Research Topics | Nicoletta PellegriniSummaryAffiliation: University of Parma Country: Italy Publications
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Application of the 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation assay to a flow injection system for the evaluation of antioxidant activity of some pure compounds and beveragesNicoletta Pellegrini
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno, 39, Italy
J Agric Food Chem 51:260-4. 2003....- Total antioxidant capacity of spices, dried fruits, nuts, pulses, cereals and sweets consumed in Italy assessed by three different in vitro assaysNicoletta Pellegrini
Antioxidant Research Laboratory at the Unit of Human Nutrition, National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research, Rome, Italy
Mol Nutr Food Res 50:1030-8. 2006..The complete TAC database could be utilized to properly investigate the role of dietary antioxidants in disease prevention... 
Effect of domestic cooking methods on the total antioxidant capacity of vegetablesNicoletta Pellegrini
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Italy
Int J Food Sci Nutr 60:12-22. 2009..The present study clearly indicates that cooking is not always a detrimental process when the TAC is used as an index to evaluate the nutritional characteristics of vegetables...- Effect of different cooking methods on color, phytochemical concentration, and antioxidant capacity of raw and frozen brassica vegetablesNicoletta Pellegrini
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
J Agric Food Chem 58:4310-21. 2010..The overall results of this study demonstrate that fresh Brassica vegetables retain phytochemicals and TAC better than frozen samples... - Food selection based on total antioxidant capacity can modify antioxidant intake, systemic inflammation, and liver function without altering markers of oxidative stressSilvia Valtuena
Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1290-7. 2008..It is unknown whether diets with a high dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) can modify oxidative stress, low-grade inflammation, or liver dysfunction, all of which are risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease... - Total antioxidant capacity of plant foods, beverages and oils consumed in Italy assessed by three different in vitro assaysNicoletta Pellegrini
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
J Nutr 133:2812-9. 2003..Such data, coupled with an appropriate questionnaire to estimate antioxidant intake, will allow the investigation of the relation between dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress-induced diseases... - Dietary glycemic index and liver steatosisSilvia Valtuena
Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 84:136-42; quiz 268-9. 2006..Insulin resistance (IR) and liver steatosis (LS) are interlinked metabolic derangements whose prevalence is rapidly increasing, but the effect of dietary carbohydrate quality on LS is unknown... - Effects of different cooking methods on nutritional and physicochemical characteristics of selected vegetablesCristiana Miglio
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43100, Parma, Italy
J Agric Food Chem 56:139-47. 2008..Our findings defy the notion that processed vegetables offer lower nutritional quality and also suggest that for each vegetable a cooking method would be preferred to preserve the nutritional and physicochemical qualities... - Ability of a high-total antioxidant capacity diet to increase stool weight and bowel antioxidant status in human subjectsMarta A Bianchi
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43100 Parma, Italy
Br J Nutr 104:1500-7. 2010..No significant variation in the other measured parameters was observed between the diets. In conclusion, a diet selected to raise the intake of dietary antioxidants is able to increase stool bulk and antioxidant content of faeces... - Effects of different maturity stages on antioxidant content of Ivorian Gnagnan (Solanum indicum L.) berriesDenis N'dri
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43125 Parma, Italy
Molecules 15:7125-38. 2010..Significant differences were found for the colorimetric indexes among products of different degrees of ripening. The present results show the important role of the ripening stage in increasing the antioxidant content of Gnagnan berries... - Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire for the assessment of dietary total antioxidant capacityNicoletta Pellegrini
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
J Nutr 137:93-8. 2007..The FFQ should be validated in external populations before being used for research purposes... - Total antioxidant capacity of the diet is associated with lower risk of ischemic stroke in a large Italian cohortDaniele Del Rio
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma 43125, Italy
J Nutr 141:118-23. 2011..However, a high intake of vitamin E could be positively associated to the risk of brain hemorrhagic events; therefore, more focused investigations about this observation are needed... - Total antioxidant capacity of the diet is inversely and independently related to plasma concentration of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in adult Italian subjectsFurio Brighenti
