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Patton V, Balakrishnan V, Pieri C, Doherty P, Phan-Thien K, King D, et al.
Tech Coloproctol . 2020 Jan; 24(2):173-179. PMID: 31907721
Background: Slow transit constipation is characterised by prolonged colonic transit and reliance on laxatives. The pathophysiology is poorly understood and in its most severe form, total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis...
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Pieri C
Age (Omaha) . 2013 Apr; 20(2):71-9. PMID: 23604293
Food restriction (FR) is a well-recognized method of extending mean and maximum longevity of rodents, but the mode of its action remains to be uncovered. This article reviews the effect...
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Damjanovich S, Bene L, Matko J, Matyus L, Krasznai Z, Szabo Jr G, et al.
Biophys Chem . 2006 Oct; 82(2-3):99-108. PMID: 17030342
A concise review is presented on the nature, possible origin and functional significance of cell surface receptor patterns in the plasma membrane of lymphoid cells. A special emphasize has been...
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Antonicelli R, Testa R, Bonfigli A, Sirolla C, Pieri C, Marra M, et al.
Clin Exp Med . 2002 Feb; 1(3):145-50. PMID: 11833851
High plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] are considered a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease. In vitro experiments have shown that oxidized Lp(a) is able to impair...
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Bonafe M, Olivieri F, Cavallone L, Giovagnetti S, Mayegiani F, Cardelli M, et al.
Eur J Immunol . 2001 Aug; 31(8):2357-61. PMID: 11500818
Current literature indicates that elevated IL-6 serum levels are associated with diseases, disability and mortality in the elderly. In this paper, we studied the IL-6 promoter genetic variability at -174...
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Bonafe M, Cardelli M, Marchegiani F, Cavallone L, Giovagnetti S, Olivieri F, et al.
Exp Gerontol . 2001 Jun; 36(7):1063-73. PMID: 11404051
In the present study a novel inter-Alu PCR technique that allows one to detect inter-individual differences in the genomic regions flanked by Alu repetitive sequences was developed. Two primers complementary...
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Bonfigli A, Pieri C, Manfrini S, Testa I, Sirolla C, Ricciotti R, et al.
Diabetes Nutr Metab . 2001 Jun; 14(2):71-7. PMID: 11383676
Previous studies hypothesised that vitamin E could protect against coronary heart disease and vascular complications in diabetes, but no studies have been performed regarding its eventual effects on fibrinolysis. Nevertheless,...
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Pieri C, Testa R, Marra M, Bonfigli A, Manfrini S, Testa I
Gerontology . 2001 Apr; 47(2):88-92. PMID: 11287733
Background: Contradictory results have been reported in the literature concerning the correlation between glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and peroxidation level in serum of diabetic patients. Objective: To evaluate this correlation in...
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Boemi M, Leviev I, Sirolla C, Pieri C, Marra M, James R
Atherosclerosis . 2001 Feb; 155(1):229-35. PMID: 11223446
Paraoxonase is a serum enzyme with an anti-oxidant function, protecting low density lipoproteins (LDL) from oxidative modifications. Diabetic patients are suggested to be at greater risk of oxidative stress, which...
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Varga Z, Panyi G, Peter Jr M, Pieri C, Csecsei G, Damjanovich S, et al.
Biophys J . 2001 Feb; 80(3):1280-97. PMID: 11222291
Melatonin is a small amino acid derivative hormone of the pineal gland. Melatonin quickly and reversibly blocked Kv1.3 channels, the predominant voltage-gated potassium channel in human T-lymphocytes, acting from the...