Andreea SOARE
@campusbiomedicohospital.com
Department of Medicine Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital Prevention and Check-up Medicine
Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cardio metabolic
preventive medicine
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Dario Tuccinardi, Antonio Di Mauro, Greta Lattanzi, Giovanni Rossini, Lavinia Monte, Ivan Beato, Chiara Spiezia, Maria Bravo, Mikiko Watanabe, Andreea Soare,et al.
Wiley
To investigate if extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) or palm oil enriched chocolate spreads consumption leads to different results in terms of plasma ceramides concentration, glucose and lipid metabolism, inflammatory markers and appetite regulation in young healthy subjects.
Antonio Di Mauro, Dario Tuccinardi, Mikiko Watanabe, Rossella Del Toro, Lavinia Monte, Riccardo Giorgino, Lorenzo Rampa, Giovanni Rossini, Shadi Kyanvash, Andreea Soare,et al.
Wiley
To compare a Mediterranean diet (MED) with a high‐fibre vegetarian diet (HFV) in terms of hunger‐satiety perception through post‐prandial assessment of appetite‐related hormones glucagon‐like peptide 1 (GLP‐1) and oxyntomodulin, as well as self‐rated visual analogue scale (VAS) quantification, in overweight/obese subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
R. Strollo, A. Soare, Yeganeh Manon Khazrai, A. Di Mauro, A. Palermo, R. Del Toro, S. Fallucca, Maria Giovanna Belluomo, L. Dugo, M. Pianesi,et al.
Andreea Soare, Yeganeh Manon Khazrai, Lucia Fontana, Rossella Del Toro, Maria Concetta Lazzaro, Claudia Di Rosa, Antonia Buldo, Elvira Fioriti, Ernesto Maddaloni, Silvia Angeletti,et al.
Elsevier BV
A Soare, R Del Toro, Y M Khazrai, A Di Mauro, S Fallucca, S Angeletti, E Skrami, R Gesuita, D Tuccinardi, S Manfrini,et al.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Andreea Soare, Rossella Del Toro, Elena Roncella, Yeganeh Manon Khazrai, Silvia Angeletti, Laura Dugo, Sara Fallucca, Lucia Fontana, Maria Altomare, Valeria Formisano,et al.
Introduction Current guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) emphasize diet as essential therapy. However, the effect of diet on systemic inflammation remains unclear. We investigated the effects of consuming a macrobiotic Ma-Pi 2 diet versus a standard recommended diet (control diet) on markers of inflammation in patients with T2D. Methods This was a post hoc analysis of the MADIAB trial, a 21-day randomized controlled trial conducted in 51 patients (25 males and 26 females) with T2D. Patients were randomized 1:1 to the Ma-Pi 2 macrobiotic diet or a control diet based on dietary guidelines for T2D. Biological antioxidant potential of plasma and circulating levels of high-sensitivity C reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and insulin-like growth factor-1 were assessed. Results After 21 days on the Ma-Pi 2 or control diet, markers of inflammation were reduced in both groups. The antioxidant potential of plasma improved significantly in the Ma-Pi group. A significant reduction in insulin growth factor-1 was observed in the Ma-Pi group versus control group (p<0.001). Conclusions Findings of this post hoc analysis demonstrated that the Ma-Pi 2 diet is a safe dietary strategy to reduce levels of the markers of insulin resistance and inflammation, compared with baseline values, in the short term. Furthermore, the Ma-Pi 2 diet was superior to the control diet in reducing insulin growth factor-1 and may be beneficial for patients with T2D. Trial registration number Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN10467793.
A. Soare, E. Weiss and P. Pozzilli
In the United States, life expectancy has markedly increased during the past century, and population ageing is expected to double within the next 25 years. The process of ageing in a population is associated with the development of chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, that can be prevented, and even reversed, with the implementation of healthy lifestyle interventions. The evidence to date, consolidated by the numerous epidemiological studies and clinical trials conducted, suggests that caloric restriction is an effective nutritional intervention for preventing most of these age‐related conditions. At a metabolic level, caloric restriction with adequate nutrition has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity, reduce fasting glucose and insulin concentration and prevent obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and chronic inflammation. The purpose of this article is to review current knowledge of the metabolic and clinical implications of caloric restriction with adequate nutrition for the prevention of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Andreea Soare, Yeganeh M Khazrai, Rossella Del Toro, Elena Roncella, Lucia Fontana, Sara Fallucca, Silvia Angeletti, Valeria Formisano, Francesca Capata, Vladimir Ruiz,et al.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Andreea Soare, Edward P. Weiss, John O. Holloszy, and Luigi Fontana
Impact Journals, LLC
Dietary supplements are widely used for health purposes. However, little is known about the metabolic and cardiovascular effects of combinations of popular over-the-counter supplements, each of which has been shown to have anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and pro-longevity properties in cell culture or animal studies. This study was a 6-month randomized, single-blind controlled trial, in which 56 non-obese (BMI 21.0-29.9 kg/m2) men and women, aged 38 to 55 yr, were assigned to a dietary supplement (SUP) group or control (CON) group, with a 6-month follow-up. The SUP group took 10 dietary supplements each day (100 mg of resveratrol, a complex of 800 mg each of green, black, and white tea extract, 250 mg of pomegranate extract, 650 mg of quercetin, 500 mg of acetyl-l-carnitine, 600 mg of lipoic acid, 900 mg of curcumin, 1 g of sesamin, 1.7 g of cinnamon bark extract, and 1.0 g fish oil). Both the SUP and CON groups took a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement. The main outcome measures were arterial stiffness, endothelial function, biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress, and cardiometabolic risk factors. Twenty-four weeks of daily supplementation with 10 dietary supplements did not affect arterial stiffness or endothelial function in nonobese individuals. These compounds also did not alter body fat measured by DEXA, blood pressure, plasma lipids, glucose, insulin, IGF-1, and markers of inflammation and oxidative stress. In summary, supplementation with a combination of popular dietary supplements has no cardiovascular or metabolic effects in non-obese relatively healthy individuals.
