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1. “To Measure by a Known Measure”: Kepler’s Geometrical Epistemology in the Harmonices MundiLibri V

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Romagni, Domenica

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In this article, I address the epistemological role that geometry plays in Kepler’s Harmonices MundiLibri V and argue that the framework he develops there is meant to address concerns regarding the confirmation of astronomical hypotheses, which are supported by comments in earlier works regarding empirical underdetermination. The geometrical epistemology that he constructs to combat these concerns in the Harmonices Mundiis introduced in Book I and then is extended to his theory of harmonic proportion in Book III, finally providing the foundation for his derivation of the planetary motions in Book V. To argue for these claims, I begin by discussing Kepler’s concern with underdetermination in earlier works. Then I turn to the Harmonices Mundiand argue that Kepler seeks to provide a geometrical system that directly links the theorist with the world. Finally, I show how he applies this system to his astronomy via his harmonic theory. This account not only helps us to understand Kepler’s scientific methodology better but also sheds light on Kepler’s enthusiasm for the results of the Harmonices Mundiby showing how they provide an example of the successful application of his geometrical epistemology.

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2024
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3. Abstracts of presentations on selected topics at the xlvth international plant protection congress (IPPC) July 25–30, 1999

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Theodoridis, G., Shaner, D., Townson, J., Kemp, J., Cory, P., Bartlett, D., Sutton, P., Collins, D., Wiehert, R., Duke, S. O., Dayan, F. E., Romagni, J. G., Abbas, H. K., Ujváry, I., Mishael, Y., Polubesova, T., Rytwo, G., Nir, S., Rubin, B., Undabeytia, T., Yaron-Marcovich, D., El-Nahhal, Y., Serban, C., Lagaly, G., Dolzhenko, V. I., Makhankova, T. A., Kirilenko, E. I., Anuchin, V. A., Redyuk, S. I., Singh, H. P., Batish, D. R., Kohli, R. K., Knezevic, M., Durkic, M., Gerhards, R., Kühbauch, W., Christensen, S., Walter, A. M., Heisel, T., Hall, J. C., Ferguson, G. M., Friesen, L. J. S., Barrett, M., Ciarka, D., Osuna, M. D., Cortez, M. G., De Prado, R., Hussien, B. W., Barakat, R., Tal, A., Itoh, K., Wang, G. X., Shibaike, H., Matsuo, K., Lior, E., Sibony, M., Kigel, J., Yaacoby, T., Bronshtein, A., Aharonson, N., Avnir, D., Altstein, M., Goodrow, M. H., Krämer, P. M., Barsi, E., Kettrup, A. A., Hammock, B. D., Mersie, W., McNamee, C., Seybold, C., Rola, H., Sadowski, J., Kucharski, M., Rola, J., Roque, M. R. A., Monteiro, R. T. R., Melo, I. S., Joel, D. M., Zamski, E., Plakhine, D., Hershenhorn, J., Goldwasser, Y., Eizenberg, H., Kleifeld, Y., Antonova, T. S., Ransom, J. K., Oswald, A., Agunda, J., Kroschel, J., Odhiambo, G. D., Abayo, C. O., Ariga, E. S., Kanampiu, F. K., Gressel, J., Bedi, J. S., Sauerborn, J., Hebbar, P., Weinberg, T. S., Lalazar, A., Nof, E., Dinoor, A., Guske, S., TeBeest, D. O., Sharon, A., Teshler, M., Teshler, I., Stewart-Wade, S., Green, S., Watson, A., Tommaso, A. Di, Boland, G., Sampson, G., Cullen, J., Stocker, R. K., Barreto, R., Pomella, A., Charudattan, R., Hanada, R., Mioto, F., Siegfried, B. D., Lydy, M. J., Stapleton, J. J., Cartia, G., Satour, M. M., Tjamos, E. C., Antoniou, P. P., Tjamos, S. E., Gamliel, A., Kritzman, G., Peretz-Alon, Y., Becker, E., Zilberg, V., Heiman, O., Grinstein, A., Benihes, M., Ucko, O., Klein, L., Uriely, E., Stanghellini, M. E., Katan, J., Austerweil, M., Cebolla, V., Bartual, R., Ferrer, A., Giner, A., Salerno, M., Lori, G., Wolcan, S., Basil, G., Neira, M., Yücel, S., Pala, H., Çali, S., Erkiliç, A., Shlevin, E., Mahrer, I., and Saguy, I. S.

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2000
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6. Effects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial

