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M Poli

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PubMed1998

Effects of home-based food preparation practices on the micronutrient content of foods.

We studied the effects of cooking on the vitamin and mineral content of vegetables (vegetable soup, cauliflower), meat (beefsteak) and fish (sole) and those of cutting (fruit salad) and squeezing (orange juice) on the vitamin content of fruits. In cooked dishes, vitamin retention ranged between 0 (folic acid, all dishes) and 94% (retinol, sole) and mineral retention between 63 (copper, cauliflower) and 96% (iron, vegetable soup). In orange juice, ascorbic acid appeared to be protected from oxidation for at least 12 h as compared with fruit salad. Our study shows that preparation of foods with techniques available at home may be responsible for losses of vitamins and minerals. Further studies are needed to ascertain the effects of these losses on nutritional status.

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PubMed1997

Effects of cooking and storage methods on the micronutrient content of foods.

Food processing has the potential to alter the nutrient quality of foods. This review deals with the effects of home-based cooking and storage practices on the micronutrient content of foods. It describes the effects of cooking, freezing and refrigeration on the vitamin and mineral content of meats, fish, fruit, vegetables and cereals. Based on this review, we suggest that the consumer should be aware of the possibility that losses in nutritional quality of foods may result from an improper use of cooking and storage techniques available at home.

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PubMed1995

Autoantibodies against oxidatively modified low-density lipoproteins in NIDDM.

Diabetes is an independent risk factor in the development of atherosclerosis, although the pathophysiological processes underlying this association are poorly understood. The oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is considered a key event in the development and progression of atherosclerosis because it generates molecular epitopes that are more atherogenic than parent LDL. A total of 138 patients suffering from non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and 80 matched control subjects were investigated. LDL oxidation was evaluated as the presence of autoantibodies against oxidatively modified LDL, since they mirror the in vivo occurrence of oxidative processes. NIDDM patients had an antibody ratio (calculated as the ratio of antibodies against modified versus native LDL) significantly higher than control subjects for Cu(2+)-oxidized LDL (1.88 +/- 0.6 vs. 1.05 +/- 0.3, P < 0.01, for IgG), malondialdehyde-modified LDL (2.54 +/- 0.73 vs. 2.04 +/- 0.11, P < 0.01, for IgG and 3.96 +/- 1.51 vs. 2.90 +/- 0.15, P < 0.01, for IgM), and malondialdehyde-modified human serum albumin (1.79 +/- 0.54 vs. 1.46 +/- 0.1, P < 0.05 for IgG). The possible role played by glycation in sensitizing LDL to oxidation was investigated by measuring autoantibodies against both glycated LDL (glycLDL) and glycoxydated LDL (glycoxLDL). NIDDM patients had an antibody ratio significantly higher than control subjects for anti-glycLDL and anti-glycoxLDL IgG (1.79 +/- 0.38 vs. 1.12 +/- 0.23, P < 0.01 and 2.55 +/- 1.03 vs. 1.39 +/- 0.44, P < 0.01, respectively) but not anti-glycLDL and anti-glycox-LDL IgM.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1994

The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a survey of clinical practices in Lombardy, Italy, by the Airo*-Lombardia Cooperative Group.

AIMS AND BACKGROUND: The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of stage III non-small cell lung cancer is controversial. The aim of this survey was to investigate the use of this modality in current clinical practice in Lombardy, a highly industrialized region of northern Italy. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to all 13 radiotherapy centers in Lombardy, covering statistical, clinical, technical and strategical aspects, and the responses were analyzed. RESULTS: A wide range of attitudes was observed among participating radiation oncologists; the percentage of cases treated with curative intent varied largely between centers (4-100%), as did the proportion of patients given to radiation only rather than combined modality treatment (5-100% vs 0-90%). CONCLUSIONS: An urgent need exists for better cooperation between all clinicians involved in lung cancer treatment, pursuing the goals of a more uniform clinical practice and a more aggressive clinical research attitude.

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung↗
PubMed1994

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PubMed1993

Specificity of autoantibodies against oxidized LDL as an additional marker for atherosclerotic risk.

