Publications by authors named "Chiara Roni"
Article Synopsis
- - Hormonal doping, particularly in recreational bodybuilding, poses a public health risk, prompting efforts by WADA to create the Athlete Biological Passport for monitoring doping patterns.
- - A study of 92 male bodybuilders found that 43% reported regular hormone abuse, linking it to lower HDL-cholesterol levels and higher liver enzyme markers compared to controls.
- - Findings indicate that insulin and growth hormone abuse leads to notable metabolic changes, highlighting the need for further research on the long-term effects of these practices.
Lipoprotein(a) as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases: Pathophysiology and Treatment Perspectives.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2023
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, despite all the progress achieved as regards to both prevention and treatment. Having high levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease that operates independently. It can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease even when LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels are within the recommended range, which is referred to as residual cardiovascular risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhenyldimethylsilyllithium reacts with the beta-N,N-dimethylaminoenones 1 and 7, with the enal 5, and with ethyl beta-N,N-dimethylaminoacrylate 9 to give the corresponding alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with a beta-phenyldimethylsilyl group, but in the last case only when the reaction mixture is given a mysteriously brief treatment with methyl iodide before workup.
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