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Vaccaro, O, Masulli, M, Nicolucci, A, Bonora, E, Del Prato, S, Maggioni, A, Rivellese, A, Squatrito, S, Giorda, C, Sesti, G, Mocarelli, P, Lucisano, G, Sacco, M, Signorini, S, Cappellini, F, Perriello, G, Babini, A, Lapolla, A, Gregori, G, Giordano, C, Corsi, L, Buzzetti, R, Clemente, G, Di Cianni, G, Iannarelli, R, Cordera, R, La Macchia, O, Zamboni, C, Scaranna, C, Boemi, M, Iovine, C, Lauro, D, Leotta, S, Dall'Aglio, E, Cannarsa, E, Tonutti, L, Pugliese, G, Bossi, A, Anichini, R, Dotta, F, Di Benedetto, A, Citro, G, Antenucci, D, Ricci, L, Giorgino, F, Santini, C, Gnasso, A, De Cosmo, S, Zavaroni, D, Vedovato, M, Consoli, A, Calabrese, M, di Bartolo, P, Fornengo, P, Riccardi, G, D'Angelo, F, Giansanti, R, Tanase, L, Lanari, L, Testa, I, Pancani, F, Ranchelli, A, Vagheggi, P, Scatona, A, Fontana, L, Laviola, L, Tarantino, L, Ippolito, C, Gigantelli, V, Manicone, M, Conte, E, Trevisan, R, Rota, R, Dodesini, A, Reggiani, G, Montesi, L, Mazzella, N, Forlani, G, Caselli, C, Di Luzio, R, Mazzotti, A, Aiello, A, Barrea, A, Musto, A, D'Amico, F, Sinagra, T, Longhitano, S, Trowpea, V, Sparti, M, Italia, S, Lisi, E, Grasso, G, Pezzino, V, Insalaco, F, Carallo, C, Scicchitano, C, De Franceschi, M, Calbucci, G, Ripani, R, Cuneo, G, Corsi, S, Romeo, F, Lesina, A, Comoglio, M, Bonetto, C, Robusto, A, Nada, E, Asprino, V, Cetraro, R, Impieri, M, Lucchese, G, Donnarumma, G, Tizio, B, Lenza, L, Paraggio, P, Tomasi, F, Dozio, N, Scalambra, E, Mannucci, E, Lamanna, C, Cignarelli, M, Macchia, O, Fariello, S, Sorrentino, M, Franzetti, I, Radin, R, Annunziata, F, Bonabello, L, Durante, A, Dolcino, M, Gallo, F, Mazzucchelli, C, Aleo, A, Melga, P, Briatore, L, Maggi, D, Storace, D, Cecoli, F, D'Ugo, E, Pupillo, M, Baldassarre, M, Salvati, F, Minnucci, A, De Luca, A, Zugaro, A, Santarelli, L, Bosco, A, Petrella, V, La Verghetta, G, D'Andrea, S, Giuliani, A, Polidoro, W, Sperandio, A, Sciarretta, F, Pezzella, A, Carlone, A, Potenziani, S, Venditti, C, Foffi, C, Carbone, S, Cipolloni, L, Moretti, C, Leto, G, Serra, R, Petrachi, F, Romano, I, Lacaria, E, Russo, L, Goretti, C, Sannino, C, Dolci, M, Bruselli, L, Mori, M, Baccetti, F, Del Freo, M, Cucinotta, D, Giunta, L, Ruffo, M, Cannizzaro, D, Pintaudi, B, Perrone, G, Pata, P, Ragonese, F, Lettina, G, Mancuso, T, Coppolino, A, Piatti, P, Monti, L, Stuccillo, M, Lucotti, P, Setola, M, Crippa, G, Loi, C, Oldani, M, Bottalico, M, Pellegata, B, Bonomo, M, Menicatti, L, Resi, V, Bertuzzi, F, Disoteo, E, Pizzi, G, Annuzzi, G, Capaldo, B, Nappo, R, Auciello, S, Turco, A, Costagliola, L, Corte, G, Vallefuoco, P, Nappi, F, Vitale, M, Cocozza, S, Ciano, O, Massimino, E, Garofalo, N, Avogaro, A, Guarneri, G, Fedele, D, Sartore, G, Chilelli, N, Burlina, S, Bonsembiante, B, Galluzzo, A, Torregrossa, V, Mancastroppa, G, Arsenio, L, Cioni, F, Caronna, S, Papi, M, Santeusanio, F, Calagreti, G, Timi, A, Tantucci, A, Marino, C, Ginestra, F, Di Biagio, R, Taraborelli, M, Miccoli, R, Bianchi, C, Garofolo, M, Politi, K, Penno, G, Livraga, S, Calzoni, F, Corsini, E, Tedeschi, A, Gagliano, M, Ippolito, G, Salutini, E, Cervellino, F, Natale, M, Salvatore, V, Zampino, A, Sinisi, R, Arcangeli, A, Zogheri, A, Guizzotti, S, Longo, R, Pellicano, F, Scolozzi, P, Termine, S, Luberto, A, Ballardini, G, Trojani, C, Mazzuca, P, Bruglia, M, Ciamei, M, Genghini, S, Zannoni, C, Rangel, G, Salvi, L, Zappaterreno, A, Cordone, S, Simonelli, P, Meggiorini, M, Frasheri, A, Di Pippo, C, Maglio, C, Mazzitelli, G, Rinaldi, M, Galli, A, Romano, M, D'Angelo, P, Suraci, C, Bacci, S, Palena, A, Genovese, S, Mancino, M, Rondinelli, M, Capone, F, Calabretto, E, Bulgheroni, M, Bucciarelli, L, Ceccarelli, E, Fondelli, C, Santacroce, C, Guarino, E, Nigi, L, Lalli, C, Di Vizia, G, Scarponi, M, Montani, V, Di Bernardino, P, Romagni, P, Dolcetti, K, Forte, E, Tamburo, L, Perin, P, Prinzis, T, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Zucco, C, Perotta, M, Marena, S, Monsignore, S, Panero, F, Ponzi, F, Carpinteri, R, Casagrande, M, Coletti, M, Balini, A, Filopanti, M, Madaschi, S, Pulcina, A, Grimaldi, F, Venturini, G, Agus, S, Pagnutti, S, Guidotti, F, Cavarape, A, Cigolini, M, Pichiri, I, Brangani, C, Fainelli, G, Tomasetto, E, Zoppini, G, Galletti, A, Perrone, D, Capra, C, Bianchini, F, Ceseri, M, Di Nardo, B, Sasso, E, Bartolomei, B, Suliman, I, Fabbri, G, Romano, G, Maturo, N, Nunziata, G, Capobianco, G, De Simone, G, Villa, V, Rota, G, Pentangelo, C, Carbonara, O, Caiazzo, G, Cutolo, M, Sorrentino, T, Mastrilli, V, Amelia, U, Masi, S, Corigliano, G, Gaeta, I, Armentano, V, Calatola, P, Capuano, G, Angiulli, B, Auletta, P, Petraroli, E, Iodice, C, Agrusta, M, Vaccaro O., Masulli M., Nicolucci A., Bonora E., Del Prato S., Maggioni A. P., Rivellese A. A., Squatrito S., Giorda C. B., Sesti G., Mocarelli P., Lucisano G., Sacco M., Signorini S., Cappellini F., Perriello G., Babini A. C., Lapolla A., Gregori G., Giordano C., Corsi L., Buzzetti R., Clemente G., Di Cianni G., Iannarelli R., Cordera R., La Macchia O., Zamboni C., Scaranna C., Boemi M., Iovine C., Lauro D., Leotta S., Dall'Aglio E., Cannarsa E., Tonutti L., Pugliese G., Bossi A. C., Anichini R., Dotta F., Di Benedetto A., Citro G., Antenucci D., Ricci L., Giorgino F., Santini C., Gnasso A., De Cosmo S., Zavaroni D., Vedovato M., Consoli A., Calabrese M., di Bartolo P., Fornengo P., Riccardi G., D'Angelo F., Giansanti R., Tanase L., Lanari L., Testa I., Pancani F., Ranchelli A., Vagheggi P., Scatona A., Fontana L., Laviola L., Tarantino L., Ippolito C., Gigantelli V., Manicone M., Conte E., Trevisan R., Rota R., Dodesini A. R., Reggiani G. M., Montesi L., Mazzella N., Forlani G., Caselli