BACKGROUND: LDL oxidation is a crucial step in the development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. The detection of an increase in the anti-oxidized LDL antibody titre may thus represent a biological marker of enhanced LDL oxidation in vivo. METHODS: The occurrence of anti-oxidized LDL autoantibodies was investigated in control patients, in patients with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, in those without clinically relevant signs of atherosclerosis, but considered at risk, and in patients with chronic alcohol-related liver disease. RESULTS: Anti-oxidized LDL autoantibodies were present in the plasma of the majority of patients with overt coronary atherosclerosis. An increased antibody titre can also be detected well before the onset of clinically relevant signs of the atherosclerotic disease in patients classically considered at risk, indicating the occurrence of in-vivo LDL oxidation during atherosclerosis development. The specificity of molecular targets (LDL) for oxidative modifications is supported by the demonstration that anti-oxidized LDL autoantibodies are absent in the plasma of alcoholic patients who exhibit a marked increase in biological markers of oxidative stress but do not classically develop atherosclerosis. CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate that the occurrence of anti-oxidized LDL autoantibodies could be specifically related to the promotion and progression of atherosclerosis and is not a simple epiphenomenon of any oxidative process occurring in vivo.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

[The Pap test in menopause].

In a study covering 156 Pap-tests in menopause, the Authors observed a reduction in infectious phlogosis, in dysplasias and neoplasias. They suggested that even during menopause in the Pap-test showed be conducted to monitor the VIN and a physiological senescence of the female genitalia.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1993

[Laparoscopic total hysterectomy and its complications].

The Authors base their experiences on 135 total laparohysterectomy operations. Of a sample of 39 cases the postoperative lapses have shown complications with a percentage of 28.87% so divided: 25 infectious complications (18.51%); 9 thrombophlebitis (6.66%); 3 vascular lesions (2.22%); 2 intestinal lesions (1.48%). They end by saying that to have good clinical conduction of such operations it is necessary to respect the specific hygienic and preventive rules.

Adnexa Uteri↗
PubMed1992

[Prophylactic and therapeutic use of ceftriaxone in cesarean section].

Authors did the antibiotic-prophylaxis with ceftriaxone in twenty cesarean sections (1 phial EV). Prophylaxis was sufficient in thirteen cases; on the other hand, in the remaining seven prophylaxis was followed by the three days therapy (1 phial EV). A good tolerance of the medicine was revealed in all cases. Moreover, it was tested a wide antimicrobial action with resolution of all the verified infections, except for one bacterial resistance case where some other antibiotic was used.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1992

[Preventive and therapeutic use of cefriaxon in gynecologic surgery].

The Authors have been investigating the behaviour of ceftriaxone in gynecological surgery employing 1 g of the drug through intravenous injection an hour before the operation, after executing a cutaneous pomphus the night before. They obtained satisfactory results since out of 25 cases analyzed nowhere had they to intervene with other antibiotics. The drug, despite the 15 cases of infectious pathology observed, has been showing great tolerance and an utmost ease and usefulness of usage.

Ceftriaxone↗
PubMed1992

[Value of the Pap-test in the cervical cytological screening].

Fourteen thousand three hundred fifty six cervical smears were performed in the Obstetric and gynaecologic Department of Casorate Primo Hospital (USSL no. 77) and Oncologic Center of Milan (USSL no. 75/II) between 1-1-1987 and 30-6-1991. The incidence and mortality of uterine cervix neoplasm are discussed and the uterine cervix neoplasm are discussed and the analysis of data shows a reduction of this cancer in all countries. In italy it is estimated that the incidence is of 20.88 per 1000,000 women of all ages.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1992

[Changes in sexual behavior of women receiving substitution therapy after surgical menopause and women in physiological menopause].

We have made this study with the aim of comparing changes in sexuality between women who are in surgical menopause taking a substitutive therapy and those who are in physiological menopause. We have used a questionnaire instrument. It has been filled in by a physician during an individual conversation with the women. The results showed that sexuality valued through the parameters of satisfaction, coital frequency and desire, has been have penalized in the first group than in the second. It can be said that the trauma linked to hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy provokes alterations in sexuality which are not sufficiently counterbalanced by substitutive estrogenic therapy.

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