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Maurizio Bossola

General Surgery
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Prevention and treatment of cancer cachexia: new insights into an old problem

M Muscaritoli, M Bossola, Z Aversa… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Cancer cachexia (CC) is a multifactorial paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by
anorexia, body weight loss, loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle, accounting for at …

Mitochondrial pathways in sarcopenia of aging and disuse muscle atrophy

R Calvani, AM Joseph, PJ Adhihetty, A Miccheli… - Biological …, 2013 - degruyter.com
Muscle loss during aging and disuse is a highly prevalent and disabling condition, but
knowledge about cellular pathways mediating muscle atrophy is still limited. Given the …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional interventions in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy: a narrative review

M Bossola - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
The present review aimed to define the role of nutritional interventions in the prevention and
treatment of malnutrition in HNC patients undergoing CRT as well as their impact on CRT …

IGF-1 is downregulated in experimental cancer cachexia

P Costelli, M Muscaritoli, M Bossola… - American Journal …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Cancer cachexia is characterized by skeletal muscle wasting that is mainly supported by
hypercatabolism. Muscle atrophy has been suggested to depend on impaired IGF-1 signal …

Increased muscle proteasome activity correlates with disease severity in gastric cancer patients

M Bossola, M Muscaritoli, P Costelli, G Grieco… - Annals of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Objective To investigate the state of activation of the ATP-ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic
system in the skeletal muscle of gastric cancer patients. Summary Background Data Muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Current nutritional recommendations and novel dietary strategies to manage sarcopenia

R Calvani, A Miccheli, F Landi, M Bossola… - The Journal of frailty …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function that occurs with aging, is
associated with increased risk for several adverse health outcomes, including frailty …

Video-assisted vs conventional thyroid lobectomy: a randomized trial

R Bellantone, CP Lombardi, M Bossola… - Archives of …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
Hypothesis Video-assisted thyroid lobectomy improves the cosmetic outcome of the
cutaneous scar and reduces postoperative pain. Participants Patients admitted to the …

Malnutrition in hemodialysis patients: what therapy?

M Bossola, M Muscaritoli, L Tazza, S Giungi… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Malnutrition is common in hemodialysis patients and is a powerful predictor of morbidity and
mortality. Although much progress has been made in recent years in identifying the causes …

Increased muscle ubiquitin mRNA levels in gastric cancer patients

M Bossola, M Muscaritoli, P Costelli… - American Journal …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
The intramuscular ATP-dependent ubiquitin (Ub)-proteasome proteolytic system is
hyperactivated in experimental cancer cachexia. The present study aimed at verifying …

Correlates of symptoms of depression and anxiety in chronic hemodialysis patients

M Bossola, C Ciciarelli, GL Conte, C Vulpio… - General hospital …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the demographic, clinical and laboratory variables which
may be correlated with symptoms of depression and anxiety in hemodialysis (HD) patients …