C., Di Luzio R., Mazzotti A., Aiello A., Barrea A., Musto A., D'Amico F., Sinagra T., Longhitano S., Trowpea V., Sparti M., Italia S., Lisi E., Grasso G., Pezzino V., Insalaco F., Carallo C., Scicchitano C., De Franceschi M. S., Calbucci G., Ripani R., Cuneo G., Corsi S., Romeo F., Lesina A., Comoglio M., Bonetto C., Robusto A., Nada E., Asprino V., Cetraro R., Impieri M., Lucchese G., Donnarumma G., Tizio B., Lenza L., Paraggio P., Tomasi F., Dozio N., Scalambra E., Mannucci E., Lamanna C., Cignarelli M., Macchia O. L., Fariello S., Sorrentino M. R., Franzetti I., Radin R., Annunziata F., Bonabello L. A., Durante A., Dolcino M., Gallo F., Mazzucchelli C., Aleo A., Melga P., Briatore L., Maggi D., Storace D., Cecoli F., D'Ugo E., Pupillo M., Baldassarre M. P. A., Salvati F., Minnucci A., De Luca A., Zugaro A., Santarelli L., Bosco A., Petrella V., La Verghetta G. G., D'Andrea S., Giuliani A. E., Polidoro W. L., Sperandio A., Sciarretta F., Pezzella A., Carlone A., Potenziani S., Venditti C., Foffi C., Carbone S., Cipolloni L., Moretti C., Leto G., Serra R., Petrachi F., Romano I., Lacaria E., Russo L., Goretti C., Sannino C., Dolci M., Bruselli L., Mori M. L., Baccetti F., Del Freo M., Cucinotta D., Giunta L., Ruffo M. C., Cannizzaro D., Pintaudi B., Perrone G., Pata P., Ragonese F., Lettina G., Mancuso T., Coppolino A., Piatti P. M., Monti L., Stuccillo M., Lucotti P., Setola M., Crippa G. V., Loi C., Oldani M., Bottalico M. L., Pellegata B., Bonomo M., Menicatti L. S. M., Resi V., Bertuzzi F., Disoteo E. O., Pizzi G., Annuzzi G., Capaldo B., Nappo R., Auciello S. M., Turco A. A., Costagliola L., Corte G. D., Vallefuoco P., Nappi F., Vitale M., Cocozza S., Ciano O., Massimino E., Garofalo N., Avogaro A., Guarneri G., Fedele D., Sartore G., Chilelli N. C., Burlina S., Bonsembiante B., Galluzzo A., Torregrossa V., Mancastroppa G., Arsenio L., Cioni F., Caronna S., Papi M., Santeusanio F., Calagreti G., Timi A., Tantucci A., Marino C., Ginestra F., Di Biagio R., Taraborelli M., Miccoli R., Bianchi C., Garofolo M., Politi K. S., Penno G., Livraga S., Calzoni F., Mancastroppa G. L. F., Corsini E., Tedeschi A., Gagliano M. S., Ippolito G., Salutini E., Cervellino F., Natale M., Salvatore V., Zampino A., Sinisi R., Arcangeli A., Zogheri A., Guizzotti S., Longo R., Pellicano F., Scolozzi P., Termine S., Luberto A., Ballardini G., Trojani C., Mazzuca P., Bruglia M., Ciamei M., Genghini S., Zannoni C., Rangel G., Salvi L., Zappaterreno A., Cordone S., Simonelli P., Meggiorini M., Frasheri A., Di Pippo C., Maglio C., Mazzitelli G., Rinaldi M. E., Galli A., Romano M., D'Angelo P., Suraci C., Bacci S., Palena A. P., Genovese S., Mancino M., Rondinelli M., Capone F., Calabretto E., Bulgheroni M., Bucciarelli L., Ceccarelli E., Fondelli C., Santacroce C., Guarino E., Nigi L., Lalli C., Di Vizia G., Scarponi M., Montani V., Di Bernardino P., Romagni P., Dolcetti K., Forte E., Tamburo L., Perin P. C., Prinzis T., Gruden G., Bruno G., Zucco C., Perotta M., Marena S., Monsignore S., Panero F., Ponzi F., Carpinteri R., Casagrande M. L., Coletti M. F., Balini A., Filopanti M., Madaschi S., Pulcina A., Grimaldi F., Venturini G., Agus S., Pagnutti S., Guidotti F., Cavarape A., Cigolini M., Pichiri I., Brangani C., Fainelli G., Tomasetto E., Zoppini G., Galletti A., Perrone D., Capra C., Bianchini F., Ceseri M., Di Nardo B., Sasso E., Bartolomei B., Suliman I., Fabbri G., Romano G., Maturo N., Nunziata G., Capobianco G., De Simone G., Villa V., Rota G., Pentangelo C., Carbonara O., Caiazzo G., Cutolo M., Sorrentino T., Mastrilli V., Amelia U., Masi S., Corigliano G., Gaeta I., Armentano V., Calatola P., Capuano G., Angiulli B., Auletta P., Petraroli E., Iodice C. E., Agrusta M., Vaccaro, O, Masulli, M, Nicolucci, A, Bonora, E, Del Prato, S, Maggioni, A, Rivellese, A, Squatrito, S, Giorda, C, Sesti, G, Mocarelli, P, Lucisano, G, Sacco, M, Signorini, S, Cappellini, F, Perriello, G, Babini, A, Lapolla, A, Gregori, G, Giordano, C, Corsi, L, Buzzetti, R, Clemente, G, Di Cianni, G, Iannarelli, R, Cordera, R, La Macchia, O, Zamboni, C, Scaranna, C, Boemi, M, Iovine, C, Lauro, D, Leotta, S, Dall'Aglio, E, Cannarsa, E, Tonutti, L, Pugliese, G, Bossi, A, Anichini, R, Dotta, F, Di Benedetto, A, Citro, G, Antenucci, D, Ricci, L, Giorgino, F, Santini, C, Gnasso, A, De Cosmo, S, Zavaroni, D, Vedovato, M, Consoli, A, Calabrese, M, di Bartolo, P, Fornengo, P, Riccardi, G, D'Angelo, F, Giansanti, R, Tanase, L, Lanari, L, Testa, I, Pancani, F, Ranchelli, A, Vagheggi, P, Scatona, A, Fontana, L, Laviola, L, Tarantino, L, Ippolito, C, Gigantelli, V, Manicone, M, Conte, E, Trevisan, R, Rota, R, Dodesini, A, Reggiani, G, Montesi, L, Mazzella, N, Forlani, G, Caselli, C, Di Luzio, R, Mazzotti, A, Aiello, A, Barrea, A, Musto, A, D'Amico, F, Sinagra, T, Longhitano, S, Trowpea, V, Sparti, M, Italia, S, Lisi, E, Grasso, G, Pezzino, V, Insalaco, F, Carallo, C, Scicchitano, C, De Franceschi, M, Calbucci, G, Ripani, R, Cuneo, G, Corsi, S, Romeo, F, Lesina, A, Comoglio, M, Bonetto, C, Robusto, A, Nada, E, Asprino, V, Cetraro, R, Impieri, M, Lucchese, G, Donnarumma, G, Tizio, B, Lenza, L, Paraggio, P, Tomasi, F, Dozio, N, Scalambra, E, Mannucci, E, Lamanna, C, Cignarelli, M, Macchia, O, Fariello, S, Sorrentino, M, Franzetti, I, Radin, R, Annunziata, F, Bonabello, L, Durante, A, Dolcino, M, Gallo, F, Mazzucchelli, C, Aleo, A, Melga, P, Briatore, L, Maggi, D, Storace, D, Cecoli, F, D'Ugo, E, Pupillo, M, Baldassarre, M, Salvati, F, Minnucci, A, De Luca, A, Zugaro, A, Santarelli, L, Bosco, A, Petrella, V, La