Lymphocyte responses following open and minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about gallbladder motility in patients with black pigment stones when compared to cholesterol gallstone patients, or about their relationship to biliary composition, crystallization and stone characteristics. DESIGN:Fasting and postprandial gallbladder volumes were studied by ultrasonography...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Portincasa P,Di Ciaula A,Vendemiale G,Palmieri V,Moschetta A,Vanberge-Henegouwen GP,Palasciano G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pleiotropic cytokine osteopontin (OPN) is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between OPN and renal function, a cardiovascular risk factor itself, is not known. Therefore, we assessed the relationship between OPN plasma levels and renal function in pat...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lorenzen J,Krämer R,Kliem V,Bode-Boeger SM,Veldink H,Haller H,Fliser D,Kielstein JT

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of percutaneous electrical stimulation (70 V, 300 microseconds pulses at 30 Hz) on muscle composition and rate of protein synthesis were studied in seven patients with quadriceps atrophy secondary to unilateral osteoarthritis of the knee (stimulated group). Quadriceps were stimulated on the affected side f...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Gibson JN,Morrison WL,Scrimgeour CM,Smith K,Stoward PJ,Rennie MJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on the role of platelet membrane glycoproteins and platelet-leucocyte adhesion in patients with sepsis and multiple organ failure (MOF). Specifically, the study raises the following issues: (1) the influence of sepsis and MOF on platelet activation as assessed by surface expression of platelet membr...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Gawaz M,Fateh-Moghadam S,Pilz G,Gurland HJ,Werdan K

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The DALI low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis system is the first whole-blood apheresis system in regular clinical use. DALI stands for direct adsorption of lipoproteins, which describes the basic principle of operation of this newly developed LDL apheresis procedure. METHODS:The selective removal of LDL...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Dräger LJ,Julius U,Kraenzle K,Schaper J,Toepfer M,Zygan K,Otto V,Steinhagen-Thiessen E

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient fragmentation is the most important prerequisite for successful treatment of gallstones by extracorporeally induced shock waves. No data are available on the amount of energy necessary for stone disintegration and on the threshold energy below which no further fragmentation occurs. We therefore performed an ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Neubrand M,Greinwald I,Lobentanzer H,Paumgartner G,Hermeking H,Sauerbruch T

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The change in bone mass during 1 1/2 years was determined in a longitudinal study of sixty adult insulin-treated diabetic out-patients. During the study period the mean bone mass decreased by 1.30 +/- 0.28 (SEM)% (P less than 0.001), to a mean value of 91.0 +/- 1.7% of normal (P less than 0.001). The rate of bone loss...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： McNair P,Christiansen C,Christensen MS,Madsbad S,Faber OK,Binder C,Transbøl I

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) was studied on an abnormal lipoprotein (LP-X) rich in phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol from the plasma of patients with obstructive liver disease. 60 mg LP-X isolated free of other lipoproteins and subsequently labelled with 3H-cholesterol were incubated wit...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Patsch JR,Soutar AK,Morrisett JD,Gotto AM Jr,Smith LC

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the clinical features of thyroid cancer in aging patients and to present the results of treatment. From this we can provide bases for earlier diagnoses and better treatment of thyroid malignancies in older patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this study a retrospective analysis was performed wi...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lin JD,Chao TC,Chen ST,Weng HF,Lin KD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced glutathione (GSH) and activity of GSH related enzymes play a key role in defence against oxygen free radicals, whose production is, as known, raised in patients affected by diabetes mellitus, and at the same time they may contribute to the process of platelet aggregation. The purpose of this study was to evalu...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Di Simplicio P,de Giorgio LA,Cardaioli E,Lecis R,Miceli M,Rossi R,Anichini R,Mian M,Seghieri G,Franconi F

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin E supplementation is associated with a reduced risk of developing atherosclerotic events; probably because it inhibits low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, an initial step in atherosclerosis. Metal ion-dependent LDL oxidation is a commonly used method to estimate oxidizability of LDL, but the eff...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wen Y,Killalea S,Norris LA,Cooke T,Feely J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance has been reported in normal ageing but discrepancies between such studies may be related to compounding factors such as body composition and exercise patterns. We employed a two-step hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp to assess peripheral and hepatic tissue insulin sensitivity and glucose recycling...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Broughton DL,James OW,Alberti KG,Taylor R

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testosterone levels are decreased in obese men but increased in obese women. The interplay between gonadal steroids and leptin is, at present, far from being elucidated. This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between serum leptin, plasma insulin, insulin sensitivity and free testosterone in 46 men ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Vettor R,De Pergola G,Pagano C,Englaro P,Laudadio E,Giorgino F,Blum WF,Giorgino R,Federspil G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in blood glucose homeostasis induced by the new somatostatin analogue BIM 23014 (BIM) were studied. Eight normal men (study 1) received either vehicle or 1000, 2000 and 3000 micrograms BIM as a 24 h s.c. infusion. Blood glucose, plasma insulin, C-peptide, glucagon and growth hormone (GH) were measured before t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Kuhn JM,Basin C,Mollard M,De Rouge B,Schatz B,Wolf LM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized the existence of different hormonal response patterns to repeated lower body negative pressure (LBNP) and head-up tilt (HUT) in healthy males. We compared hormonal, cardiovascular and plasma volume changes from rest to stress within- and between-LBNP and HUT applications. Hormones investigate...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Roessler A,Goswami N,Haditsch B,Loeppky JA,Luft FC,Hinghofer-Szalkay H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased production of chemokines by adipose tissue and defective adipose tissue oxygenation as a result of obesity may induce leucocyte infiltration and subsequent systemic inflammation. OBJECTIVES:1-To determine the relation between the amount of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and the chemokine...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Faber DR,van der Graaf Y,Westerink J,Kanhai DA,Monajemi H,Visseren FL,SMART study Group.

