Federica Costantino
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
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Transplantation | 2003
Gianluca Perseghin; Andrea Caumo; Vincenzo Mazzaferro; Andrea Pulvirenti; Lucia Piceni Sereni; Raffaele Romito; Guido Lattuada; Jorgelina Coppa; Federica Costantino; Enrico Regalia; Livio Luzi
Background. Insulin resistance is a key factor in the pathogenesis of hepatogenous diabetes and influences the prognosis of chronic liver diseases. In vivo assessment of insulin resistance in humans is expensive; therefore, surrogate indices based on a fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations (HOMA-IS, QUICKI) were proposed. This study aimed to test whether these simple indices are reliable measures of insulin sensitivity in patients with liver cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation (LTx). Methods. HOMA-IS and QUICKI were compared with insulin sensitivity as assessed with the gold standard technique (insulin clamp) in 20 patients with liver cirrhosis, in 36 patients after LTx, and in 25 matched healthy subjects (predominantly men). To test whether these indices may be applied also in prospective studies, 10 patients with liver cirrhosis were studied longitudinally before and 2 years after LTx. Results. Both HOMA-IS and QUICKI were associated with insulin sensitivity in patients with liver cirrhosis (r =0.63, P =0.005 and r =0.60, P =0.009) and in LTx patients (r =0.41, P =0.02 and r =0.46, P =0.05). Both were able to detect the improvement of insulin sensitivity after LTx in the patients studied prospectively. Conclusions. HOMA-IS and QUICKI are simple reliable tools to assess insulin sensitivity in clinical and epidemiologic investigations of chronic liver disease before and after LTx.
Diabetes Care | 2003
Lorenzo Piemonti; Giliola Calori; Alessia Mercalli; Guido Lattuada; Paolo Monti; Maria Paola Garancini; Federica Costantino; Giacomo Ruotolo; Livio Luzi; Gianluca Perseghin
American Journal of Physiology-endocrinology and Metabolism | 2006
Gianluca Perseghin; Riccardo Bonfanti; Serena Magni; Guido Lattuada; Francesco De Cobelli; Tamara Canu; Antonio Esposito; Paola Scifo; Georgia Ntali; Federica Costantino; L. Bosio; Francesca Ragogna; Alessandro Del Maschio; Giuseppe Chiumello; Livio Luzi
Diabetes Care | 2007
Gianluca Perseghin; Georgia Ntali; Francesco De Cobelli; Guido Lattuada; Antonio Esposito; Elena Belloni; Tamara Canu; Federica Costantino; Francesca Ragogna; Paola Scifo; Alessandro Del Maschio; Livio Luzi
Diabetologia | 2005
Gianluca Perseghin; Guido Lattuada; F. De Cobelli; Antonio Esposito; Federica Costantino; Tamara Canu; Paola Scifo; F. De Taddeo; Paola Maffi; Antonio Secchi; A. Del Maschio; Livio Luzi
Diabetologia | 2005
Guido Lattuada; Federica Costantino; A. Caumo; Paola Scifo; Francesca Ragogna; F. De Cobelli; A. Del Maschio; Livio Luzi; Gianluca Perseghin
Diabetes Care | 2003
Lorenzo Piemonti; Giliola Calori; Alessia Mercalli; Guido Lattuada; Paolo Monti; Maria Paola Garancini; Federica Costantino; Giacomo Ruotolo; Livio Luzi; Gianluca Perseghin
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2004
Gianluca Perseghin; Mauro Comola; Paola Scifo; Stefano Benedini; Francesco De Cobelli; Roberto Lanzi; Federica Costantino; Guido Lattuada; Alberto Battezzati; Alessandro Del Maschio; Livio Luzi
Diabetes Care | 2004
Guido Lattuada; Lucia Piceni Sereni; Dora Ruggieri; Antonella Scollo; Stefano Benedini; Francesca Ragogna; Federica Costantino; Alberto Battezzati; Livio Luzi; Gianluca Perseghin
Diabetes Care | 2003
Lorenzo Piemonti; Giliola Calori; Alessia Mercalli; Guido Lattuada; Paolo Monti; Maria Paola Garancini; Federica Costantino; Giacomo Ruotolo; Livio Luzi; Gianluca Perseghin