Translational Medicine @ UniSa: Recent submissions
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Biology of Immunoglobulins
(2015)Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IvIg) are often administered to critically ill patients more as an act of faith than on the basis of relevant clinical studies. This particularly applies to the treatment of sepsis in ... -
Early Surgery after Coronary Revascularization: A Fine Line between Bleeding and Thrombosis
(2015)Management of PCI patients undergoing early surgery is still a matter of debate. Noteworthy, PCI patients require a dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), with aspirine and a thienopiridine (clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor), ... -
The Validity of Adding ECG to the Preparticipation Screening of Athletes. An Evidence Based Literature Review
(2015)Objective: To review the available evidence establishing the validity of adding electrocardiogram to the preparticipation cardiac screening in athletes. Data Sources: MEDLINE and CINAHL databases were searched. Additional ... -
Osteitis pubis: can early return to elite competition be contemplated?
(2014)Background and purpose In elite athletes, osteitis pubis is a common painful degenerative process of the pubic symphysis and surrounding soft tissues and tendons. We report the diagnostic pathway and the rehabilitation ... -
Assessment of the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for soft tissue injuries (assert): an online database protocol
(2014)Background Soft tissue injuries and tendinopathies account for large numbers of chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is popular, and effective in the management of chronic tendon ... -
Lifestyle and eating habits in a business community
(2014)PURPOSE: The present study verified, using a validated questionnaire, the presence of unhealthy aspects of lifestyle and chronic degenerative conditions in a working community. METHODS: A cohort from a working community ... -
Resveratrol exerts no effect on inflammatory response and delayed onset muscle soreness after a marathon in male athletes. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot feasibility study
(2014)Objective: We investigated whether the inflammatory response and delayed onset of muscle soreness after a marathon are altered by resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic flavonoid antioxidant. Design: Double blind placebo-controlled ... -
Trafficking GRK2: Cellular and Metabolic consequences of GRK2 subcellular localization
(2014)G protein coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) has a key role in cellular function by regulating different intracellular mechanisms in a kinase dependent or independent manner. In this review we have dealt with the recently ... -
Reasoning has become a luxury
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Molecular biology of gliomas: present and future challenges
(2014)Malignant brain tumours are one of the most relevant causes of morbidity and mortality across a wide range of individuals. Malignant glioma is the most common intra axial tumor in the adult. Many researches on this theme ... -
An evaluation of coronary atherosclerosis using coronary CT in subjects with asymptomatic carotid lesions
(2014)The evaluation of coronary lesions in patients with asymptomatic carotid plaque represents a very promising line of research to assess cardiovascular risk and the possible implementation of a more aggressive prevention therapy. -
Designing in-vitro systems to simulate the in-vivo permeability of drugs
(2014)In this work an engineering approach, consisting in an experimental procedure and a model to derive the data, was presented and applied to improve the testing methods of pharmaceuticals. The permeability of several ... -
Complementary Therapy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(2014)Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disease. PCOS afflicts 5 to 10 % of women of reproductive age. The symptoms are: amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, chronic hyperandrogenic anovulation ... -
Hydrocephalus onset after microsurgical or endovascular treatment for acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. Retrospective Italian Multicenter Study
(2014)Background: Chronic shunt-dependent hydrocephalus is a complication of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Its incidence and risk factors have been described while the hydrocephalus onset in terms of days after ... -
Pre-Participation Musculoskeletal and Cardiac Screening of Male Athletes in the United Arab Emirates
(2014)This study presents the results of pre-participation musculoskeletal and cardiac screening using the Lausanne recommendations, which include a personal and family history, physical examination and electrocardiography. Cross ... -
Combined Administration of Oxycodone/Naloxone in Chronic Osteo-Articular Diseases Pain Therapy
(2014)The aim of this study is the analysis of the beneficial impact of using opioid receptor antagonist associated to opioid analgesic on the quality of life in patients suffering from chronic non-cancer pain. We recruited 60 ...
