Articles by author - Paolo Lissoni

A review on cancer--psychospiritual status interactions.

Lissoni P, Cangemi P, Pirato D, Roselli M, Rovelli F, Brivio F, Malugani F, Maestroni G, Conti A, Laudon M, Malysheva O, Giani L.

Journal Article 2001; 22(3): 175-180 PubMed PMID: 11449195  Keywords:  Emotions, Humans, Immune Tolerance, Neoplasms:immunology, Neuroimmunomodulation, Pineal Gland:physiology, Sexuality,.    Citation

: With the advances in the knowledge of neuroimmunomodulation, a new era of investigations about the chemical basis of the state of mind h.....

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A study of light/dark rhythm of melatonin in relation to cortisol and prolactin secretion in schizophrenia.

Viganò D, Lissoni P, Rovelli F, Roselli M, Malugani F, Gavazzeni C, Conti A, Maestroni G.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 137-141 PubMed PMID: 11335890  Keywords:  Adult, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:secretion, Male, Melatonin:secretion, Pineal Gland:secretion, Prolactin:secretion, Reference Values, Schizophrenia:physiopathology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have suggested the involvement of the pineal gland and its main hormone melatonin (MLT) in the pathogenesis of .....

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Anti-angiogenic activity of melatonin in advanced cancer patients.

Lissoni P, Rovelli F, Malugani F, Bucovec R, Conti A, Maestroni G.

Clinical Trial 2001; 22(1): 45-47 PubMed PMID: 11335879  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Bone Neoplasms:secondary, Carcinoma:blood, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular:blood, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung:blood, Carcinoma, Renal Cell:blood, Colorectal Neoplasms:blood, Disease Progression, Endothelial Growth Factors:blood, Female, Humans, .    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The anticancer activity of the indole melatonin has been explained to be due to its immunomodulatory, anti-prolferative and an.....

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Efficacy of monochemotherapy with docetaxel (taxotere) in relation to prolactin secretion in heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer.

Lissoni P, Vaghi M, Ardizzoia A, Fumagalli E, Tancini G, Gardani G, Conti A, Maestroni G.

Clinical Trial 2001; 22(1): 27-29 PubMed PMID: 11335876  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic:administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols:administration & dosage, Biomarkers, Tumor:blood, Bone Neoplasms:secondary, Breast Neoplasms:blood, Disease Progression, Female, Humans,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Recent data have suggested that the efficacy of cancer chemotherapy does not depend only on tumor-related characteristics, but.....

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Oncostatic activity of pineal neuroendocrine treatment with the pineal indoles melatonin and 5-methoxytryptamine in untreatable metastatic cancer patients progressing on melatonin alone.

Lissoni P, Rovelli F, Frassineti A, Fumagalli L, Malysheva O, Conti A, Maestroni G.

Journal Article 2000; 21(4): 319-323 PubMed PMID: 11455367 Citation

: OBJECTIVE: The recent advances in psycho-neuro-endocrino-immunology have demonstrated the existence of several endogenous neuroendocrine.....

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