2020
An omic approach to congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a pilot study of genomic, microRNA, and metabolomic profiling
Piersigilli F, Syed M, Lam TT, Dotta A, Massoud M, Vernocchi P, Quagliariello A, Putignani L, Auriti C, Salvatori G, Bagolan P, Bhandari V. An omic approach to congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a pilot study of genomic, microRNA, and metabolomic profiling. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 40: 952-961. PMID: 32080334, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-0623-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital diaphragmatic herniaCDH patientsTracheal aspiratesDiaphragmatic herniaAge-matched control patientsAge-matched controlsChromosomal microarray analysisControl patientsControl neonatesBlood samplesPatientsMiR expressionIncreased expressionPilot studyMiR-19bMiR-18MiR-20aMiR-16Genetic mutationsMetabolomic profilingHerniaMiR-17NeonatesMicroarray analysisMetabolic fingerprints
2019
Identification of new biomarkers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia using metabolomics
Piersigilli F, Lam TT, Vernocchi P, Quagliariello A, Putignani L, Aghai ZH, Bhandari V. Identification of new biomarkers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia using metabolomics. Metabolomics 2019, 15: 20. PMID: 30830433, DOI: 10.1007/s11306-019-1482-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm neonatesNew biomarkersNeonatal intensive care unitMost preterm infantsIntensive care unitNovel specific biomarkersTracheal aspirate samplesSub-group analysisGestational age differencesPreterm infantsCare unitAspirate samplesNeonatesSpecific biomarkersFirst weekC16-OHIsoleucine levelsSelect metabolitesBiomarkersDysplasiaPartial least squares discriminant analysisLeast squares discriminant analysisSquares discriminant analysisAge differences