Verghetta, G, D'Andrea, S, Giuliani, A, Polidoro, W, Sperandio, A, Sciarretta, F, Pezzella, A, Carlone, A, Potenziani, S, Venditti, C, Foffi, C, Carbone, S, Cipolloni, L, Moretti, C, Leto, G, Serra, R, Petrachi, F, Romano, I, Lacaria, E, Russo, L, Goretti, C, Sannino, C, Dolci, M, Bruselli, L, Mori, M, Baccetti, F, Del Freo, M, Cucinotta, D, Giunta, L, Ruffo, M, Cannizzaro, D, Pintaudi, B, Perrone, G, Pata, P, Ragonese, F, Lettina, G, Mancuso, T, Coppolino, A, Piatti, P, Monti, L, Stuccillo, M, Lucotti, P, Setola, M, Crippa, G, Loi, C, Oldani, M, Bottalico, M, Pellegata, B, Bonomo, M, Menicatti, L, Resi, V, Bertuzzi, F, Disoteo, E, Pizzi, G, Annuzzi, G, Capaldo, B, Nappo, R, Auciello, S, Turco, A, Costagliola, L, Corte, G, Vallefuoco, P, Nappi, F, Vitale, M, Cocozza, S, Ciano, O, Massimino, E, Garofalo, N, Avogaro, A, Guarneri, G, Fedele, D, Sartore, G, Chilelli, N, Burlina, S, Bonsembiante, B, Galluzzo, A, Torregrossa, V, Mancastroppa, G, Arsenio, L, Cioni, F, Caronna, S, Papi, M, Santeusanio, F, Calagreti, G, Timi, A, Tantucci, A, Marino, C, Ginestra, F, Di Biagio, R, Taraborelli, M, Miccoli, R, Bianchi, C, Garofolo, M, Politi, K, Penno, G, Livraga, S, Calzoni, F, Corsini, E, Tedeschi, A, Gagliano, M, Ippolito, G, Salutini, E, Cervellino, F, Natale, M, Salvatore, V, Zampino, A, Sinisi, R, Arcangeli, A, Zogheri, A, Guizzotti, S, Longo, R, Pellicano, F, Scolozzi, P, Termine, S, Luberto, A, Ballardini, G, Trojani, C, Mazzuca, P, Bruglia, M, Ciamei, M, Genghini, S, Zannoni, C, Rangel, G, Salvi, L, Zappaterreno, A, Cordone, S, Simonelli, P, Meggiorini, M, Frasheri, A, Di Pippo, C, Maglio, C, Mazzitelli, G, Rinaldi, M, Galli, A, Romano, M, D'Angelo, P, Suraci, C, Bacci, S, Palena, A, Genovese, S, Mancino, M, Rondinelli, M, Capone, F, Calabretto, E, Bulgheroni, M, Bucciarelli, L, Ceccarelli, E, Fondelli, C, Santacroce, C, Guarino, E, Nigi, L, Lalli, C, Di Vizia, G, Scarponi, M, Montani, V, Di Bernardino, P, Romagni, P, Dolcetti, K, Forte, E, Tamburo, L, Perin, P, Prinzis, T, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Zucco, C, Perotta, M, Marena, S, Monsignore, S, Panero, F, Ponzi, F, Carpinteri, R, Casagrande, M, Coletti, M, Balini, A, Filopanti, M, Madaschi, S, Pulcina, A, Grimaldi, F, Venturini, G, Agus, S, Pagnutti, S, Guidotti, F, Cavarape, A, Cigolini, M, Pichiri, I, Brangani, C, Fainelli, G, Tomasetto, E, Zoppini, G, Galletti, A, Perrone, D, Capra, C, Bianchini, F, Ceseri, M, Di Nardo, B, Sasso, E, Bartolomei, B, Suliman, I, Fabbri, G, Romano, G, Maturo, N, Nunziata, G, Capobianco, G, De Simone, G, Villa, V, Rota, G, Pentangelo, C, Carbonara, O, Caiazzo, G, Cutolo, M, Sorrentino, T, Mastrilli, V, Amelia, U, Masi, S, Corigliano, G, Gaeta, I, Armentano, V, Calatola, P, Capuano, G, Angiulli, B, Auletta, P, Petraroli, E, Iodice, C, Agrusta, M, Vaccaro O., Masulli M., Nicolucci A., Bonora E., Del Prato S., Maggioni A. P., Rivellese A. A., Squatrito S., Giorda C. B., Sesti G., Mocarelli P., Lucisano G., Sacco M., Signorini S., Cappellini F., Perriello G., Babini A. C., Lapolla A., Gregori G., Giordano C., Corsi L., Buzzetti R., Clemente G., Di Cianni G., Iannarelli R., Cordera R., La Macchia O., Zamboni C., Scaranna C., Boemi M., Iovine C., Lauro D., Leotta S., Dall'Aglio E., Cannarsa E., Tonutti L., Pugliese G., Bossi A. C., Anichini R., Dotta F., Di Benedetto A., Citro G., Antenucci D., Ricci L., Giorgino F., Santini C., Gnasso A., De Cosmo S., Zavaroni D., Vedovato M., Consoli A., Calabrese M., di Bartolo P., Fornengo P., Riccardi G., D'Angelo F., Giansanti R., Tanase L., Lanari L., Testa I., Pancani F., Ranchelli A., Vagheggi P., Scatona A., Fontana L., Laviola L., Tarantino L., Ippolito C., Gigantelli V., Manicone M., Conte E., Trevisan R., Rota R., Dodesini A. R., Reggiani G. 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Background The best treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes in whom treatment with metformin alone fails to achieve adequate glycaemic control is debated. We aimed to compare the long-term effects of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas, given in addition to metformin, on cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods TOSCA.IT was a multicentre, randomised, pragmatic clinical trial, in which patients aged 50–75 years with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy (2–3 g per day) were recruited from 57 diabetes clinics in Italy. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1), by permuted blocks randomisation (block size 10), stratified by site and previous cardiovascular events, to add-on pioglitazone (15–45 mg) or a sulfonylurea (5–15 mg glibenclamide, 2–6 mg glimepiride, or 30–120 mg gliclazide, in accordance with local practice). The trial was unblinded, but event adjudicators were unaware of treatment assignment. The primary outcome, assessed with a Cox proportional-hazards model, was a composite of first occurrence of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, or urgent coronary revascularisation, assessed in the modified intention-to-treat population (all randomly assigned participants with baseline data available and without any protocol violations in relation to inclusion or exclusion criteria). This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00700856. Findings Between Sept 18, 2008, and Jan 15, 2014, 3028 patients were randomly assigned and included in the analyses. 1535 were assigned to pioglitazone and 1493 to sulfonylureas (glibenclamide 24 [2%], glimepiride 723 [48%], gliclazide 745 [50%]). At baseline, 335 (11%) participants had a previous cardiovascular event. The study was stopped early on the basis of a futility analysis after a median follow-up of 57·3 months. The primary outcome occurred in 105 patients (1·5 per 100 person-years) who were given pioglitazone and 108 (1·5 p

