantitative T-cell responses versus unstimulated interferon-{gamma} for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis.

Dheda K, van Zyl-Smit RN, Sechi LA, Badri M, Meldau R, Meldau S, Symons G, Semple PL, Maredza A, Dawson R, Wainwright H, Whitelaw A, Vallie Y, Raubenheimer P, Bateman ED, Zumla A.

Eur Respir J. 2009 Nov;34(5):1118-26. Epub 2009 Apr 22.PMID: 19386693 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Within-subject variability and boosting of T-cell interferon-gamma responses after tuberculin skin testing.

van Zyl-Smit RN, Pai M, Peprah K, Meldau R, Kieck J, Juritz J, Badri M, Zumla A, Sechi LA, Bateman ED, Dheda K.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jul 1;180(1):49-58. Epub 2009 Apr 2.PMID: 19342414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gut Pathogens: enteric health at the interface of changing microbiology.

Ahmed N, Sechi LA, Megraud F, Hasnain SE.

Gut Pathog. 2009 Feb 3;1(1):1. No abstract available. PMID: 19338677 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in essential hypertension.

Fallo F, Dalla Pozza A, Sonino N, Lupia M, Tona F, Federspil G, Ermani M, Catena C, Soardo G, Di Piazza L, Bernardi S, Bertolotto M, Pinamonti B, Fabris B, Sechi LA.

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Nov;19(9):646-53. Epub 2009 Mar 17.PMID: 19278843 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Clinical diagnostic utility of IP-10 and LAM antigen levels for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions in a high burden setting.

Dheda K, Van-Zyl Smit RN, Sechi LA, Badri M, Meldau R, Symons G, Khalfey H, Carr I, Maredza A, Dawson R, Wainright H, Whitelaw A, Bateman ED, Zumla A.

PLoS One. 2009;4(3):e4689. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19277111 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High potential of adhesion to abiotic and biotic materials in fish aquaculture facility by Vibrio alginolyticus strains.

Snoussi M, Noumi E, Hajlaoui H, Usai D, Sechi LA, Zanetti S, Bakhrouf A.

J Appl Microbiol. 2009 May;106(5):1591-9. Epub 2009 Feb 25.PMID: 19245411 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Specific immunoassays confirm association of Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis with type-1 but not type-2 diabetes mellitus.

Rosu V, Ahmed N, Paccagnini D, Gerlach G, Fadda G, Hasnain SE, Zanetti S, Sechi LA.

PLoS One. 2009;4(2):e4386. Epub 2009 Feb 10.PMID: 19204799 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Intrarenal hemodynamics in primary aldosteronism before and after treatment.

Sechi LA, Di Fabio A, Bazzocchi M, Uzzau A, Catena C.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Apr;94(4):1191-7. Epub 2009 Jan 13.PMID: 19141581 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adhesive properties of environmental Vibrio alginolyticus strains to biotic and abiotic surfaces.

Snoussi M, Noumi E, Cheriaa J, Usai D, Sechi LA, Zanetti S, Bakhrouf A.

New Microbiol. 2008 Oct;31(4):489-500.PMID: 19123304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship of plasma renin with a prothrombotic state in hypertension: relevance for organ damage.

Sechi LA, Novello M, Colussi G, Di Fabio A, Chiuch A, Nadalini E, Casanova-Borca A, Uzzau A, Catena C.

Am J Hypertens. 2008 Dec;21(12):1347-53. Epub 2008 Oct 23.PMID: 18948960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, adiponectin and insulin resistance in dipper and nondipper essential hypertensive patients.

Fallo F, Dalla Pozza A, Sonino N, Federspil G, Ermani M, Baroselli S, Catena C, Soardo G, Carretta R, Belgrado D, Fabris B, Sechi LA.

J Hypertens. 2008 Nov;26(11):2191-7.PMID: 18854760 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Heparin binding haemagglutin as potential diagnostic marker of Mycobacterium bovis.

Molicotti P, Bua A, Ortu S, Ladu MC, Delogu G, Mura A, Sechi LA, Fadda G, Zanetti S.

New Microbiol. 2008 Jul;31(3):423-7.PMID: 18843899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy.

