Annamaria Colao
University of Naples Federico II
1014 Papers
6.2K Citations
Annamaria Colao is an academic researcher from University of Naples Federico II. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 103, co-authored 847 publications. Previous affiliations of Annamaria Colao include Parthenope University of Naples.
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Papers
Insulin resistance and acne: A new risk factor for men?
Michela Del Prete,Maria Chiara Mauriello,Antongiulio Faggiano,Carolina Di Somma,Giuseppe Monfrecola,Gabriella Fabbrocini,Annamaria Colao +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between acne and insulin resistance as well as other metabolic impairment in young males was investigated. And the results indicated that insulin resistance seems to play the main role for the development of acne in these subjects.
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Metabolic Disorders and Male Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.
Rosario Pivonello,Davide Menafra,Enrico Riccio,Francesco Garifalos,Marco Mazzella,Cristina de Angelis,Annamaria Colao +6 more
TL;DR: The aim of the current review is to provide a comprehensive overview on the relationship between hypogonadotropic hypogOnadism and metabolism, by clarifying the independent role of testosterone deficiency in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders, and by describing the relative role ofosterone deficiency and metabolic impairment in the context of the bidirectional relationship.
Lanreotide 60 mg, a new long-acting formulation: effectiveness in the chronic treatment of acromegaly.
Roberto Attanasio,Roberto Baldelli,Rosario Pivonello,Silvia Grottoli,Liliana Bocca,Valentina Gasco,Massimo Giusti,Guido Tamburrano,Annamaria Colao,Renato Cozzi +9 more
TL;DR: The persistence of a powerful suppression of GH/IGF-I levels, the progressive increase in the rate of IGF-I normalization, and the similarity in the efficacy achieved in PT and AT patients point to a role for LAN60 in the primary treatment of acromegaly.
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Effect of a six-month treatment with lanreotide on cardiovascular risk factors and arterial intima-media thickness in patients with acromegaly
TL;DR: LAN treatment for 6 months significantly lowered GH, IGF-I, insulin and fibrinogen levels and reduced IMT of both common carotid arteries in normotensive patients with acromegaly.
Acromegalic Axial Arthropathy: A Clinical Case-Control Study
Raffaele Scarpa,Davide De Brasi,Rosario Pivonello,Paolo Marzullo,Francesco Manguso,Sodano A,Pasquale Oriente,Gaetano Lombardi,Annamaria Colao +8 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, chronic GH and IGF-I excess typically affects the axial skeleton with development of severe alterations of spine morphology and function until features of DISH occur, and an early diagnosis of acromegaly is mandatory to reduce the severity of spine abnormalities.
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