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2017

7. Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms in premenopausal women with major depression

Author

Philip W. Gold, Dennis S. Charney, Krishnamurthy P, Giovanni Cizza, Detera-Wadleigh S, Romagni P, and Torvik S

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Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Genotype, Hydrocortisone, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Clinical Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Body Mass Index, Endocrinology, Insulin resistance, Glucocorticoid receptor, Receptors, Glucocorticoid, Polymorphism (computer science), Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Obesity, Depression (differential diagnoses), Abdominal obesity, Depressive Disorder, Major, business.industry, Biochemistry (medical), General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Adipose Tissue, Premenopause, Case-Control Studies, Luminescent Measurements, Female, medicine.symptom, Insulin Resistance, business, Body mass index, Glucocorticoid, medicine.drug
Abstract

Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with glucocorticoid hypersensitivity and visceral obesity. Perturbations in HPA axis sensitivity to glucocorticoids implicated in the pathogenesis of major depression may result from functional alterations in the glucocorticoid receptor gene. We 1) examined the prevalence of genotype distribution of specific polymorphisms of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (Bcl1, N363S, rs33388, rs33389) in a subset of women from the P.O.W.E.R. Study (which enrolled 21- to 45-year-old premenopausal women with major depression and healthy controls) and 2) explored whether such polymorphisms were associated with visceral obesity and insulin resistance. Women with major depression had a higher body mass index, a higher waist:hip ratio, and more body fat than did controls. No differences were observed in plasma and urinary cortisol or in insulin sensitivity. The G/G genotype of the Bell polymorphism was significantly more common (p

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2008

8. The joint action in the bioactivity studies of Antarctic lichen Umbilicaria antarctica: Synergic-biodirected isolation in a preliminary holistic ecological study.

Author

Galindo, Jose L.G., García, Benito F., Torres, Ascensión, Galindo, Juan C.G., Romagni, Joanne G., and Macías, Francisco A.

Abstract

Antarctica is one of the world’s most inaccessible regions. This area is also unique in that it has a terrestrial biota dominated by non-vascular plants, of which lichens and mosses are typically the dominant life-forms. A phytochemical study of Antarctic lichen ( Umbilicaria antarctica ) collected from maritime Antarctica has been carried out. The hexane, acetone and butanol extracts have been subjected to a preliminary general bioactivity test using wheat etiolated coleoptiles. A chromatographic study of the acetone extract was performed and seven known compounds were isolated. The general bioactivity of the compounds on etiolated wheat coleoptile has been assessed and joint action studies on mixtures of the compounds were carried out − a methodology that may be the way to a holistic approach in the ecological studies of lichens. The results corroborated the activity exhibited by the original fractions, which in turn support the use of this bioassay to determine joint interactions responsible for the bioactivity shown by U. antarctica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2017
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9. Plasma leptin in men and women with seasonal affective disorder and in healthy matched controls

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Giovanni Cizza, Romagni P, George P. Chrousos, Angela Lotsikas, Lam G, and Rosenthal Ne

