Bosentan for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension related to systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease.

abstract：:The ATP-binding cassette transporter P-glycoprotein is now recognized as an important determinant for disposition of multiple drugs. The use of P-glycoprotein-expressing cell lines, the generation of P-glycoprotein knockout mice as well as studies in animals and humans contributed to a better understanding on the role...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Fromm MF

更新日期：2003-11-01 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:It remains unsettled whether alcoholic cirrhosis is a risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS:We used data from nationwide healthcare registries to study all Danes diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis in 1996-2014, and five controls were matched to each of them on gender and age. We excluded every...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Deleuran T,Schmidt M,Vilstrup H,Jepsen P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The detection of important immunocompetence-like features on endocrine steroid cells raises questions about direct intercellular communication between the adrenal and immune systems. This article summarizes our recent work and new data on immune-adrenal interactions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:RT-PCR and immunoh...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Marx C,Bornstein SR,Wolkersdörfer GW

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 20% of monocytes and peritoneal macrophages from renal failure patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) were transferrin-receptor (TfR) positive by immunofluorescence, whereas cells from normal controls were generally TfR negative, as were monocytes from rheumatoid arthritis p...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Moughal NA,McGregor SJ,Brock JH,Briggs JD,Junor BJ

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous intravenous infusion of L-leucine (300 mumols min-1) was given to 12 healthy females over a 2 1/2 h period. Arterial plasma concentrations of amino acids and the keto acids of the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) were measured. In six subjects muscle biopsies were taken before and at the end of the infus...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Alvestrand A,Hagenfeldt L,Merli M,Oureshi A,Eriksson LS

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The permeability of the gastrointestinal tract was investigated by means of polyethylene glycol (PEG), given orally. The PEG solutions contained oligomers with molecular weights from 414 to 1206. The urinary recovery of ingested PEG was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Considerable inter- a...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Philipsen EK,Batsberg W,Christensen AB

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity and related kidney diseases have become a global epidemic problem. However, the underlying pathogenesis of obesity-related renal diseases has not been clearly understood. In this study, we explored the link between renal volume (RV) determined by computed tomography (CT) and renal histology together ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Tatar E,Sen S,Harman M,Kircelli F,Gungor O,Sarsik B,Asci G,Hoscoskun C,Basci A,Toz H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic responses to 4-h infusions of adrenaline (3 micrograms kg-1 h-1) and cortisol (10 mg m-2 h-1 for 2 h followed by 5 mg m-2 h-1 for 2 h), separately and in combination, have been studied in six healthy subjects with concurrent somatostatin infusion (250 micrograms h-1). A combined infusion of adrenaline, c...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Pernet A,Johnston DG,Hammond V,Orskov H,Alberti KG

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNLs) play a key role in the nonspecific immune defence. Cinacalcet reduces serum calcium levels in kidney transplant recipients with mineral bone disorder associated with chronic kidney disease. We investigated essential functions of PMNLs of kidney transplant recipients with ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Cohen G,Raupachova J,Borchhardt K,Hörl WH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate alterations in endothelial nitric oxide synthase and inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA expressions and nitric oxide release in the myocardium during ischaemia/reperfusion and determine whether these changes are ischaemic and/or reperfusion dependent. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Isolated rat heart...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Pevni D,Frolkis I,Shapira I,Schwartz D,Schwartz IF,Chernichovski T,Lev-Ran O,Sharony R,Uretzky G

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:The venous system plays a pivotal role in volume and blood pressure homeostasis. We tested the hypothesis that the visco-elastic properties of the peripheral venous system are reduced in patients with (incipient) diabetic nephropathy. Twenty-two normotensive patients with long-term insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Schaper NC,Houben AJ,Schoon Y,Kooman JP,Huvers FC,Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman AC

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In model biles, cholesterol crystallization (an important factor in gallstone formation) mainly depends on phospholipid/bile salt ratios with characteristic sequences of plate-like (monohydrate) vs. non-plate-like (presumed anhydrous: arcs, needles, tubules, spirals) cholesterol crystals. We now investigate ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Venneman NG,Portincasa P,Vanberge-Henegouwen GP,van Erpecum KJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parental history of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with cardiometabolic risk. We aimed to investigate the associations of parental history of T2D with cardiometabolic biomarkers and to subsequently investigate to what extent these putative associations were explained by modifiable factors. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Abbasi A,Corpeleijn E,van der Schouw YT,Stolk RP,Spijkerman A,van der A DL,Navis G,Bakker SJ,Beulens JW

