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A 2-Week Specific Volleyball Training Supported by the Whole Body Cryostimulation Protocol Induced an Increase of Growth Factors and Counteracted Deterioration of Physical Performance

scientific article published on 28 November 2018

A Differential Hypofunctionality of Gαi Proteins Occurs in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Correlates with the Risk of Disease Progression

scientific article published on 11 July 2019

A Possible Antioxidant Role for Vitamin D in Soccer Players: A Retrospective Analysis of Psychophysical Stress Markers in a Professional Team

scientific article published on 16 May 2020

A four-season molecule: osteocalcin. Updates in its physiological roles

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A world apart: Inaccuracies of laboratory methodologies in antidoping testing.

scientific article published on 31 March 2010

Acute exercise in elite rugby players increases the circulating level of the cardiovascular biomarker GDF-15

scientific article published on 05 May 2014

Adropin and apelin fluctuations throughout a season in professional soccer players: Are they related with performance?

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Alpha-amylase serum levels in professional soccer players are not related with physical fitness.

scientific article published in December 2015

Analytical variability in sport hematology: its importance in an antidoping setting

scientific article published on 03 February 2011

Another Weapon against Cancer and Metastasis: Physical-Activity-Dependent Effects on Adiposity and Adipokines

scientific article published in 2021

Anti-adalimumab antibodies in psoriasis: lack of clinical utility and laboratory evidence

scientific article published on 09 December 2016

Are two different speed endurance training protocols able to affect the concentration of serum cortisol in response to a shuttle run test in soccer players?

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Association between physical fitness and mean platelet volume in professional soccer players

scientific article published on 01 September 2015

Association between solar ultraviolet doses and vitamin D clinical routine data in European mid-latitude population between 2006 and 2018

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Biological rhythms, chronodisruption and chrono-enhancement: The role of physical activity as synchronizer in correcting steroids circadian rhythm in metabolic dysfunctions and cancer

scientific article published on 28 June 2018

Blood biochemical markers of bone turnover: pre-analytical and technical aspects of sample collection and handling.

scientific article published on 03 February 2012

Bone and energy metabolism parameters in professional cyclists during the Giro d'Italia 3-weeks stage race

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Bone metabolism markers in sports medicine.

scientific article published on August 2010

Bone turnover response is linked to both acute and established metabolic changes in ultra-marathon runners

scientific article published on 15 July 2016

Bone-muscle unit activity, salivary steroid hormones profile, and physical effort over a 3-week stage race

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BsmI, ApaI and TaqI Polymorphisms in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene (VDR) and Association with Lumbar Spine Pathologies: An Italian Case-Control Study

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Calcium ions enclosed in casein phosphopeptide aggregates are directly involved in the mineral uptake by differentiated HT-29 cells

Cardiac indexes, cardiac damage biomarkers and energy expenditure in professional cyclists during the Giro d'Italia 3-weeks stage race.

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Caseinphosphopeptide-induced calcium uptake in human intestinal cell lines HT-29 and Caco2 is correlated to cellular differentiation.

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Changes in urinary amino acids excretion in relationship with muscle activity markers over a professional cycling stage race: in search of fatigue markers.

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

Changes of clinical activities in an orthopaedic institute in North Italy during the spread of COVID-19 pandemic: a seven-week observational analysis

scientific article published on 24 May 2020

Circannual rhythm of plasmatic vitamin D levels and the association with markers of psychophysical stress in a cohort of Italian professional soccer players.

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Circulating fractures-related microRNAs distinguish primary hyperparathyroidism-related from estrogen withdrawal-related osteoporosis in postmenopausal osteoporotic women: A pilot study

scientific article published on 04 May 2020

Circulating miRNA as fine regulators of the physiological responses to physical activity: Pre-analytical warnings for a novel class of biomarkers

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

Circulating miRNAs as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Common Solid Tumors: Focus on Lung, Breast, Prostate Cancers, and Osteosarcoma

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Comparison of the hematological profile of elite road cyclists during the 2010 and 2012 GiroBio ten-day stage races and relationships with final ranking.