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Light therapy, Adult, Leptin, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, medicine.medical_treatment, media_common.quotation_subject, Matched-Pair Analysis, Clinical Biochemistry, Craving, behavioral disciplines and activities, Biochemistry, Severity of Illness Index, Body Mass Index, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, mental disorders, medicine, Humans, Depression (differential diagnoses), media_common, Chronobiology Phenomena, business.industry, Appetite Regulation, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, Biochemistry (medical), Body Weight, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Appetite, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Mood, Female, Seasons, medicine.symptom, business, Weight gain, Body mass index
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a specific clinical entity characterized by recurrent episodes of depression, which typically occur during the winter with periods of remission during the spring and summer. These depression episodes are accompanied by hyperphagia with cravings for carbohydrates and moderate weight gain, and usually respond to light therapy. We examined potential relationships between leptin, a hormone known to affect appetite and weight regulation, and seasonal changes in mood and appetite by measuring plasma leptin, clinical severity of depression, appetite scores, and body mass index (BMI) in 19 women and 8 men with SAD and matched controls (20 women and 8 men) in the summer and winter. Plasma leptin was positively correlated with BMI in patients and controls during both seasons. Women and men with SAD both experienced depression in the winter, which was associated with increased appetite, caloric intake, and carbohydrate craving. Increased body weight during the winter in subjects with SAD was paralleled by a lack of concomitant changes in plasma leptin, which suggests that leptin sensitivity to changes in body weight may be influenced by seasons in subjects with SAD, similar to seasonal mammals.

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2005

10. Effects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial

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Vaccaro, Olga, Masulli, Maria, Nicolucci, Antonio, Bonora, Enzo, Del Prato, Stefano, Maggioni, Aldo P, Rivellese, Angela A, Squatrito, Sebastiano, Giorda, Carlo B, Sesti, Giorgio, Mocarelli, Paolo, Lucisano, Giuseppe, Sacco, Michele, Signorini, Stefano, Cappellini, Fabrizio, Perriello, Gabriele, Babini, Anna Carla, Lapolla, Annunziata, Gregori, Giovanna, Giordano, Carla, Corsi, Laura, Buzzetti, Raffaella, Clemente, Gennaro, Di Cianni, Graziano, Iannarelli, Rossella, Cordera, Renzo, La Macchia, Olga, Zamboni, Chiara, Scaranna, Cristiana, Boemi, Massimo, Iovine, Ciro, Lauro, Davide, Leotta, Sergio, Dall'Aglio, Elisabetta, Cannarsa, Emanuela, Tonutti, Laura, Pugliese, Giuseppe, Bossi, Antonio C, Anichini, Roberto, Dotta, Francesco, Di Benedetto, Antonino, Citro, Giuseppe, Antenucci, Daniela, Ricci, Lucia, Giorgino, Francesco, Santini, Costanza, Gnasso, Agostino, De Cosmo, Salvatore, Zavaroni, Donatella, Vedovato, Monica, Consoli, Agostino, Calabrese, Maria, di Bartolo, Paolo, Fornengo, Paolo, Riccardi, Gabriele, Vaccaro, Olga, Masulli, Maria, Nicolucci, Antonio, Maggioni, Aldo Pietro, Sesti, Giorgio, Mocarelli, Paolo, Lucisano, Giuseppe, Sacco, Michele, Signorini, Stefano, Cappellini, Fabrizio, Riccardi, Gabriele, Boemi, Massimo, D'Angelo, Federica, Giansanti, Roberto, Tanase, Laura, Lanari, Luigi, Testa, Ivano, Ricci, Lucia, Pancani, Francesca, Ranchelli, Anna, Vagheggi, Paolo, Scatona, Alessia, Fontana, Lucia, Giorgino, Francesco, Laviola, Luigi, Tarantino, Lucia, Ippolito, Claudia, Gigantelli, Vittoria, Manicone, Mariangela, Conte, Eleonora, Trevisan, Roberto, Scaranna, Cristiana, Rota, Rossella, Corsi, Anna, Dodesini, Alessandro R., Reggiani, Giulio Marchesini, Montesi, Luca, Mazzella, Natalia, Forlani, Gabriele, Caselli, Chiara, Di Luzio, Raffaella, Mazzotti, Arianna, Aiello, Antimo, Barrea, Angelina, Musto, Antonio, D'Amico, Fiorentina, Squatrito, Sebastiano, Sinagra, Tiziana, Longhitano, Sara, Trowpea, Vanessa, Sparti, Maria, Italia, Salvatore, Lisi, Enrico, 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Daniela, Cecoli, Francesca, Antenucci, Daniela, D'Ugo, Ercole, Pupillo, Mario, Baldassarre, Maria Pompea Antonia, Salvati, Filippo, Minnucci, Anita, De Luca, Angelo, Zugaro, Antonella, Santarelli, Livia, Bosco, Angela, Petrella, Vittorio, La Verghetta, Grazia Giovanna, Iannarelli, Rossella, De Gregorio, Antonella, D'Andrea, Settimio, Giuliani, Anna Elisa, Polidoro, w Lorella, Sperandio, Alessandra, Sciarretta, Filomena, Pezzella, Alfonso, Buzzetti, Raffaella, Carlone, Angela, Potenziani, Stella, Venditti, Chiara, Foffi, Chiara, Carbone, Salvatore, Cipolloni, Laura, Moretti, Chiara, Leto, Gaetano, Serra, Rosalia, Petrachi, Francesca, Romano, Isabella, Di Cianni, Graziano, Lacaria, Emilia, Russo, Laura, Goretti, Chiara, Sannino, Claudia, Gregori, Giovanna, Dolci, Maria, Bruselli, Laura, Mori, Mary L., Baccetti, Fabio, Del Freo, Maria, Fontana, Lucia, Di Benedetto, Antonino, Cucinotta, Domenico, Giunta, Loretta, Ruffo, Maria Concetta, Cannizzaro, Desiree, Pintaudi, Basilio, Perrone, Giovanni, Pata, Pietro, Ragonese, Francesco, Lettina, Gabriele, Mancuso, Teresa, Coppolino, Aldo, Piatti, Pier Marco, Monti, Lucilla, Stuccillo, Michela, Lucotti, Pietro, Setola, Manuela, Crippa, Giulia Valentina, Loi, Cinzia, Oldani, Matteo, Bottalico, Maria Luisa, Pellegata, Beatrice, Bonomo, Matteo, Menicatti, Laura Silvia Maria, Resi, Veronica, Bertuzzi, Federico, Disoteo, Eugenia Olga, Pizzi, Gianluigi, Rivellese, Angela Albarosa, Annuzzi, Giovanni, Capaldo, Brunella, Nappo, Rossella, Auciello, Stefania Michela, Turco, Anna Amelia, Costagliola, Lucia, Iovine, Ciro, Corte, Giuseppina Della, Vallefuoco, Pasquale, Nappi, Francesca, Vitale, Marilena, Cocozza, Sara, Ciano, Ornella, Massimino, Elena, Garofalo, Nadia, Avogaro, Angelo, Vedovato, Monica, Guarneri, Gabriella, Lapolla, Annunziata, Fedele, Domenico, Sartore, Giovanni, Chilelli, Nino Cristiano, Burlina, Silvia, Bonsembiante, Barbara, Giordano, Carla, Galluzzo, Aldo, Torregrossa, Vittoria, Dall'Aglio, Elisabetta, Mancastroppa, 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Cristina, Mazzuca, Paolo, Bruglia, Matteo, Ciamei, Monica, Genghini, Silvia, Zannoni, Chiara, Pugliese, Giuseppe, Vitale, Martina, Rangel, Graziela, Salvi, Laura, Zappaterreno, Alessandra, Cordone, Samantha, Simonelli, Paola, Meggiorini, Marilla, Frasheri, Aurora, Di Pippo, Clelia, Maglio, Cristina, Mazzitelli, Giulia, Lauro, Davide, Rinaldi, Maria Elena, Galli, Angelica, Romano, Maria, D'Angelo, Paola, Leotta, Sergio, Suraci, Concetta, De Cosmo, Salvatore, Bacci, Simonetta, Palena, Antonio Pio, Genovese, Stefano, Mancino, Monica, Rondinelli, Maurizio, Capone, Filippo, Calabretto, Elisabetta, Bulgheroni, Monica, Bucciarelli, Loredana, Dotta, Francesco, Ceccarelli, Elena, Fondelli, Cecilia, Santacroce, Clorinda, Guarino, Elisa, Nigi, Laura, Lalli, Carlo, Di Vizia, Giovanni, Scarponi, Maura, Montani, Valeria, Di Bernardino, Paolo, Romagni, Paola, Dolcetti, Katia, Cannarsa, Emanuela, Forte, Elisa, Potenziani, Stella, Tamburo, Lucilla, Fornengo, Paolo, Perin, Paolo Cavallo, Prinzis, Tania, Gruden, Gabriella, Bruno, Graziella, Zucco, Chiara, Perotta, Massimo, Marena, Saverio, Monsignore, Simona, Panero, Francesco, Ponzi, Fulvia, Bossi, Antonio Carlo, Carpinteri, Rita, Casagrande, Maria Linda, Coletti, Maria Francesca, Menicatti, Laura Silvia Maria, Balini, Annalisa, Filopanti, Marcello, Madaschi, Sara, Pulcina, Anna, Grimaldi, Franco, Tonutti, Laura, Venturini, Giorgio, Agus, Sandra, Pagnutti, Stefania, Guidotti, Francesca, Cavarape, Alessandro, Casagrande, Maria Linda, Bonora, Enzo, Cigolini, Massimo, Pichiri, Isabella, Brangani, Corinna, Fainelli, Giulia, Tomasetto, Elena, Zoppini, Giacomo, Galletti, Anna, Perrone, Dominica, Capra, Claudio, Bianchini, Francesca, Ceseri, Martina, Di Nardo, Barbara, Sasso, Elisa, Bartolomei, Barbara, Suliman, Irina, Fabbri, Gianna, Romano, Geremia, Maturo, Nicola, Nunziata, Giuseppe, Capobianco, Giuseppe, De Simone, Giuseppina, Villa, Valeria, Rota, Giuseppe, Pentangelo, Carmine, Carbonara, Ornella, Caiazzo, Gennaro, Cutolo, Michele, Sorrentino, Tommasina, Mastrilli, Valeria, Amelia, Umberto, Masi, Stefano, Corigliano, Gerardo, Gaeta, Iole, Armentano, Vincenzo, Calatola, Pasqualino, Capuano, Gelsomina, Angiulli, Bruno, Auletta, Pasquale, Petraroli, Ettore, Iodice, Cinzia E., and Agrusta, Mariano

