Francesco Francini-Pesenti

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Effect of sugar cane policosanol on lipid profile in primary hypercholesterolemia
    F Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Padua, Italy
    Phytother Res 22:318-22. 2008
  2. ncbi Sugar cane policosanol failed to lower plasma cholesterol in primitive, diet-resistant hypercholesterolaemia: a double blind, controlled study
    F Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100 Padua, Italy
    Complement Ther Med 16:61-5. 2008
  3. ncbi Wernicke's syndrome during parenteral feeding: not an unusual complication
    Francesco Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Padova, Italy
    Nutrition 25:142-6. 2009
  4. ncbi Wernicke's encephalopathy during parenteral nutrition
    Francesco Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Padua, Italy
    JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 31:69-71. 2007
  5. ncbi Sleeve gastrectomy as revisional procedure for failed gastric banding or gastroplasty
    Mirto Foletto
    Bariatric Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universita di Padova, Padova, Italy
    Surg Obes Relat Dis 6:146-51. 2010
  6. ncbi Glycyrrhetinic acid, the active principle of licorice, can reduce the thickness of subcutaneous thigh fat through topical application
    Decio Armanini
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Endocrinology, University of Padua, Via Ospedale 105, 35100 Padua, Italy
    Steroids 70:538-42. 2005
  7. ncbi Diet and the kidney
    Francesco Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova Azienda Ospedale Padova, Padova, Italy
    J Nephrol 22:139-42. 2009
  8. ncbi Effect of licorice on the reduction of body fat mass in healthy subjects
    D Armanini
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Endocrinology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
    J Endocrinol Invest 26:646-50. 2003

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Effect of sugar cane policosanol on lipid profile in primary hypercholesterolemia
    F Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Padua, Italy
    Phytother Res 22:318-22. 2008
    ..In conclusion, sugar cane policosanol at doses of 20 mg daily showed no lipid lowering effects in subjects with primary hypercholesterolemia...
  2. ncbi Sugar cane policosanol failed to lower plasma cholesterol in primitive, diet-resistant hypercholesterolaemia: a double blind, controlled study
    F Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100 Padua, Italy
    Complement Ther Med 16:61-5. 2008
    ..In conclusion, sugar cane policosanol at a dose of 10mg/d showed no lipid lowering effects in subjects with primitive, diet-resistant hypercholesterolaemia...
  3. ncbi Wernicke's syndrome during parenteral feeding: not an unusual complication
    Francesco Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Padova, Italy
    Nutrition 25:142-6. 2009
    ..In this study the objective was to retrospectively evaluate the prevalence of WE among intravenously fed patients in our hospital during the previous 2 y...
  4. ncbi Wernicke's encephalopathy during parenteral nutrition
    Francesco Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, Padua, Italy
    JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 31:69-71. 2007
    ..Wernicke's encephalopathy is described in alcoholism, in hyperemesis gravidarum, and in prolonged IV feeding without vitamin supplementation...
  5. ncbi Sleeve gastrectomy as revisional procedure for failed gastric banding or gastroplasty
    Mirto Foletto
    Bariatric Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universita di Padova, Padova, Italy
    Surg Obes Relat Dis 6:146-51. 2010
    ..We here reported our results of LSG as a revisional procedure for inadequate weight loss and/or complications after adjustable gastric banding or gastroplasty...
  6. ncbi Glycyrrhetinic acid, the active principle of licorice, can reduce the thickness of subcutaneous thigh fat through topical application
    Decio Armanini
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Endocrinology, University of Padua, Via Ospedale 105, 35100 Padua, Italy
    Steroids 70:538-42. 2005
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  7. ncbi Diet and the kidney
    Francesco Francini-Pesenti
    Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova Azienda Ospedale Padova, Padova, Italy
    J Nephrol 22:139-42. 2009
    ..With regard to renal nutrition, the paper analyzes the contributions of Beale, Peters and van Slyke, Addis, and Borst, and discusses the advent of the Giordano-Giovannetti diet and its modifications...
  8. ncbi Effect of licorice on the reduction of body fat mass in healthy subjects
    D Armanini
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Endocrinology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
    J Endocrinol Invest 26:646-50. 2003
    ..Since the subjects were consuming the same amount of calories during the study, we suggest that licorice can reduce fat by inhibiting 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 at the level of fat cells...