[Lipolysis and ketosis during swimming in thermal water]. / Lipolisi e chetosi nel nuoto in acqua termale.

Plasma free fatty acids, blood glucose, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate variations were studied in rats during swimming. Rats were forced to swim for 30 min in thermal water (source of Abano Terme) at 35 degrees and in normal water at 25 degrees. During swimming in thermal water plasma free fatty acids were increased, the glycemia remained unaffected, the beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate decreased. The swim in normal water induced a sharp increase of plasma free fatty acids, a decrease of blood glucose, an increase of blood beta-hydroxybutyrate and a marked decrease of acetoacetate. From these data, some indications of clinical interest are presented and discussed.

[Beneficial effect of swimming in thermal waters on muscle glycogen depletion]. / Benefico effetto del nuoto in acqua termale sulla deplezione del glicogeno muscolare.

The effect of swimming in the termal water on muscle glycogen stores was studied. After 30 min the muscle glycogen results in a diminution, but it is not depleted. On the contrary, 30 min of swimming in normal water results in a depletion of muscle glycogene stores. The glycemic homeostasis is well maintained in thermal water, and hypoglicemia occurs only after swimming in normal water.

[A systematic approach to the prediction of psychosomatic disease]. / Approccio sistematico alla previsione di malattia psicosomatica.

This paper is an introduction to the "philosophy" adopted in research on the influence of mental factors in the onset of psychosomatic diseases. The research is oriented to the construction and implementation on a computer of a model that makes it possible to formulate predictions regarding the onset and possibly the classification of the "type" of psychosomatic disease so as to be able to activate an appropriate prophylaxis.

Effect of swimming in thermal water on skeletal muscle, liver and heart glycogen.

Skeletal muscle, liver and heart glycogen variations, induced by swimming in thermal water (at 35 degrees C) as a model of physical exercise for clinical use, were studied. Muscle and liver glycogen moderately decreases after a 30-min period of swimming and comes near to depletion after 60 min. Heart glycogen decreases only slightly after 60 min. Blood glucose and plasma insulin decrease only after 60 min of swimming. A 30-min swim in thermal water, cooled to 25 degrees C, depletes muscle and liver glycogen and slightly decreases heart glycogen. Under these conditions, plasma insulin decreases and hypoglycemia occurs. The results seem to indicate some advantages of swimming in hot thermal water in order to prevent glycogen store depletion as the physiological prerequisite for a physical exercise of clinical interest to obtain therapeutical benefits, avoiding premature fatigue and exhaustion.

[Internal medicine and psychosomatic medicine between dualism and monism]. / Medicina interna e medicina psicosomatica tra dualismo e monismo.

This paper investigates the possibility that psychosomatics could overcome the dualistic concept of a human being divided into mind and body. According to S. Freud's theories about the individual uniqueness and to G. A. Kelly's personal construct theory, the authors try to determine a monistic concept of the human being also from the clinical standpoint.

[Clinical and statistical evaluation of the hypotensive effectiveness of 3 therapeutic plans in essential hypertension]. / Valutazione clinico-statistica dell'efficacia ipotensiva di tre schemi terapeutici nell'ipertensione essenziale.

The analysis of variance and Student's "t" test were applied in an assessment of the hypotensive effectiveness of three hypotensive protocols: a) diazepam + amitryptiline; b) reserpine + chlorthalidone; c) all drugs in 57 and 32 patients with stabilised essential hypertension. Diazepam + amitryptiline proved effective, both alone and in protocol b).

[Epidemiological studies of blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in a school-age population of Veneto]. / Indagine epidemiologica sui livelli ematici del colesterolo e trigliceridi in una popolazione scolare del Venet.

During the school year 1974-75 serum cholesterol has been evaluated in the whole school population (520 subjects, 268 males and 252 females, age ranging from 6 to 14 years) of Saccolongo, a village which is about 20 kilometers from Padova (Italy) and serum triglycerides have been further evaluated in a random population of 161 subjects (90 males and 71 females, age ranging from 6 to 11 years). Serum cholesterol values did not show any significant difference between males and females. Analysis of serum cholesterol in the various age groups revealed that it was significantly higher in females at age 6 (t = 2.2296; p less than 0.05). A significant reduction in serum cholesterol values has been found at age 11 both in males (t = 4.7810; p less than 0.001) and in females (t = 5.6134; p less than 0.001). Serum cholesterol and triglycerides values did not correlate (r = 0.404). Serum triglycerides were higher in girls than in boys (t = 2.1360; p less than 0.05). Analysis of the serum triglycerides values in the various age groups were constant in males (F = 0.4161) and inconstant in females (F = 3.8844; p less than 0.01) where age groups 8 (t = 3.5127; p less than 0.005) and 11 (t = 3.5238; p less than 0.005) showed higher than normal values.

[Ankylosing hemorrhagic arthropathy in a patient with Von Willebrand's disease (angiohemophilia A)]. / Artropatia emorragica anchilosante in paziente con malattia di Von Willebrand (angioemofilia A)

A case of von Willebrand's disease with unusual clinical manifestations is described. The disease was characterized by the presence of insistently recurring haemarthroses, starting from infancy, involving a number of joints, ending in ankylosis. Bleeding time was lengthened and the patient presented antihaemophilic globulin deficiency and decreased platelet adhesiveness.