A5056047925- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Medicinal plant effects and applications
- Cancer survivorship and care
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Cancer and Skin Lesions
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
University of Catania
2010-2024
Ospedale Cannizzaro
2010
Objectives Canine multicentric lymphoma is treated with multidrug protocols that include an anthracycline, namely doxorubicin, epirubicin or mitoxantrone. Both and doxorubicin are known to cause gastrointestinal adverse events; however, very few reports have focused on comparing events of the two drugs. The aim this study was analyse frequency severity in dogs a diagnosis multi‐agent protocol including either epirubicin. Materials Methods medical databases four institutions were...
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is one of the severe complications hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). PVT deteriorates liver, and its dysfunction increases risk bleeding, influencing prognosis patients with liver cirrhosis HCC. The aim our study was to investigate whether D-dimer testing could be a sensitive marker for diagnosis HCC PVT.Between June 2010 December 2015, 118 were admitted Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, 50 controls recruited from their relatives health examinations. All enrolled...
Inflammation-related prostate fibrosis (PF) is strongly associated with impaired urethral function and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) severity.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects RSV in patients small volume LUTS.Sixty-four PF were randomized either therapy (group A= 32 patients) or placebo B= patients).At baseline (T0) after 2-months (T2), both groups underwent administration NIH-Chronic Prostatic Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) International Prostate Score (IPSS)...
Frailty is an expression that reconciles and condenses loss of autonomy, both physical cognitive decline a wide spectrum adverse outcomes due to aging. The decrease in activity associated with altered mitochondrial function, energy consequently morbidity mortality. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the carnitine levels frailty status. mean serum concentrations total (TC) were lower frail elderly subjects than prefrail ones (p = 0.0006), higher vs. robust < 0.0001), 0.0001). free...
SummaryThe influence of ceftriaxone on oral and intestinal flora was investigated in 10 patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Ceftriaxone given intravenously one 2g dose before anesthesia. Saliva feces samples were collected analyzed day 0, 3, 5, 14 28 after drug administration. All specimens cultured quantitatively for aerobic anaerobic microorganisms; representative colonies each morphologic type organism identified. The somewhat affected by the administration ceftriaxone. In all number...
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a glycoprotein, which present in the foetal colon, some benign conditions and different malignancies, particularly colon adenocarcinoma. We focused this study on non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). NMSC common malignancy it an important source of morbidity death world. In we evaluated whether CEA level increases NMSC.A total 566 patients with (NMSC) were enrolled; 286 showed levels above normal values, 280 below values. Patients high underwent abdominal...
Nutritional and environmental factors had been reporting in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we focused our intervention correlation between folate status HCC patients with chronic virus C (HCV) infection. Nine-eight patients, HCV positive one hundred liver cirrhosis (LC) hepatitis (CHC) control subjects were enrolled. The viremia for was determined by RNA polymerase chain reaction. confirmed or a anti-HCV test disease. comparison serum levels vs Liver...
Ageing is characterized by a gradual decline in body function, representing the clinical situation called "frailty". Prefrailty intermediate stage between frailty and robust condition. L-carnitine (LC) plays an important role energy production from long-chain fatty acids mitochondria, its serum level lower prefrail frail subjects.This study aims to evaluate effect of Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) pre-frail older patients.We scheduled 3 months treatment then follow-up. A total 92 subjects were...
Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a common complication of endstage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). : The aim our study was to evaluate the role Homocysteine (Hcy) in HCC patient with PVT. Hcy sulphur amino-acid involved two pathways, trans-sulphuration and remethylation, that involve vitamins B6, B12 folates. Methods: We recruited 54 patients PVT, 60 without PVT control subjects. measured serum levels Hcy, folate, B6 B12. Results: comparison between versus shown mean values were...
Background: Although the majority of breast cancer patients are able to work, lower work ability and reduced job retention have been reported. The aim present study was evaluate effect chemotherapy with capecitabine in on productivity daily activity. Methods: 34 metastatic were enrolled for our study. Capecitabine given twice at a cumulative dose 2500 mg/m2 days 1 - 14 repeated day 22. Work determined using WPAI questionnaire. Results: We observed an increase absenteeism, presenteeism, loss...
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), despite having a favourable prognosis, present an increased risk of occult malignancies. The aim this study was the evaluation usefulness mucinous marker carbohydrate 19-9 antigen (CA 19-9) in diagnosis cancers. (1) Patients and Methods: This is case control which 480 patients with NMSC matched subjects dermatitis were enrolled; 208 showed upper-normal CA values, 272 under-normal values. (2) Results: positive for included 87 basal cell carcinoma (BCC) 121...