BACKGROUND Nutritional and topical antioxidants and immuno-modulant compounds play a key role in maintaining healthy skin. However, little is known about the combined effects antioxidant cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics can have on the appearance of aging skin. OBJECTIVE The clinical trial was designed to study the combined effects on skin hydration, superficial lipids, elasticity, peroxidat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to add, to the objective evaluation, an instrumental assessment of the skin damage induced by radiation therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A group of 100 patients affected by breast cancer was recruited in the study over one year. Patients were divided into five groups of 20 patients. For each group it was prescribed a different topical treatme...

Abstract BACKGROUND Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) results from an unbalanced immune response to the gut microbiome. There is a lack of proposals that integrate and may balance multiple factors (Immunity, microbiome diet) together condition onset evolution disease. D-fagomine small molecule, naturally present in buckwheat grain. It Is monosaccharide mimetic showing glycosidase enzyme inhibiti...

Purpose : The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 1.3-1.6 Beta-glucan (Imuneks®) on the response of lymphocytes with and without phytohemagglutinin A (PHA) , a T lymphotocyte mitogens in treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS). Material and method: The study consisted of 37 patients with RAS and 42 healthy control group without RAS. Of the 37 patients with RAS, 27 patie...