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Br J Nutr 93:619-25. 2005..This could be of particular significance for subjects with high blood pressure... - Bioavailability and catabolism of green tea flavan-3-ols in humansDaniele Del Rio
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Nutrition 26:1110-6. 2010.... - Antioxidant characterization of some Sicilian edible wild greensSara Salvatore
Department of Public Health, University of Parma, 39 Via Volturno, 43100 Parma, Italy
J Agric Food Chem 53:9465-71. 2005.... - Redox molecules and cancer prevention: the importance of understanding the role of the antioxidant networkMauro Serafini
Antioxidant Research Laboratory at the Unit of Human Nutritional, National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research, Rome, Italy
Nutr Cancer 56:232-40. 2006..The feasibility of TAC assessment as an innovative tool for investigating the association between dietary antioxidants, oxidative stress, and cancer will be also discussed... - Rapid fluorimetric method to detect total plasma malondialdehyde with mild derivatization conditionsDaniele Del Rio
Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, Italy
Clin Chem 49:690-2. 2003 - Dietary exposure to fumonisins and evaluation of nutrient intake in a group of adult celiac patients on a gluten-free dietChiara Dall'Asta
Department of Organic and Industrial Chemistry, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Mol Nutr Food Res 56:632-40. 2012..The main objectives of this study were to estimate dietary fumonisin exposure and nutrient intake in a group of patients diagnosed with celiac disease compared to non-celiac subjects... - Colonic fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates contributes to the second-meal effectFurio Brighenti
Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43100 Parma, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 83:817-22. 2006..However, LGI foods often increase colonic fermentation because of the presence of fiber and resistant starch... - A review of recent studies on malondialdehyde as toxic molecule and biological marker of oxidative stressDaniele Del Rio
Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43100 Parma, Italy
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 15:316-28. 2005..Moreover, no recent nutritional or medical trials report the use of one of the new and more reliable methods, some of which are undoubtedly accessible to virtually all the laboratories provided with a common HPLC or a spectrofluorimeter... - The effect of dietary fibre on reducing the glycaemic index of breadFrancesca Scazzina
Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Via Volturno 39, 43125 Parma, Italy
Br J Nutr 109:1163-74. 2013.... - Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and the risk of breast cancer in an Italian prospective cohort studySabina Sieri
Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
Am J Clin Nutr 86:1160-6. 2007..Interest in the roles of glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) in breast cancer etiology has been stimulated by indications that disease risk is linked to insulinemia, sex hormone bioavailability, and insulin-like growth factor 1... - Plant genotype affects total antioxidant capacity and phenolic contents in fruitJessica Scalzo
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali e delle Produzioni Vegetali, , Marche, Italy
Nutrition 21:207-13. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: These observations suggest the importance of genotype for determining antioxidant potential and phenolic contents. Variety manipulation may be a powerful tool for modifying antioxidant fruit patterns and contents... - Effects of different cooking methods on antioxidant profile, antioxidant capacity, and physical characteristics of artichokeRosalia Ferracane
Department of Food Science, University of Napoli Federico II, Parco Gussone, 80055 Portici, Napoli, Italy
J Agric Food Chem 56:8601-8. 2008..These results suggest that some common cooking treatments can be used to enhance the nutritional value of vegetables, increasing bioaccessibility of health-promoting constituents... - Phytochemical profile of main antioxidants in different fractions of purple and blue wheat, and black barleySusanne Siebenhandl
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
J Agric Food Chem 55:8541-7. 2007..These data suggest the possibility to improve the antioxidant release from cereal-based food through selection of postharvest treatments... - Antioxidant nutritional quality of tomatoLuigi Frusciante
Department of Soil, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Mol Nutr Food Res 51:609-17. 2007.... - Total antioxidant capacity of cerebrospinal fluid is decreased in patients with motor neuron diseaseJessica Mandrioli
Neurological Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Nuovo Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense, Via Giardini 1355, 41100 Modena, Italy
Neurosci Lett 401:203-8. 2006.... - Characterization of antioxidant compounds of red and white rice and changes in total antioxidant capacity during processingFranca Finocchiaro
C R A Experimental Institute for Cereal Research, Italy
Mol Nutr Food Res 51:1006-19. 2007..Thus, the consumption of whole or partially milled rice cooked as risotto would be preferred to preserve its nutritional properties...