Perin E, Cacciaguerra G, Lapenna R, Catena C, Sechi LA, Marchesoni D.

Fertil Steril. 2008 Nov;90(5):2014.e13-5. Epub 2008 Sep 18.PMID: 18804208 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identification of mycobacterial infections in wild boars in Northern Sardinia, Italy.

Zanetti S, Bua A, Molicotti P, Delogu G, Mura A, Ortu S, Sechi LA.

Acta Vet Hung. 2008 Jun;56(2):145-52.PMID: 18669241 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence and characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from Brazilian foods.

Gomes BC, Esteves CT, Palazzo IC, Darini AL, Felis GE, Sechi LA, Franco BD, De Martinis EC.

Food Microbiol. 2008 Aug;25(5):668-75. Epub 2008 Apr 7.PMID: 18541165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antimicrobial activity of Inula helenium L. essential oil against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and Candida spp.

Deriu A, Zanetti S, Sechi LA, Marongiu B, Piras A, Porcedda S, Tuveri E.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Jun;31(6):588-90. Epub 2008 May 2. No abstract available. PMID: 18450429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis is not associated with type-2 diabetes mellitus.

Rosu V, Ahmed N, Paccagnini D, Pacifico A, Zanetti S, Sechi LA.

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2008 Apr 22;7:9.PMID: 18430197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Detection of virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from contact lens-associated corneal ulcers.

Pinna A, Usai D, Sechi LA, Molicotti P, Zanetti S, Carta A.

Cornea. 2008 Apr;27(3):320-6.PMID: 18362661 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of antihypertensive drugs on alcohol-induced functional responses of cultured human endothelial cells.

Soardo G, Donnini D, Moretti M, Milocco C, Catena C, Sechi LA.

Hypertens Res. 2008 Feb;31(2):345-51.PMID: 18360055 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Performance of QuantiFERON-TB testing in a tuberculosis outbreak at a primary school.

Molicotti P, Bua A, Mela G, Olmeo P, Delogu R, Ortu S, Sechi LA, Zanetti S.

J Pediatr. 2008 Apr;152(4):585-6.PMID: 18346520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Primary aldosteronism: cardiovascular, renal and metabolic implications.

Rossi GP, Sechi LA, Giacchetti G, Ronconi V, Strazzullo P, Funder JW.

Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Apr;19(3):88-90. Epub 2008 Mar 7. Review.PMID: 18314347 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Omega-3 fatty acids: from biochemistry to their clinical use in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Colussi G, Catena C, Baroselli S, Nadalini E, Lapenna R, Chiuch A, Sechi LA.

Recent Pat Cardiovasc Drug Discov. 2007 Jan;2(1):13-21. Review.PMID: 18221098 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Isocitrate dehydrogenase of Helicobacter pylori potentially induces humoral immune response in subjects with peptic ulcer disease and gastritis.

Hussain MA, Naveed SA, Sechi LA, Ranjan S, Alvi A, Ahmed I, Ranjan A, Mukhopadhyay S, Ahmed N.

PLoS One. 2008 Jan 23;3(1):e1481.PMID: 18213389 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cardiovascular outcomes in patients with primary aldosteronism after treatment.

Catena C, Colussi G, Nadalini E, Chiuch A, Baroselli S, Lapenna R, Sechi LA.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jan 14;168(1):80-5.PMID: 18195199 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis bacteremia in type 1 diabetes mellitus: an infectious trigger?

Sechi LA, Paccagnini D, Salza S, Pacifico A, Ahmed N, Zanetti S.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 1;46(1):148-9. No abstract available. PMID: 18171233 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

QuantiFERON TB Gold: a new method for latent tuberculosis infection.

Bua A, Molicotti P, Delogu G, Pirina P, Mura MS, Madeddu G, Franca Saba F, Maida I, Sechi LA, Zanetti S.

New Microbiol. 2007 Oct;30(4):477-80.PMID: 18080685 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antigenic profiles of recombinant proteins from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep with Johne's disease.

Bannantine JP, Rosu V, Zanetti S, Rocca S, Ahmed N, Sechi LA.

Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2008 Mar 15;122(1-2):116-25. Epub 2007 Nov 9.PMID: 18079002 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Humoral immune responses of type 1 diabetes patients to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis lend support to the infectious trigger hypothesis.