Abstract

The best treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes in whom treatment with metformin alone fails to achieve adequate glycaemic control is debated. We aimed to compare the long-term effects of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas, given in addition to metformin, on cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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2017
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14. Effect of natural early menopause on bone mineral density

Author

Francucci, C.M., Romagni, P., Camilletti, A., Fiscaletti, P., Amoroso, L., Cenci, G., Morbidelli, C., and Boscaro, M.

Subjects
*MENOPAUSE, *SEXUAL cycle, *CLIMACTERIC, *VITAMIN D deficiency
Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: Early menopause (EM) is included among the risk factors for osteoporosis. Several studies have shown that women with early menopause have lower bone mineral density (BMD) than those with normal expected age of menopause. The aim of our cross-sectional study was to investigate the effects of time of menopause on vertebral bone mass in healthy postmenopausal women and to evaluate if early menopause is a risk factor for lower vertebral BMD. Method: We studied 782 who had never received drugs acting on bone mass. The study population was divided into three groups: women with early, normal (NM), and late (LM) menopause. Our study population was further categorized in 5-year age segments between 45 and >75. Results: The three groups examined did not differ for age, age at menarche, body mass index (BMI), and vertebral BMD, while there were significant differences in age at menopause and years since menopause. Our study showed that women with EM presented significantly lower vertebral BMD than NM and LM in 50–54 age segments. Beyond 55 years, EM, NM, and LM women had no differences in lumbar BMD values. Conclusions: In conclusion, controversial data demonstrated that the absolute amount of bone loss is greater after early menopause than after normal or late menopause, even if a slight effect of early menopause on bone mass cannot be excluded. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2008
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15. Morphometric dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) for identification of vertebral fractures.