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic alterations related to resting energy expenditure (REE) and fat metabolism have been noted during sepsis, and often depend on the causative agent and the stage and severity of the illness. We studied the effect of IL-1, the protein mediator of the 'acute phase' response during infection, on REE, respiratory ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Tocco-Bradley R,Georgieff M,Jones CT,Moldawer LL,Dinarello CA,Blackburn GL,Bistrian BR

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A hyaluronan-loading test has been developed for assessment of hyaluronan kinetics and applied in patients with liver and joint diseases. This test describes the metabolic process of hyaluronan but cannot define the specific contribution of different organs. A method for labelling of hyaluronan with the shor...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lindqvist U,Westerberg G,Bergström M,Torsteindottir I,Gustafson S,Sundin A,Lööf L,Långström B

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past decades, the prevalence of obesity has markedly increased worldwide. Stress is recognized as a substantial contributor to increased body weight; therefore, stress management interventions, especially cognitive behavioural, are becoming increasingly popular. The impact of stress management on st...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Simos DS,Kokkinos A,Tentolouris N,Dimosthenopoulos C,Mantzou E,Artemiadis A,Bacopoulou F,Nicolaides NC,Kosta O,Chrousos GP,Darviri C

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type V hyperlipoproteinaemia is a disorder of lipid transport characterized by the accumulation in serum of chylomicrons and very low density lipoproteins. The purpose of the study was the analysis of serum lipids and lipoproteins by ultracentrifugation in nine patients with primary type V hyperlipoproteinaemia before...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Manzato E,Marin R,Gasparotto A,Baggio G,Martini S,Gabelli C,Crepaldi G

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Feather duvet lung (FDL) is a rare subgroup of bird fancier's lung (BFL). We were interested in determining antigen-specific IgG antibodies in patients with FDL and comparing them with those with BFL. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Specific IgG antibodies against goose and duck feathers, analysed with an automated fl...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Koschel D,Lützkendorf L,Wiedemann B,Höffken G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine was collected in four healthy infants, born after 35-39 weeks of gestation. The collections were made for 24 h starting immediately after birth. Bile acids were extracted, separated into conjugate groups, solvolysed, hydrolysed and quantified by gas-liquid chromatography as methyl ester trimethylsilyl ether deri...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Strandvik B,Wikström SA

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data suggest that the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is involved in the regulation of growth of neoplastic cells in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We treated six patients with imatinib-resistant CML in haematological relapse (leukocytes > 20,000 microL(-1)) with rapamycin...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sillaber C,Mayerhofer M,Böhm A,Vales A,Gruze A,Aichberger KJ,Esterbauer H,Pfeilstöcker M,Sperr WR,Pickl WF,Haas OA,Valent P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Microcirculatory changes contribute to clinical symptoms and disease progression in chronic heart failure (CHF). A depression of coronary flow reserve is associated with a lower myocardial capillary density in biopsies. We hypothesized that changes in cardiac microcirculation might also be refl...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wadowski PP,Hülsmann M,Schörgenhofer C,Lang IM,Wurm R,Gremmel T,Koppensteiner R,Steinlechner B,Schwameis M,Jilma B

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in situ intraperitoneal volume and the mass transfer area coefficients (MTC) of urea, lactate, creatinine, glucose, kanamycin, inulin, beta 2-microglobulin, albumin and IgG were studied in eight continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. All patients were studied during a 4-h dialysis dwell, first ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Krediet RT,Zuyderhoudt FM,Boeschoten EW,Arisz L

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data suggest that, among other factors, comorbidity may be an important prognostic variable in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who are eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined the overall survival (OS) and underlying risk factors in 4...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Boehm A,Sperr WR,Leitner G,Worel N,Oehler L,Jaeger E,Mitterbauer M,Haas OA,Valent P,Kalhs P,Rabitsch W

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following cisplatin-based chemotherapy, survivors of testicular cancer have a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Cardiac function has not been extensively studied and no comparisons have been made with men from the general population. DESIGN:Left ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Nuver J,Smit AJ,Sleijfer DT,van Gessel AI,van Roon AM,van der Meer J,van den Berg MP,Hoekstra HJ,Sluiter WJ,Gietema JA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The collagenolytic activities were assayed in fibroblast cultures established from ten keratoconus and six control corneal explants. The assays included those for both type I and type IV collagenase. The amount of free, directly assayable type I collagenase was highly increased in the media of keratoconus primary cell...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ihalainen A,Salo T,Forsius H,Peltonen L

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of transporters for bile acids (BA) in liver and intestine has been well documented, but information is still needed as to their respective transport capacity. In the present investigation, we compared the hepatic and intestinal transport rates for BA, using perfused livers and intestines. The livers and...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Aldini R,Roda A,Montagnani M,Polimeni C,Lenzi PL,Cerre C,Galletti G,Roda E

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer chemotherapy in humans based on metal complexes started at the clinical level in the late 1970s with the use of cisplatin, which forms intra-strand cross-links with DNA. METHODS:Two new platinum complexes of cis-geometry with the amino acids inosine (ino) and l-alanine (ala), Pt(ino)2Cl2 and cis-[Pt(...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Charalabopoulos K,Karkabounas S,Ioachim E,Papalimneou V,Syrigos K,Evangelou A,Agnantis N,Hadjiliadis N

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00