Sechi LA, Rosu V, Pacifico A, Fadda G, Ahmed N, Zanetti S.

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2008 Feb;15(2):320-6. Epub 2007 Dec 12.PMID: 18077612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infects and multiplies in enteric glial cells.

Sechi LA, Ruehl A, Ahmed N, Usai D, Paccagnini D, Felis GE, Zanetti S.

World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Nov 21;13(43):5731-5.PMID: 17963299 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cases of irritable bowel syndrome and comparison with Crohn's disease and Johne's disease: common neural and immune pathogenicities.

Scanu AM, Bull TJ, Cannas S, Sanderson JD, Sechi LA, Dettori G, Zanetti S, Hermon-Taylor J.

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Dec;45(12):3883-90. Epub 2007 Oct 3.PMID: 17913930 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Long-term cardiac effects of adrenalectomy or mineralocorticoid antagonists in patients with primary aldosteronism.

Catena C, Colussi G, Lapenna R, Nadalini E, Chiuch A, Gianfagna P, Sechi LA.

Hypertension. 2007 Nov;50(5):911-8. Epub 2007 Sep 24.PMID: 17893375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vitro activity of essential oil of Myrtus communis L. against Helicobacter pylori.

Deriu A, Branca G, Molicotti P, Pintore G, Chessa M, Tirillini B, Paglietti B, Mura A, Sechi LA, Fadda G, Zanetti S.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 Dec;30(6):562-3. Epub 2007 Sep 11. No abstract available. PMID: 17851047 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationships of plasma renin levels with renal function in patients with primary aldosteronism.

Catena C, Colussi G, Nadalini E, Chiuch A, Baroselli S, Lapenna R, Sechi LA.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Jul;2(4):722-31. Epub 2007 Apr 25.PMID: 17699488 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ancestral European roots of Helicobacter pylori in India.

Devi SM, Ahmed I, Francalacci P, Hussain MA, Akhter Y, Alvi A, Sechi LA, Mégraud F, Ahmed N.

BMC Genomics. 2007 Jun 20;8:184.PMID: 17584914 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are related to plasma aldosterone levels in hypertensive patients.

Colussi G, Catena C, Lapenna R, Nadalini E, Chiuch A, Sechi LA.

Diabetes Care. 2007 Sep;30(9):2349-54. Epub 2007 Jun 15.PMID: 17575088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Renal cysts and hypokalemia in primary aldosteronism: results of long-term follow-up after treatment.

Novello M, Catena C, Nadalini E, Colussi GL, Baroselli S, Chiuch A, Lapenna R, Bazzocchi M, Sechi LA.

J Hypertens. 2007 Jul;25(7):1443-50.PMID: 17563567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Detection of virulence factors in high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolates from a Tunisian hospital.

Klibi N, Ben Slama K, Sáenz Y, Masmoudi A, Zanetti S, Sechi LA, Boudabous A, Torres C.

Can J Microbiol. 2007 Mar;53(3):372-9.PMID: 17538646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

genoBASE pylori: a genotype search tool and database of the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori.

Ahmed N, Majeed AA, Ahmed I, Hussain MA, Alvi A, Devi SM, Rizwan M, Ranjan A, Sechi LA, Mégraud F.

Infect Genet Evol. 2007 Jul;7(4):463-8. Epub 2007 Jan 26.PMID: 17320487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Presence of Chlamydia trachomatis in young women in Northern Sardinia.

Zanetti S, Usai D, Molicotti P, Deriu A, Sechi LA.

New Microbiol. 2007 Jan;30(1):63-4.PMID: 17319603 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Genome and transcriptome scale portrait of sigma factors in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.

Sechi LA, Felis GE, Ahmed N, Paccagnini D, Usai D, Ortu S, Molicotti P, Zanetti S.

Infect Genet Evol. 2007 Jul;7(4):424-32. Epub 2007 Jan 12.PMID: 17292677 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vitro efficacy of Linezolid on clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

Molicotti P, Ortu S, Bua A, Cannas S, Sechi LA, Zanetti S.

New Microbiol. 2006 Oct;29(4):275-80.PMID: 17201094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles