Plasma Ammonia Levels Over the Course of a Hospitalisation for Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy
Erminelli D, Mangini C, Gapeni D, Zarantonello L, Montagnese S Liver International Background & aims: The role of ammonia in the assessment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (OHE) remains debated. The aim of the present study was to assess the time course of ammonia levels in relation to the severity and duration of an episode of OHE […]
Cold-Sensing TRP Channels and Temperature Preference Modulate Ovarian Development in the Model Organism Drosophila melanogaster
Andreatta G, Montagnese S, Costa R International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) Temperature is perceived primarily via transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, which are integral to the molecular machinery sensing environmental and cellular signals. Functional evidence of TRP channels’ involvement in regulating cold-induced developmental/reproductive responses remains scarce. Here, we show that mutations affecting cold-sensing TRP […]
Synchronization of women’s menstruation with the Moon has decreased but remains detectable when gravitational pull is strong
Helfrich-Förster C, Domenie ED, Mitesser O, Hovestadt T, Ferlin A, Wehr TA, Costa R, Montagnese S Sci Adv To increase reproductive success, many species synchronize reproductive behavior with a particular phase of the lunar cycle. The human menstrual cycle has also a period close to that of the lunar cycle, and recent studies suggest a […]
Altered blood-brain barrier permeability is associated with abnormal distant connectivity and regional homogeneity in covert hepatic encephalopathy – a cross sectional study
Chaganti J, Zeng G, Patil A, Lockart I, Dellalana M, Montagnese S, Brew B, Danta M Hepatology Background: Covert hepatic encephalopathy (CHE) is clinically underrecognized. Using MRI, we explored the relationship between functional connectivity as a marker of executive dysfunction and the blood-brain barrier permeability marker KTRANS in a cross-sectional cohort of covert HE (CHE), no […]
Hepatic encephalopathy-We are no longer those who believe that reality is what we perceive
Montagnese S, Duarte-Rojo A Hepatology Full Text