Publications by authors named "V Fiorentino"
: Altered eating behaviors (AEBs) are not only associated with eating disorders but also play a role in obesity. This study assessed AEBs in individuals with obesity and their association with general and eating psychopathology, using the "Eating Behaviors Assessment for Obesity" (EBA-O). The hypothesis posited that a higher frequency of pathological eating behaviors would correlate with more severe psychopathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiparametric MRI targeted prostate biopsy: When omit systematic biopsy?
Arch Ital Urol Androl
November 2024
Introduction: To evaluate the detection rate for prostate cancer (PCa) performing multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) fusion targeted biopsy (TPBx) combined only with ipsilateral systematic prostate biopsy (SPBx).
Materials And Methods: From January 2023 to December 2023, 495 men with clinical suspicion of PCa underwent transperineal SPBx plus TPBx in the presence of PI-RADS score lesions ≥ 3.
Results: In 250/495 men (50.
Article Synopsis
- - Autophagy is a vital cellular process that helps keep cells healthy by breaking down damaged proteins and organelles, especially during stress, and it's essential in maintaining the endometrium and supporting pregnancy.
- - This process is regulated by various signaling pathways and plays a complex role in preventing tumors by managing cellular homeostasis, but can also promote cancer progression in endometrial carcinoma by supporting nutrient supply for cancer cells.
- - Investigating autophagy's mechanisms and pathways reveals its potential as a therapeutic target in treating endometrial carcinoma, offering hope for effective treatments and overcoming resistance to existing therapies.
Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and has a detrimental effect on vascular function, in particular on arterial stiffness and endothelial function. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold-standard therapy for OSAS and its effects on arterial stiffness and endothelial function have been demonstrated in non-elderly patients.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of one year of CPAP treatment on arterial stiffness, through assessment of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV), and on endothelial function, through the reactive hyperaemia index (RHi), in a real-life cohort of elderly patients with moderate-to-severe OSAS and several comorbidities.