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Concerning the vitamin D reference range: pre-analytical and analytical variability of vitamin D measurement.

scientific article published on 28 August 2017

Correction to: Interplay between low plasma RANKL and VDR-FokI polymorphism in lumbar disc herniation independently from age, body mass, and environmental factors: a case-control study in the Italian population

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Differences in Osteoimmunological Biomarkers Predictive of Psoriatic Arthritis among a Large Italian Cohort of Psoriatic Patients

scientific article published on 10 November 2019

Effects of 12-months treatment with zoledronate or teriparatide on intima-media thickness of carotid artery in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: A pilot study

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Effects of 15 consecutive cryotherapy sessions on the clinical output of fibromyalgic patients.

scientific article published on 2 May 2013

Effects of Exercise on Bone Status in Female Subjects, from Young Girls to Postmenopausal Women: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Effects of repeated sprints training on fracture risk-associated miRNA.

scientific article published on 6 April 2018

Effects of sample matrix and storage conditions on full-length visfatin measurement in blood

scientific article published on 12 November 2014

Effects of winter swimming on haematological parameters

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Engineering an Environment for the Study of Fibrosis: A 3D Human Muscle Model with Endothelium Specificity and Endomysium

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Evaluation of a possible direct effect by casein phosphopeptides on paracellular and vitamin D controlled transcellular calcium transport mechanisms in intestinal human HT-29 and Caco2 cell lines

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Ex vivo erythrocyte generation and blood doping

scientific article published on October 10, 2012

FokI polymorphism in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and its association with lumbar spine pathologies in the Italian population: a case-control study

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Free Circulating miRNAs Measurement in Clinical Settings: The Still Unsolved Issue of the Normalization

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

Gastrointestinal In Vitro Digests of Infant Biscuits Formulated with Bovine Milk Proteins Positively Affect In Vitro Differentiation of Human Osteoblast-Like Cells

scientific article published on 21 October 2020

Gender differences in the VDR-FokI polymorphism and conventional non-genetic risk factors in association with lumbar spine pathologies in an Italian case-control study.

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Haematological and iron metabolism parameters in professional cyclists during the Giro d'Italia 3-weeks stage race.

scientific article published on 13 January 2012

Hematological profile and martial status in rugby players during whole body cryostimulation

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High Levels of Circulating Type II Collagen Degradation Marker (CTx-II) Are Associated with Specific VDR Polymorphisms in Patients with Adult Vertebral Osteochondrosis

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Histological validation of adipogenic differentiation potential of ASC on collagen-based 2D scaffolds

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Hs-cTnT levels in professional soccer players throughout a season: No evidence of sustained cardiac damage

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Implications of exercise-induced adipo-myokines in bone metabolism

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

In vitro characterization and in vivo behavior of human nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cells in clinical-grade fibrin and collagen-enriched fibrin gels.

scientific article published on 23 October 2014

Indirect markers for detecting growth hormone abuse by athletes

scientific article published on 25 February 2010

Interplay between low plasma RANKL and VDR-FokI polymorphism in lumbar disc herniation independently from age, body mass, and environmental factors: a case-control study in the Italian population.

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Level- and sport-specific Star Excursion Balance Test performance in female volleyball players

scientific article published on 10 October 2018

Matrix metalloproteases MMP-2 and MMP-9: are they early biomarkers of bone remodelling and healing after arthroscopic acromioplasty?

scientific article published on 15 October 2010

Measuring myokines with cardiovascular functions: pre-analytical variables affecting the analytical output

scientific article published on August 2017

Metabolic effects of vitamin D active metabolites in monolayer and micromass cultures of nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cells isolated from human intervertebral disc.

scientific article published on 28 March 2012

Metabolic markers in sports medicine

scientific article published on January 2012

Muscle, Bone, and Fat Crosstalk: the Biological Role of Myokines, Osteokines, and Adipokines

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Myokines: The endocrine coupling of skeletal muscle and bone

scientific article published on 08 August 2019

Nitrogen Containing Bisphosphonates Impair the Release of Bone Homeostasis Mediators and Matrix Production by Human Primary Pre-Osteoblasts

No evidence of adverse cardiac remodeling in former elite endurance athletes

scientific article published on 30 July 2016

Normalization strategies differently affect circulating miRNA profile associated with the training status

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Novel bone metabolism-associated hormones: the importance of the pre-analytical phase for understanding their physiological roles.

