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S. Bucchieri

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Non-specific bronchial hyper-responsiveness in children with allergic rhinitis: relationship with the atopic status

2003

An increased prevalence of bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR) has been demonstrated in children from a general population, and in non-asthmatic adults with allergic rhinitis. Thus, also children with allergic rhinitis are expected to be at higher risk of BHR. We evaluated the prevalence of BHR in a sample of non-asthmatic children with allergic rhinitis by means of the methacholine (Mch) bronchial challenge, and by monitorizing the airway patency using the daily peak expiratory flow variability (PEFv). Fifty-one children (ranged 6-15 years of age) with allergic rhinitis, ascertained by skin prick test to inhalant allergens, underwent a 14-day peak expiratory flow monitoring, and a Mch bro…

Cross-Sectional StudieHypersensitivity ImmediateMaleRhinitis Allergic PerennialAdolescentRespiratory Function Tests; Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; Airway Resistance; Vital Capacity; Bronchial Provocation Tests; Humans; Predictive Value of Tests; Child; Forced Expiratory Volume; Child Welfare; Cross-Sectional Studies; Rhinitis Allergic Perennial; Immunoglobulin E; Hypersensitivity Immediate; Bronchial Hyperreactivity; Statistics as Topic; Adolescent; Male; Biological Markers; Female; PrevalenceAirway ResistanceVital CapacityStatistics as TopicChild WelfarePeak Expiratory Flow RatePredictive Value of TestImmunoglobulin EBronchial Provocation TestForced Expiratory VolumeBiological MarkerPrevalenceFemaleBronchial HyperreactivityChildRespiratory Function TestHuman
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Abdominal fat quantity and distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and extent of its relation to insulin resistance.

2007

Composizione corporea in relazione alla sindrome dell'ovaio policistico. Increased abdominal fat has been linked to insulin resistance and increased cardiovascular risk. Because many patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) present abdominal obesity, it may be the cause of insulin resistance in this disorder.Setting: Fat quantity and distribution were evaluated by dual x-ray absorptiometry at the Departments of Clinical Medicine at the University of Palermo and the University of Naples, Italy.Patients: A total of 110 patients with PCOS and 112 weight-matched controls were studied. Anthropometric data, blood glucose, serum insulin, and testosterone were evaluated. Total, trunk, and cen…

AdultAbdominal fat; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Insulin Resistancemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatmentClinical BiochemistryAbdominal FatAdipose tissueBiologyOverweightBiochemistryAbsorptiometry PhotonEndocrinologyInsulin resistanceInternal medicinemedicineHumansInsulinObesityAbdominal obesityInsulinBiochemistry (medical)Sindrome dell'ovaio policisticoOverweightmedicine.diseasePolycystic ovaryObesityEndocrinologymedicine.anatomical_structureAbdomenFemaleInsulin Resistancemedicine.symptomdensità minerale osseainsuino-resistenzaPolycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Circulating levels of adipose products and differences in fat distribution in the ovulatory and anovulatory phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome.

2009

Central fat distribution is increased in anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared with ovulatory PCOS and matched controls. Among secreted adipocytokines, this is reflected mainly in lower levels of adiponectin.

AdultLeptinOvulationmedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internaendocrine system diseasesmedia_common.quotation_subjectAdipokineAdipose tissueBiologyAnovulationInsulin resistanceAdipokinesInternal medicinemedicineBody Fat DistributionHumansNicotinamide PhosphoribosyltransferaseOvulationmedia_commonAdiponectinLeptinnutritional and metabolic diseasesObstetrics and Gynecologymedicine.diseasePolycystic ovaryfat distribution; polycystic ovary syndromeLipidsfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsEndocrinologyC-Reactive ProteinPhenotypeReproductive Medicinefat distributionCase-Control StudiesFemaleAdiponectinInsulin ResistanceWaist CircumferenceRetinol-Binding Proteins PlasmaAnovulationPolycystic Ovary SyndromeFertility and sterility
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