Adina Mitrea, Andreea Soare, Simona Georgiana Popa, Mirela Nicoleta Tudor, Maria Mota, and Paolo Pozzilli
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Abstract Background and aim: It was recently reported that wrist circumference is associated with insulin resistance (IR) both in children and adults. We aimed to evaluate whether wrist circumference is a useful anthropometrical parameter for the evaluation of IR in an elderly population. Material and method: We performed a study on 40 subjects, 20 with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and 20 control subjects. IR was evaluated using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). We measured the following anthropometrical parameters: weight, height, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, wrist circumference, waist to hip ratio (WHR), waist to height ratio (WHtR), body mass index (BMI) and body adiposity index (BAI). Results: We found statistically significant differences between the subjects with T2D and the control group for all the analyzed parameters. Statistically significant correlations between all the anthropometrical parameters and HOMA-IR were observed. However, only WC was an independent predictor of IR. Wrist circumference was the only parameter negatively correlated with the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Furthermore, this measurement was an independent predictor of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the studied subjects. Conclusion: Wrist circumference can be used in the general practice as a surrogate marker of IR in the elderly, being both easily determined and a cost-free method
Adina Mitrea, Simona Georgiana Popa, Cristina Muntean, Andreea Soare, Laura Trotta, Antonio Callea, and Maria Moţa
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Abstract Recent studies strongly suggest a significant association between diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer Disease (AD) justifying the term “type 3 diabetes”. Studies show that impairment of glucose metabolism occurs very early in the course of AD, leading to a broad range of consequences, among which the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ), which per se induces insulin resistance. Furthermore, adipocytokines, recognised markers of insulin resistance, seem to play a role in the development of AD. As for insulin resistance, when AD is considered, the most studied ones are leptin and adiponectin, but also a recently described adipokine - progranulin. It is our belief that both prospective and transversal studies on subjects with both AD and type 2 diabetes (T2D) may prove the role of adipokines not only in AD, but also in this most somber association.
Satish K. Garg
Mary Ann Liebert Inc
Phyllis K. Stein, Andreea Soare, Timothy E. Meyer, Roberto Cangemi, John O. Holloszy, and Luigi Fontana
Wiley
Caloric restriction (CR) retards aging in laboratory rodents. No information is available on the effects of long‐term CR on physiologic markers of aging and longevity in humans. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a marker for cardiac autonomic functioning. The progressive decline in HRV with aging and the association of higher HRV with better health outcomes are well established. Heart rate variability assessment is a reliable tool by which the effects of CR on autonomic function can be assessed. Time‐ and frequency‐domain analyses compared 24‐h HRV in 22 CR individuals aged 35–82 years and 20 age‐matched controls eating Western diets (WD). The CR group was significantly leaner than the WD group. Heart rate was significantly lower, and virtually, all HRV values were significantly higher in the CR group than in the WD group (P < 0.002). Heart rate variability in the CR individuals was comparable with published norms for healthy individuals 20 years younger. In addition, when differences in heart rate (HR) and HRV between CR and WD were compared with previously published changes in HRV induced in healthy adults given atenolol, percent differences in each measure were generally similar in direction and magnitude and suggested declines in sympathetic and increases in parasympathetic modulation of HR and increased circadian variability associated with CR. These findings provide evidence that CR has direct systemic effects that counter the expected age‐associated changes in autonomic function so that HRV indexes in CR individuals are similar to those of individuals 20 years younger eating WDs.
Andreea Soare, Roberto Cangemi, Daniela Omodei, John O. Holloszy, and Luigi Fontana
Impact Journals, LLC
Reduction of body temperature has been proposed to contribute to the increased lifespan in calorie restricted animals and mice overexpressing the uncoupling protein-2 in hypocretin neurons. However, nothing is known regarding the long-term effects of calorie restriction (CR) with adequate nutrition on body temperature in humans. In this study, 24-hour core body temperature was measured every minute by using ingested telemetric capsules in 24 men and women (mean age 53.7±9.4 yrs) consuming a CR diet for an average of 6 years, 24 age- and sex-matched sedentary (WD) and 24 body fat-matched exercise-trained (EX) volunteers, who were eating Western diets. The CR and EX groups were significantly leaner than the WD group. Energy intake was lower in the CR group (1769±348 kcal/d) than in the WD (2302±668 kcal/d) and EX (2798±760 kcal/d) groups (P<0.0001). Mean 24-hour, day-time and night-time core body temperatures were all significantly lower in the CR group than in the WD and EX groups (P≤0.01). Long-term CR with adequate nutrition in lean and weight-stable healthy humans is associated with a sustained reduction in core body temperature, similar to that found in CR rodents and monkeys. This adaptation is likely due to CR itself, rather than to leanness, and may be involved in slowing the rate of aging.