Author

Francucci, Cristiano Maria, Romagni, Paola, Fiscaletti, Paola, Caudarella, Renata, and Boscaro, Marco

Abstract

Visual identification of vertebral fractures from spinal radiographs makes use of operator expertise in ruling out non-fracture deformities or normal variants. Morpbometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) has recently been developed to assess vertebral deformity status quantitatively by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The reliability of MXA measurements depends on the precision of the technique, and this is influenced by system error, variability associated with morphometric analysis, and variability within study populations. This technique has proved to be useful in the identification and evaluation of osteoporotic vertebral deformities in both epidemiologic surveys and clinical trials. The major limitation of DXA vertebral assessment is the poor quality of images of thoracic vertebrae. We conclude that. used as a screening tool, this approach may help to identify vertebral fractures with a reduced radiation dose to the patient, and that technological improvements are necessary to improve image quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007

16. Lichens as a potential source of pesticides

Author

Dayan, Franck E. and Romagni, Joanne G.

Abstract

Franck E. Dayan and Joanne G. Romagni of the USDA-ARS Natural Products Utilization Research Unit (National Center for Natural Products Research, Mississippi, USA) and St. Thomas University (Department of Biology, Texas, USA), respectively, review the future prospects for using lichen metabolites as a source of natural products in pest management.

Published
2002

17. The phytotoxic lichen metabolite, usnic acid, is a potent inhibitor of plant p‐hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase

Author

Romagni, Joanne G., Meazza, Giovanni, Nanayakkara, N.P.Dhammika, and Dayan, Franck E.

Abstract

The lichen secondary metabolite usnic acid exists as a (−) and a (+) enantiomer, indicating a α or β projection of the methyl group at position 9b, respectively. (−)‐Usnic caused a dose‐dependent bleaching of the cotyledonary tissues associated with a decrease of both chlorophylls and carotenoids in treated plants whereas no bleaching was observed with the (+) enantiomer. (−)‐Usnic acid inhibited protophorphyrinogen oxidase activity (I50=3 μM), but did not lead to protoporphyrin IX accumulation. Bleaching appears to be caused by irreversible inhibition of the enzyme 4‐hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase by (−)‐usnic acid (apparent IC50=50 nM).

Published
2000
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18. Inhibition of plant asparagine synthetase by monoterpene cineoles.

Author

Romagni, J G, Duke, S O, and Dayan, F E

Abstract

Asparagine (Asn) synthetase (AS) is the key enzyme in Asn biosynthesis and plays an important role in nitrogen mobilization. Despite its important physiological function, little research has been done documenting inhibitors of plant AS. Plant growth inhibition caused by the natural monoterpene 1,4-cineole and its structurally related herbicide cinmethylin was reversed 65% and 55%, respectively, by providing 100 microM Asn exogenously. Reversion of the phytotoxic effect was dependent on the concentration of Asn. The presence of either 1,4-cineole or cinmethylin stimulated root uptake of [(14)C]Asn by lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings. Although the physiological responses suggested that both compounds affected Asn biosynthesis, biochemical analysis of AS activity showed that the natural monoterpene was a potent inhibitor (I(50) = approximately 0. 5 microM) of the enzyme, whereas the commercial product was not inhibitory up to levels of 10 mM. Analysis of the putative metabolite, 2-hydroxy-1,4-cineole, showed that the cis-enantiomer was much more active than the trans-enantiomer, suggesting that the hydroxyl group was involved in the specific ligand/active site interaction. This is the first report that AS is a suitable herbicide target site, and that cinmethylin is apparently a proherbicide that requires metabolic bioactivation via cleavage of the benzyl-ether side chain.

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2000
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21. Raloxifene: bone and cardiovascular effects.

Author

Francucci CM, Romagni P, and Boscaro M

Subjects
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bone Density drug effects, Bone Density physiology, Bone and Bones physiopathology, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms physiopathology, Breast Neoplasms prevention & control, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Cardiovascular System physiopathology, Estrogen Antagonists pharmacology, Estrogen Antagonists therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal drug therapy, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal epidemiology, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal physiopathology, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal prevention & control, Raloxifene Hydrochloride therapeutic use, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators therapeutic use, Bone and Bones drug effects, Cardiovascular System drug effects, Raloxifene Hydrochloride pharmacology, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators pharmacology
Abstract

Raloxifene (RLX), a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), is currently indicated for the prevention and treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis. At present, RLX is evaluated in other areas of study that include the reduction of the risk of breast cancer and cardiovascular (CV) disease in post-menopausal women. This SERM acts as an estrogen agonist in the skeleton, on serum lipid metabolism and on a number of coagulation factors, while it is an estrogen antagonist in the breast and uterus. Although our current data are incomplete, RLX has a favourable risk-benefit safety profile and is one of the most promising medical agents not only for the prevention of osteoporosis, but also for a large number of other disorders in post-menopausal women.

Published
2005

22. Aldosterone induces contraction of the resistance arteries in man.

Author

Romagni P, Rossi F, Guerrini L, Quirini C, and Santiemma V

Subjects
Adult, Blood Pressure Determination, Cross-Over Studies, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Humans, Infusions, Intravenous, Male, Plethysmography methods, Probability, Reference Values, Regional Blood Flow drug effects, Sensitivity and Specificity, Vasoconstriction drug effects, Aldosterone administration & dosage, Forearm blood supply, Vascular Resistance drug effects
Abstract

Very rapid nongenomic effects of aldosterone in vitro have been described in recent years and in vivo evidence has been reported as well. In the present study, we investigated the rapid effect of aldosterone on resistance arteries in vivo in man. We performed a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover study on ten healthy male volunteers. Forearm blood flow (FBF) was measured using venous occlusion plethysmography in both forearms. FBF was reduced by administration of aldosterone 2.5 pmol/min at min 4 (from 4.45+/-0.03 to 3.3+/-0.25 ml/100 ml tissue) and reached its nadir at min 12 (from 4.45+/-0.03 to 1.6+/-0.08 ml/100 ml tissue, P<0.001). Our study documents a direct nongenomic effect of aldosterone on the resistance arteries in vivo in man. The rapid vasoconstrictive effect of aldosterone at physiological concentrations opens the way to investigations on the vascular role of this steroid in several disorders, such as hypertension, characterized by elevated peripheral vascular resistance.

Published
2003
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