Publications by authors named "M Calvanese"
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- This study investigates the early diagnosis of preeclampsia (PE) by analyzing biochemical changes and immune system activity in pregnant women.
- Researchers compared 30 women divided into three groups: healthy pregnant women, those with early preeclampsia, and those with late preeclampsia, focusing on various immune markers and lipid profiles.
- Results showed notable increases in immune markers IL-6 and IL-8 in early preeclampsia cases, indicating heightened immune activity, while a decrease in PCSK9 gene expression was observed in early preeclampsia, suggesting potential implications for placental hormone synthesis.
Problem: Knowledge about physical activity in pregnancy is limited compared to general population and several approaches have been used to evaluate duration and intensity of physical activity during pregnancy.
Background: Although physical activity can contribute to maternal and fetal well-being, more than half of women stopped their physical activity because of pregnancy.
Aim: To evaluate the adherence to physical activity of low-risk pregnant women by adapting an Italian version of the PPAQ.
Iron is a key micronutrient essential for various essential biological processes. As a consequence, alteration in iron concentration in seawater can deeply influence marine biodiversity. In polar marine environments, where environmental conditions are characterized by low temperatures, the role of iron becomes particularly significant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiofilms have great potential for producing valuable products, and recent research has been performed on biofilms for the production of compounds with biotechnological and industrial relevance. However, the production of recombinant proteins using this system is still limited. The recombinant protein production in microbial hosts is a well-established technology and a variety of expression systems are available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntense physical activity can induce metabolic changes that modify specific biochemical biomarkers. In this scenario, the purpose of our study was to evaluate how intense physical activity can affect oxidative metabolism. Following this, fifteen professional basketball players and fifteen sedentary controls were recruited and subjected to two samplings of serum and urine in the pre-season (September) and two months after the start of the competitive season (November).
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