Publications
This section collects the most significant scientific contents of EGOI-PCOS members concerning the use of inositols alone or in association, both in basic research and for clinical application.
Also, the most relevant and updated literature on diagnosis and therapy of PCOS is gathered.
In particular, this collection includes the most recent original articles, clinical trials, reviews and meta-analyzes on the use of inositols especially in the gynecological, reproductive, metabolic, and endocrine fields.
Manuscripts inserted deal with important issues such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, gestational diabetes with its complications, neurological defects for the unborn children linked to the nutritional deficiencies of mothers.
Inositols: From Established Knowledge to Novel Approaches
Authors: Simona Dinicola, Vittorio Unfer, Fabio Facchinetti, Christophe O. Soulage, Nicholas D. Greene, Mariano Bizzarri, Antonio Simone Laganà, Shiao-Yng Chan, Arturo Bevilacqua, Lali Pkhaladze, Salvatore Benvenga, Annarita Stringaro, Daniele Barbaro, Marialuisa Appetecchia, Cesare Aragona, Maria Salomè Bezerra Espinola, Tonino Cantelmi, Pietro Cavalli, Tony T. Chiu, Andrew J. Copp, Rosario D’Anna, Didier Dewailly, Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Imelda Hernández Marín, Moshe Hod, Zdravko Kamenov, Eleni Kandaraki, Giovanni Monastra, Mario Montanino Oliva, John E. Nestler, Maurizio Nordio, Ali C. Ozay, Olga Papalou, Giuseppina Porcaro, Nikos Prapas, Scott Roseff, Monica Vazquez-Levin, Ivana Vucenik and Artur Wdowiak
Combined treatment of myo-inositol and d-chiro-inositol (80:1) as a therapeutic approach to restore inositol eumetabolism in patients with bipolar disorder taking lithium and valproic acid
Authors: L. Janiri, F. D’Ambrosio, C. Di Lorenzo
Oxidative Stress and Male Fertility: Role of Antioxidants and Inositols
Authors: Maria Nunzia De Luca, Marisa Colone, Riccardo Gambioli, Annarita Stringaro and Vittorio Unfer
D-chiro-inositol, Vitamin D, and Epigallocatechin Gallate Avoid Surgery in Females with Uterine Fibroids: Two Case Reports
Authors: Mario Montanino Oliva
Melatonin and Myo-Inositol: Supporting Reproduction from the Oocyte to Birth
Authors: Michele Russo, Gianpiero Forte, Mario Montanino Oliva, Antonio Simone Laganà and Vittorio Unfer
An innovative approach to polycystic ovary syndrome – Vittorio unfer and his pioneering research on inositols
Authors: Mariano Bizzarri, Patrizia Logoteta, Giovanni Monastra and Antonio Simone Laganà
Inositols Depletion and Resistance: Principal Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies
Authors: Elisa Lepore, Rosa Lauretta, Marta Bianchini, Marilda Mormando, Cherubino Di Lorenzo and Vittorio Unfer
The establishment of the Experts Group on Inositol in Basic and Clinical Research (EGOI), a scientific association of the foremost experts on Inositol applications
Authors: V. Unfer, F. Facchinetti
D-chiro-inositol, an aromatase down-modulator, increases androgens and reduces estrogens in male volunteers: a pilot study
Authors: Giovanni Monastra, Mónica Vazquez-Levin, Maria Salome Bezerra Espinola, Gabriele Bilotta, Antonio Simone Laganà & Vittorio Unfer
High Doses of D-Chiro-Inositol Alone Induce a PCO-Like Syndrome and Other Alterations in Mouse Ovaries
Authors: Arturo Bevilacqua, Jessica Dragotto, Micaela Lucarelli, Giovanna Di Emidio, Giovanni Monastra and Carla Tatone