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Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome: a randomized comparative study versus benzodiazepineG Addolorato
Institute of Internal Medicine, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 23:1596-604. 1999..The aim of the present randomized, controlled, single-blind study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GHB compared with diazepam in the treatment of AWS...
A new HPLC method for the direct analysis of triglycerides of dicarboxylic acids in biological samplesE Capristo
Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Universita Cattolica S Cuore, Largo A Gemelli, 8 00168, Rome, Italy
Clin Chim Acta 289:11-21. 1999....
Effect of a vegetable-protein-rich polymeric diet treatment on body composition and energy metabolism in inactive Crohn's diseaseE Capristo
Institute of Internal Medicine, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 12:5-11. 2000....
Elevated diet-induced thermogenesis and lipid oxidation rate in Crohn diseaseG Mingrone
Cattedra di Medicina Interna II, Centro di Fisiopatologia dello Shock del CNR, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 69:325-30. 1999..Although malnutrition is frequently observed in Crohn disease (CD), its cause is not clear. Regulation of energy metabolism and diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT) have not been adequately studied in CD...
Changes in body composition, substrate oxidation, and resting metabolic rate in adult celiac disease patients after a 1-y gluten-free diet treatmentE Capristo
Department of Internal Medicine, CNR Centro Fisiopatologia dello Shock, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 72:76-81. 2000..The incidence of celiac disease has been on the rise in both Europe and the United States. Celiac disease patients are at high risk of undernutrition because of nutrient malabsorption...
Serum leptin levels in post-hepatitis liver cirrhosisA V Greco
Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
J Hepatol 33:38-42. 2000..The behaviour of serum leptin in patients with different Child-Pugh score, post-hepatitis liver cirrhosis and insulin sensitivity has therefore been investigated and compared with that in alcoholic Child C patients...
Twenty-four-hour energy balance in Crohn disease patients: metabolic implications of steroid treatmentG Mingrone
Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 67:118-23. 1998..In conclusion, prednisone treatment in Crohn disease patients stimulates food intake, promoting an overall positive energy balance despite large fecal nutrient losses...
Triglyceride-induced diabetes associated with familial lipoprotein lipase deficiencyG Mingrone
Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Diabetes 48:1258-63. 1999..These cases provide evidence that insulin-resistant diabetes can be caused by extremely high levels of TGs...
Unreliable use of standard muscle hydration value in obesityG Mingrone
Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 280:E365-71. 2001..In conclusion, although the hydration of fat-free SM mass may be unchanged in obese subjects, the hydration of in toto muscle mass decreases as its lipid content increases...
Mechanisms of hyperinsulinaemia in Child's disease grade B liver cirrhosis investigated in free living conditionsA V Greco
Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita Cattolica S Cuore, Rome, Italy
Gut 51:870-5. 2002..To investigate these issues, insulin secretion-during 24 hours of standardised living conditions-insulin sensitivity, and hepatic insulin extraction were assessed in cirrhotic patients compared with matched healthy subjects...
State and trait anxiety and depression in patients affected by gastrointestinal diseases: psychometric evaluation of 1641 patients referred to an internal medicine outpatient settingG Addolorato
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Int J Clin Pract 62:1063-9. 2008..To evaluate state and trait form of anxiety and current depression in patients affected by gastrointestinal diseases...
Nutritional aspects in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)E Capristo
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 9:265-8. 2005..The reduction in RMR, coupled with increase energy intake may explain the body composition alterations found in these patients...
Different limit to the body's ability of increasing fat-free massG Mingrone
Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Metabolism 50:1004-7. 2001..These limits are different between the sexes, with women tending to approach more rapidly than men a lower maximal AFT for the same height...
Blunted glucose metabolism in anorexia nervosaD Gniuli
Department of Metabolic Disease, Catholic University, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Metabolism 50:876-81. 2001..01 +/- 12.32 micromol/L/300 min in CB, P <.0001). Anorectic patients displayed a low REE and GIT. Carbohydrate oxidation was similar between groups; lipid oxidation was extremely reduced. An increased protein catabolism was observed...
Effects of propionyl-L-carnitine topical irrigation in distal ulcerative colitis: a preliminary reportG Gasbarrini
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Policlinico A Gemelli Largo Gemelli, 8 00168 Roma, Italy
Hepatogastroenterology 50:1385-9. 2003..To study the tolerability of propionyl-L-carnitine administered as rectal irrigation and its efficacy in improving the clinical picture of distal ulcerative colitis...
Acute alcohol intoxicationLuisa Vonghia
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Italy
Eur J Intern Med 19:561-7. 2008..In patients presenting an acute alcohol intoxication, alcohol-related disorders should be detected so that the patient can be directed to an alcohol treatment unit, where a personalized, specific treatment can be established...
Anxiety but not depression decreases in coeliac patients after one-year gluten-free diet: a longitudinal studyG Addolorato
Institute of Internal Medicine, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Scand J Gastroenterol 36:502-6. 2001..At present, the role of a gluten-free diet (GFD) on psychological disorders is still poorly known. The aim of this study was to evaluate state and trait anxiety and depression in adult CD patients before and after 1 year of GFD...
Skeletal muscle triglycerides lowering is associated with net improvement of insulin sensitivity, TNF-alpha reduction and GLUT4 expression enhancementG Mingrone
Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita Cattolica S Cuore, Rome, Italy
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:1165-72. 2002..The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between intramyocytic triglycerides levels, muscle TNF-alpha and GLUT4 expression and insulin resistance...
Dose-response effect of baclofen in reducing daily alcohol intake in alcohol dependence: secondary analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialGiovanni Addolorato
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A Gemelli 8, I 00168 Rome, Italy
Alcohol Alcohol 46:312-7. 2011..To explore the effect of baclofen in a dose of 20 mg three times per day, compared with the already studied dose of 10 mg three times per day, in the treatment of alcohol dependence...
Psychological support counselling improves gluten-free diet compliance in coeliac patients with affective disordersG Addolorato
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 20:777-82. 2004..Anxiety and depression are common features of coeliac disease. Depression is cause of non-compliance to treatment in chronic illness...
Metadoxine in the treatment of acute and chronic alcoholism: a reviewG Addolorato
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Italy
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 16:207-14. 2003..In this review the preclinical and clinical results obtained using metadoxine in acute and chronic alcohol intoxication are reported...
Decrease in extra-cellular water compartment in overweight women after administration of oligomineral water associated to a hypocaloric diet regimenS Farnetti
Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 50:277-82. 2004....
