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Differential influence of peripheral and systemic sex steroids on skeletal muscle quality in pre- and postmenopausal women
2011
Aging is associated with gradual decline of skeletal muscle strength and mass often leading to diminished muscle quality. This phenomenon is known as sarcopenia and affects about 30% of the over 60-year-old population. Androgens act as anabolic agents regulating muscle mass and improving muscle performance. The role of female sex steroids as well as the ability of skeletal muscle tissue to locally produce sex steroids has been less extensively studied. We show that despite the extensive systemic deficit of sex steroid hormones in postmenopausal compared to premenopausal women, the hormone content of skeletal muscle does not follow the same trend. In contrast to the systemic levels, muscle t…
Nandrolone decanoate interferes on testosterone biosynthesis and alters blood-testis barrier.
2018
Nandrolone decanoate (ND) is a synthetic testosterone analogue considered one of the most commonly abused anabolic androgenic steroids by adolescents and athletes. ND is alleged to promote an increase in muscle mass and improves both physical appearance and sporting performance, but ND abuse is often associated with serious adverse effects, interfering with the endocrine system and the reproductive system. In a previous study, we demonstrated that ND treatment of Leydig cells interferes with the biosynthesis of testosterone in a dose increase-dependent fashion (1). As a consequence of the results obtained in vitro, in this study an animal model was utilized to better understand the side eff…
Nomi nel testo, col pretesto di "Ritratti italiani" di Alberto Arbasino
2016
Oggettivismo e relativismo: alcune definizioni e una proposta
2009
Nocturnal hormone profiles in patients with schizophrenia treated with olanzapine.
2005
Summary Nocturnal hormone profiles were measured in patients with schizophrenia with predominantly negative symptoms both under drug-free baseline conditions and after subchronic administration of the atypical antipsychotic olanzapine, with the aim of characterizing its pharmacological properties on the neuroendocrine level. The following hormones were studied in the sleep laboratory under polysomnographic control: adrenocorticotrophic hormone, cortisol, growth hormone (GH), prolactin, testosterone, and melatonin. Blood samples were taken at regular time intervals over the night, and serum concentrations of the hormones were determined. Ten patients completed the study, two of them were exc…
Endocrine and Clinical Evaluation of 107 Patients With Advanced Prostatic Carcinoma Under Long-Term Pernasal Buserelin or Intramuscular Decapeptyl De…
1988
Three major assumptions emerged from these clinical and endocrine long-term studies. First, buserelin, given pernasally in the conventional doses, and Decapeptyl microcapsules administered intramuscularly in 5-week intervals are equally effective in terms of their long-term castration effect in previously untreated patients with prostatic carcinoma. However, Decapeptyl causes complete LH and subsequent testosterone down-regulation 1 week earlier than buserelin. Furthermore, this treatment is more convenient, and the compliance is better. Both LHRH analogues are equally well tolerated. Second, in groups of prostate cancer patients with far advanced disease treated with palliative intention, …
Inflammation and prostate cancer
2008
Prostate cancer remains a major health concern for the male population throughout the Western world. It is today widely accepted that inflammation has a role in many human cancers. In fact, inflammation is thought to incite carcinogenesis by causing cell and genome damage, promoting cellular turnover and creating a tissue microenvironment that can enhance cell replication, angiogenesis and tissue repair. Accordingly, there is a body of literature suggesting a link between chronic inflammation and prostate cancer, in which prostate inflammation may contribute to the promotion of prostate cancer development. On the other hand, high levels of endogenous gonadal steroids are considered as risk…
Architettura e paesaggio nella città contemporanea
2017
Negli ultimi anni il paesaggio italiano ha subìto un continuo degrado con edifici che non sempre hanno il senso di appartenenza al contesto, al paesaggio e alla storia dei luoghi. L’articolo esamina delle proposte progettuali di ambito europeo, con alcune riflessioni critiche attorno al rapporto tra paesaggio e architettura contemporanea. I progetti illustrati, seppur espressione parziale di una più ampia produzione europea e internazionale, forniscono un adeguato spunto per avviare riflessioni teoriche e progettuali sul tema del rapporto fra paesaggio e architettura contemporanea. Il percorso tra i luoghi, tra città e paesaggi, visto attraverso lo sguardo di altri, ha costituito una sorta …
Dinamiche linguistiche nel metalinguaggio pubblicitario dell’italiano standard: spot televisivi delle compagnie telefoniche
2010
Questo studio analizza il linguaggio pubblicitario dei commercial italiani di alcune compagnie di telefonia e telecomunicazioni presenti in Italia (Telecom Alice, Fastweb, Tre, Wind Infostrada, Vodafone Omnitel, Tele2). I commercial o spot (Eugeni 2010: 265) possono essere considerati veri e propri testi «narrativi» con strategie comunicative e un linguaggio artistico che «è alla base della modellizzazione dei processi dinamici della lingua» (Lotman 1980: 20); gli spot risultano, infatti, interessanti in quanto permettono di evidenziare gli effetti della globalizzazione (Bauman 2001: 4) sul metalinguaggio pubblicitario e delle sue inevitabili ricadute sulle dinamiche linguistiche dell’itali…
Lingua e testo in Sciascia: il caso dei salinari di Regalpetra
2010
Questo studio analizza il capitolo « I salinari », del libro Le parrocchie di Regalpetra di Sciascia. È un testo interessante per tre ragioni: dipinge la condizione delle saline mostrando uno scorcio di paesaggio siciliano; pone la città di Regalpetra come esempio universale per indicare la condizione dello sfruttamento dei lavoratori e l’ingiustizia sociale; propone, infine, una lingua ricca di calchi e prestiti. In questo contributo si vuole sottolineare, tenendo in considerazione le ricerche condotte da Lakoff, l’importanza di un approccio cognitivo al testo sciasciano per studiarne il tessuto allegorico e, in particolare, l’allegoria del paesaggio e del lavoro. L’analisi verte sulla fun…