Action of an antioxidant complex on the antioxidant power of salivaU Cornelli
Loyola University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Panminerva Med 52:69-73. 2010
..The aim of this registry study was to evaluate the efficacy of these antioxidants in saliva, plasma and urines...
Treatment of Alzheimer's disease with a cholinesterase inhibitor combined with antioxidantsUmberto Cornelli
Loyola University Chicago School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA
Neurodegener Dis 7:193-202. 2010
..The MMSE II score remained almost the same in the group treated with donepezil and placebo, whereas some significant improvements were found in the group treated with donepezil plus formula F...
- Activity of some physiological modulators in reducing the side effects of levothyroxine in patients suffering from primary hypothyroidism
U Cornelli
Loyola University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Panminerva Med 53:99-103. 2011
..The use of L-T4 (levothyroxine) in the treatment of primary hypothyroidism causes oxidative stress (OS) and daily discomfort. It is believed that the use of physiological modulators (PMs) may make the treatment more tolerable...
- Oxidative stress following administration of levothyroxine in subjects suffering from primary hypothyroidism
U Cornelli
Loyola University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Panminerva Med 53:95-8. 2011
..Oxidative stress (OS) in subjects with primary hypothyroidism under therapy with L-T4 might be the cause of the side effects commonly found with this treatment...
- Antioxidant use in nutraceuticals
Umberto Cornelli
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Clin Dermatol 27:175-94. 2009
..As every antioxidant also can be a pro-oxidant, indications are given about their use and how to avoid the administration of high dosages of a single antioxidant...
- PGE(1) treatment of severe intermittent claudication (short-term versus long-term, associated with exercise)--efficacy and costs in a 20-week, randomized trial
G Belcaro
San Valentino PAP PEA Project, Pescara, Italy
Angiology 51:S15-26. 2000
..With STP less time is spent in infusion and more in the exercise program. STP reduces costs, speeds rehabilitation, and may be easily used in a larger number of nonspecialized units...
- Osteoporosis of the jaw. Product evaluation: mf Odontovis Calcium®
R Luzzi
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:83-7. 2011
..The upper jaw density was tested with an ultrasound method, evaluating the grey scale median of the images (GSM)...
- Pycnogenol® improvements in asthma management
G Belcaro
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:57-64. 2011
..Pycnogenol® anti-inflammatory activities may be supportive when taken in addition to inhalation corticosteroid (ICS), putatively allowing for a reduction in dosage and frequency of ICS administration...
- Antilip®: treatment of subjects with high total cholesterol tolerability and efficacy in a short-term registry study
M R Cesarone
Irvine3 Labs, Department Biomedical Sciences, Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 52:15-9. 2010
..The aim of the paper was to describe a new formula (Antilip®) consisting of very low dosages of polyglucosamine, phytosterols and Monascus purpureus. It was given to subjects affected by high cholesterol levels...
- Topical formulation of heparin is effective in reducing the symptoms of superficial venous thrombosis: a monocenter, observer-blind, placebo-controlled randomized study
G Belcaro
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:3-11. 2011
..400 IU/g heparin spraygel) in patients with superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) of the lower limbs...
- Patency of arteriovenous fistula for dialysis improbe with topical spraygel heparin
S Stuard
Irvine3 Labs, Department Biomedical Sciences, Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 52:33-6. 2010
..This study evaluates the results of a retrospective registry assessing topically applied heparin (added to antiplatelet therapy) efficacy in patients with newly created AVF...
- MF Afragil® in the treatment of 34 menopause symptoms: a pilot study
G Belcaro
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 52:49-54. 2010
..A combination of calcium, vitamin D3, lycopene , astaxantin and Citrus bioflavoid (MF Afragil®) was administered for a period of 8 weeks to 65 women to determine its effects in reducing signs/symptoms of climacteric status...
- TECA (Titrated Extract of Centella Asiatica): new microcirculatory, biomolecular, and vascular application in preventive and clinical medicine. A status paper
G Belcaro
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:105-18. 2011
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- Prevention of flu episodes with colostrum and Bifivir compared with vaccination: an epidemiological, registry study
G Belcaro
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Irvine3 Circulation Vascular Labs and San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, G D Annunzio University, Chieti, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 52:269-75. 2010
..Compliance was very good. In conclusion, the administration of immunomodulators is very cost effective and appears to be more effective than vaccination to prevent flu...
- Supplementation with Pycnogenol® improves signs and symptoms of menopausal transition
S Errichi
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:65-70. 2011
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Pycnogenol® standardized pine bark extract for alleviation of signs and symptoms associated with menopausal transition...
- Pycnogenol® supplementation improves cognitive function, attention and mental performance in students
R Luzzi
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:75-82. 2011
..Pycnogenol® was used in healthy students; the supplement was used with the aim of enhancing "normal" mental performances...
- Bioavailability and antioxidant activity of some food supplements in men and women using the D-Roms test as a marker of oxidative stress
U Cornelli
Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
J Nutr 131:3208-11. 2001
..In conclusion, when antioxidants are taken in combination at low dosages they reduce oxidative stress, and little relevant prooxidant activity is detectable...
- Aescin: microcirculatory activity. Effects of accessory components on clinical and microcirculatory efficacy
R Luzzi
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:51-5. 2011
..They do not have - at the dosage used - a specific or independent action. An open, registry study of patients - a group with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and a group of patients with diabetic microangiopathy were completed...
- Use of polyglucosamine and physical activity to reduce body weight and dyslipidemia in moderately overweight subjects
U Cornelli
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
Minerva Cardioangiol 56:71-8. 2008
..A low molecular weight chitosan (polyglucosamine, PG) was studied in overweight hyperlipemic patients under physical training. A double blind study was conducted in two groups of 30 patients (M/F; from 25 to 59 years)...
- Nomograms used to define the short-term treatment with PGE(1) in patients with intermittent claudication and critical ischemia. The ORACL.E (Occlusion Revascularization in the Atherosclerotic Critical Limb) Study Group. The European Study
G Belcaro
San Valentino PAP PEA Project, Pescara, Italy
Angiology 51:S3-13; discussion S14. 2000
..The data are being collected in the ORACL.E database and will be analyzed within 12 months after the publication of this report...
- Assessment of nutraceuticals and food supplements
G Belcaro
Irvine3 Labs, Department of Biomedical Sciences Chieti Pescara University, Pescara, Italy
Panminerva Med 53:I-II. 2011
..The combination of so many experts from different medical fields makes this interaction very interesting and promising. More studies and more applications for nutraceuticals and food supplements are coming...
- Foam-sclerotherapy, surgery, sclerotherapy, and combined treatment for varicose veins: a 10-year, prospective, randomized, controlled, trial (VEDICO trial)
G Belcaro
Irvine 2 Vascular Laboratory, Department Biomedical Sciences, and San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Chieti University, Pescara, Italy
Angiology 54:307-15. 2003
..quot;Standard," low-dose sclerotherapy appears to be less effective than high-dose sclero and foam-sclerotherapy which may obtain, in selected subjects, results comparable to surgery...
- Heparin oligosaccharides as potential therapeutic agents in senile dementia
Qing Ma
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Stritch School ofMedicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Curr Pharm Des 13:1607-16. 2007
..Heparin and related oligosaccharides are known to exhibit anti-inflammatory effects as well as inhibitory effects on proteoglycan assembly and may prove useful as neuroprotective agents...
- Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of C3, a heparin-derived oligosaccharide mixture, in non-human primates
Qing Ma
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Thromb Res 112:249-55. 2003
..These differences could be attributed to the endogenous release of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) by C3 at higher doses, which is associated with the vascular effects of C3...
