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The pH of the oral cavity is a synthetic parameter that underlies a multifactorial process of continuous adjustment that includes the effect of salivae as a buffer and the contribution of the oral cavity microbiome. In some diseases of the oral cavity an alteration of these adjustment mechanisms is
Obesity is associated with different chronic disorders such as metabolic syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). It can be classified into mild, moderate and severe using different cut-off values of body mass index (BMI). Many interventions and
Between July 2016 and April 2017 eligible patients were recruited among the outpatients attending the Obesity Center of the Endocrinology Unit 1, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy. Patients aged 18-75 years with serum LDL-C between130-180 mg/dL, not significantly modified by an appropriate dietetic
Study Design The study will involve two phases. The first phase will be to compare the release of the component vitamins in two chewing gum products into the saliva. This will employ a parallel design in which half the subjects (7 - 8) chew a product marketed for athletes "Sport" and half (7 - 8)
List of Abbreviations AE Adverse event ALT Alanine aminotransferase ANOVA Analysis of variance APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time AST Aspartate aminotransferase AUCins Area under the serum insulin concentration time curve BMI Body mass index CRF Case report form CTA Clinical trial
Patients with peritoneal surface malignancy from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers almost uniformly succumb to advanced locoregional disease in the form of intractable ascites, malignant visceral obstruction and cancer cachexia. The natural history of peritoneal carcinomatosis from GI malignancies is
The study design is a prospective observational analysis. Subjects who have been deemed candidates for a large-volume paracentesis, based on clinical criteria and who meet the above-referenced inclusion and exclusion criteria will be recruited to participate in this study. Study visits will take
The study consisted of two groups of adult patients 18 to 65 years of age. The first group (G1, n=10) included patients with hypothalamic/pituitary disease with at least one pituitary axis deficiency other than ACTH deficiency. The patients had the following diagnoses: acromegaly (n=1), prolactinoma
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is caused by autoimmune and autoinflammatory destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Historically, treatment for this condition has consisted of insulin replacement therapy and dietary modification. Recent studies have
Specific Aims
1. To test the hypothesis that 10 minutes of hepatic ischemic preconditioning in deceased donors would improve liver graft function and decrease injury in the early post transplant period.
To accomplish this aim, we will compare International Normalized Ratios of prothrombin time