• Effect of α2-adrenergic agonists and antagonists on cytokine release from human lung macrophages cultured in vitro 

      Piazza, Ornella; Staiano, Rosaria I.; De Robertis, Edoardo; Conti, Guido; Di Crescenzo, Vincenzo; Loffredo, Stefania; Marone, Giancarlo; Zito Marinosci, Geremia; Cataldi, Mauro (2016)
      The most trusted hypothesis to explain how α2-adrenergic agonists may preserve pulmonary functions in critically ill patients is that they directly act on macrophages by interfering with an autocrine/paracrine adrenergic ...
    • Immunologic Changes in Frail Older Adults 

      Wang, George C.; Casolaro, Vincenzo (2014)
      Several studies have shown a heightened inflammatory state in frail older adults, marked by high serum levels of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein and an increased number of circulating leukocytes. Activation of monocytes ...