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Oral Supplementation with Sucrosomial Ferric Pyrophosphate Plus L-Ascorbic Acid to Ameliorate the Martial Status: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 31 January 2020

Osteocartilaginous metabolic markers change over a 3-week stage race in pro-cyclists

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Pathophysiology of the human intervertebral disc.

scientific article published on 28 December 2007

Perisurgical and intra-rehabilitative salivary steroid hormone profiles in bicompartmental arthroplasty

scientific article published in October 2015

Perspectives on miRNAs as Epigenetic Markers in Osteoporosis and Bone Fracture Risk: A Step Forward in Personalized Diagnosis

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Physical Activity and Bone Health: What Is the Role of Immune System? A Narrative Review of the Third Way

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Physical Activity-Dependent Regulation of Parathyroid Hormone and Calcium-Phosphorous Metabolism

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

Plasma vitamin D and osteo-cartilaginous markers in Italian males affected by intervertebral disc degeneration: Focus on seasonal and pathological trend of type II collagen degradation

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 as a marker of cardiovascular response in professional mountain ultra-marathon runners.

scientific article published on 8 June 2016

Postexercise autonomic function after repeated-sprints training

scientific article published on 28 July 2015

Rates of insufficiency and deficiency of vitamin D levels in elite professional male and female skiers: A chronobiologic approach

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Reciprocal regulation of calcium-/phosphate-regulating hormones in cyclists during the Giro d'Italia 3-week stage race.

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Relationship between vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) polymorphisms, vitamin D status, osteoarthritis and intervertebral disc degeneration

scientific article published on 14 March 2013

Reply to Gore et al.: Plasma volume shift during multiday racing.

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Reticulocytes in sports medicine: an update.

scientific article published on January 2013

Sclerostin and DKK-1: two important regulators of bone metabolism in HIV-infected youths

scientific article published on 18 January 2015

Seasonal variation of bone turnover markers in top-level female skiers.

scientific article published on 29 September 2010

Serum creatine kinase activity and its relationship with renal function indices in professional cyclists during the Giro d'Italia 3-week stage race

scientific article published in September 2012

Serum uric acid in top-level alpine skiers over four consecutive competitive seasons.

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Short-Term Resistance Training Supported by Whole-Body Cryostimulation Induced a Decrease in Myostatin Concentration and an Increase in Isokinetic Muscle Strength

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Sodium butyrate has anti-proliferative, pro-differentiating, and immunomodulatory effects in osteosarcoma cells and counteracts the TNFα-induced low-grade inflammation.

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Stability of haematological parameters and its relevance on the athlete's biological passport model.

scientific article published on December 2011

Stability of osteopontin in plasma and serum

scientific article published on 01 November 2012

Study of the preanalytical variables affecting the measurement of clinically relevant free-circulating microRNAs: focus on sample matrix, platelet depletion, and storage conditions

scientific article published on 15 December 2019

The Central Role of Iron in Human Nutrition: From Folk to Contemporary Medicine

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

The Clinical Potential of Circulating miRNAs as Biomarkers: Present and Future Applications for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Age-Associated Bone Diseases

scientific article published on 11 April 2020

The Effects of Acute and Chronic Aerobic Activity on the Signaling Pathway of the Inflammasome NLRP3 Complex in Young Men

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

The Malnutritional Status of the Host as a Virulence Factor for New Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

scientific article published on 23 April 2020

The effect of novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on fibromyalgia syndrome

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

The effect of repeated whole-body cryostimulation on the HSP-70 and lipid metabolisms in healthy subjects

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

The effect of two different speed endurance training protocols on a multiple shuttle run performance in young elite male soccer players

scientific article published on 04 July 2018

Vitamin D in exercise: physiologic and analytical concerns.

scientific article published on 10 September 2012

What everybody should know about postural changes

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Whole-Body Cryotherapy in Athletes: From Therapy to Stimulation. An Updated Review of the Literature.

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Whole-body cryotherapy in athletes.

scientific article published on June 2010

microRNAs in the Antitumor Immune Response and in Bone Metastasis of Breast Cancer: From Biological Mechanisms to Therapeutics

scientific article published on 17 April 2020