Mevolonate Pathway:role of bisphosphonates and statins

Cardiovascular diseases, i.e. high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and stroke, and osteoporosis are public health problems, with several epidemiological links, and they might be related to each other in terms of pathogenesis and therapeutic agents. Bisphosphonates inhibit bone resorption and are used in the treatment of osteoporosis, whereas statins inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis and are used for the treatment of atherosclerosis and lipid metabolic disorders. Some late clinical studies suggested bisphosphonates may have beneficial effect in vivo on atherosclerotic progression, lipid profiles, and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, whereas statins might increase bone density, …

Is Epstein-Barr virus infection associated with the pathogenesis of microscopic colitis?

Abstract Background Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been associated with inflammation in the colon, particularly in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Even if a relevant plasmocytosis, similar to IBD, is present in microscopic colitis (MC), the frequency of EBV infection in this setting is unknown. Objectives We aimed to compare the frequency of colonic EBV infection in patients with MC, ulcerative colitis (UC), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Study design The frequency of colonic EBV infection in biopsies of 30 patients with MC, 30 patients with UC, and 30 controls with IBS was retrospectively assessed. PCR was performed to detect viral EBV DNA in colonic biopsies. In situ hy…

Some cardiac effects during short-acting beta2-agonist theraphy in COPD subiects

Bone turnover markers in postmenopausal womens treated with alendronate or risedronate: differences in early dynamics

Il trattamento dell'iperparatiroidismo primitivo asintomatico:una controversia ancora aperta

Il polimorfismo C4887A del gene CYP1A1 influenza il metabolismo estrogenico e la massa ossea