Autori: V.Coiro, P.P. Vescovi Titolo: Improvement of haemorrheological alterations in alcoholicistics by sulfureus water treatment Descrizione: Blood and plasma viscosy, and whole blood filterability (VB), were evaluated in 10 normale controls ( 40-60 years old) and 20 age- matched alcoholic patiens before and after treatment for 2 weeks with 500 ml/day p.o. of sulfurous…

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  Autori: S. Bellometti, M. Cecchettin, A. Lalli, L. Galzigna Titolo: Mud pak treatment increases serum antioxidant defenses in osteoarthrosic patients Descrizione: Alcuni studi suggeriscono un ruolo anche dei radicali liberi nella patogenesi dell’osteoartrosi. Gli AA hanno dosato i livelli serici di ceruloplasmina, transferrina e di malondialaldeide (MDA ) in 13 osteoartrosici prima e alla…

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  Autori: S.Bellometti, M. Cecchettin, L. Galzigna Titolo: Mud pack therapy in osteoarthrosis. Changes in serum levels of chondrocyte markers. Descrizione: Centro Studi Termali P. d’Abano, Montegrotto Terme, Italy. We have previously shown that thermal mud therapy is able to influence chondrocyte activity of osteoarthrosic patients by modulating the production of serum cytokines, such as…

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    Autori: V.Coiro, R.Volpi, P.P.Vescovi Titolo: Effetti coleretico e colagono dell’acqua sulfureo-solfato calcica di Tabiano sulla colestasi nell’epatopatia alcool-correlata Descrizione: Venti alcolisti maschi (40/60 anni) astinenti da due settimane e affetti da epatopatia steatosica con indici laboratoristici di colestasi alterati (aumentati valori di bilirubina totale e diretta, di gramma-glutamil-transpeptidasi e di fosfatasi alcalina) sono…

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  Autori: V.Coiro, G.Varacca, R.Volpi Titolo: Aspetti neuroendocrini della terapia termale. Esperienze in corso di terapia inalatoria con acqua salso-bromo-jodica di Salsomaggiore. Descrizione: Dopo aver analizzato le analogie tra le fasi reattive dell’organismo della terapia termale e el fasi di adattamento allo stress, gli autori concludono che la crenoterapia rappresenta uno stimolo stressante capace di…

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  Autori: B.P. Khinchagov, N.D. Polushina, V.K. Frolkov Titolo: The effect of a single inhalation of mineral water on the blood hormonal status in healthy volunteers Descrizione: Concentrations of ACTH, TTH, STH, LH, PSH, hydrocortisone, insulin, glucagone, triiodthyronine, thyroxine, aldosterone, glucose and unesterified fatty acids (NEFA) were measured in the blood of 23 healthy male…

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  Autori: S.Bellometti,L. Galzigna Titolo: Serum levels of a prostaglandin and a leukotriene after thermal mud pack therapy. Descrizione: BACKGROUND: Mud pack therapy (MPT) influences the serum levels of several cytokines involved in chondrocyte metabolism and in the pathogenesis of osteoarthrosis. In fact, we have observed decreases of IL-1 and TNF-alpha, involved in cartilage inflammation…

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  Autori: S.Bellometti,L. Galzigna Titolo: Function of the hypothalamic adrenal axis in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome undergoing mud-pack treatment. Descrizione: Thermal Research Center P. d’Abano, Padua, Italy. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a nonarticular rheumatological syndrome associated with diverse clinical and psychological features. One of the major complaints in FM is reduced pain tolerance, especially in tender…

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  Autori: S.Basili,F. Martini,P.Ferroni, M. Grassi, A. Sili Scavalli, P.Streva , G. Cusumano, A.Musca, G. Battista Rini Titolo: Effects of mud-pack treatment on plasma cytokine and soluble adhesion molecule levels in healthy volunteers. Descrizione: Department of Medical Therapy, University of Rome La Sapienza, Viale Del Policlinico, 155 00161 Rome, Italy. stefania.basili@uniroma1.it BACKGROUND: The suggested hypothesis…

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  Autori: V.B. Shadlinskii, N.T. Movsumov Titolo: Effect of mineral waters with different salt composition on changes in parenchymal-stromal ratio of the laryngeal wall glands in rats Descrizione: The aim of the present investigation was to study the laryngeal glandular apparatus as influenced by the application of baths with different mineral composition. 100 mature outbred…

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