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the potent specific cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor antagonist loxiglumide on meal-stimulated plasma concentrations of CCK, gastrin, pancreatic polypeptide (PP), neurotensin, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), insulin and C peptide was investigated in a placebo-controlled study in 10 heal...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Schmidt WE,Creutzfeldt W,Höcker M,Nustede R,Choudhury AR,Schleser A,Rovati LC,Fölsch UR

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased activity of the Na+/H+ antiport may be a major abnormality in essential hypertension. The activity of this transport system was investigated in lymphocytes from 13 patients with untreated essential hypertension (Ht) and 13 normotensive control subjects (Nt) on an ad libitum (130-170 mmol d-1) NaCl intake. Fu...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Göbel BO,Hoffmann G,Ruppert M,Stumpe KO,Vetter H,Siffert W,Düsing R

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration in serum of cathodal trypsinogen has been studied in certain clinical and experimental situations. The concentration correlated with pancreatic amylase activity. Low levels were found in patients with malabsorption due to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. The concentration rose after endoscopic retr...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Borgström A,Ohlsson K

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute hyperglycaemia is known to inhibit jejunal interdigestive motility. This study was undertaken to establish the effects of hyperglycaemia on fed jejunal motility and small intestinal transit time, and to establish if the effects of hyperglycaemia are mediated in part by hyperinsulinaemia. METHODS:Nine ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Byrne MM,Pluntke K,Wank U,Schirra J,Arnold R,Göke B,Katschinski M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) levels are associated with increased risk of death in ischaemic heart disease as well as in haemodialysis patients. Previous research indicates that the prognostic value of PAPP-A may be stronger in patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus or signs o...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Nilsson E,Rudholm T,Stenvinkel P,Ärnlöv J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of treating the anaemia of end-stage renal failure with erythropoietin were studied in nine dialysis patients. The increase in haemoglobin concentration (by 59% from 7.0 +/- 1.2 to 11.1 +/- 1.1 g dl-1) was associated with increases in exercise duration (by 41%) and maximum oxygen consumption (by 34%). Trea...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lewis NP,Macdougall IC,Willis N,Coles GA,Williams JD,Henderson AH

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different time-concentration profiles of plasma insulin following insulin modification of a frequently sampled intravenous glucose-tolerance-test (FSIVGTT) were observed in a study investigating maternal metabolism and fetal macrosomia. We aimed to investigate whether these differences were related to the vo...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Jolly MC,Hovorka R,Godsland I,Amin R,Lawrence N,Anyaoku V,Johnston D,Robinson S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking remains the most important avoidable cause of global mortality. Even though the number of cigarette smokers declines in first world countries, the uses of alternative nicotine delivery products increase and may even surpass the sells of cigarettes. In this light, the explicit role of nicotine in the ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Babic M,Schuchardt M,Tölle M,van der Giet M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a frequently occurring complication of sepsis and may contribute to multiple organ failure. More insight into the pathogenesis of this derangement of the coagulation system is necessary to develop more effective therapeutic strategies for this condition. Recently, more d...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Levi M,van der Poll T,ten Cate H,van Deventer SJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimations of the prevalence of central nervous system involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) vary from 25 to 75%. In order to assess possible deficits in memory, attention, and/or reaction time, a battery of neuropsychological tests was administered to 15 patients with SLE and to two matched...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ferstl R,Niemann T,Biehl G,Hinrichsen H,Kirch W

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies in different animal models and plasma analyses in humans suggest that members of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine family may be involved in the pathogenesis of congestive heart failure (CHF). Accordingly, we have examined IL-6-related cytokines in chronic CHF in humans by analysing gene and protein ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Eiken HG,Øie E,Damås JK,Yndestad A,Bjerkeli V,Aass H,Simonsen S,Geiran OR,Tønnessen T,Christensen G,Frøland SS,Gullestad L,Attramadal H,Aukrust P

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin resistance significantly correlated with a non-dipper type of essential hypertension. Thiazolidinediones (TZD), oral hypoglycaemic agents that act as insulin sensitizers, have been demonstrated in multiple in vivo and in vitro studies to possess antihypertensive properties. This study examined the ef...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Anan F,Masaki T,Fukunaga N,Teshima Y,Iwao T,Kaneda K,Umeno Y,Okada K,Wakasugi K,Yonemochi H,Eshima N,Saikawa T,Yoshimatsu H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the influence of sodium fluoride on polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) adhesiveness in a healthy subject with low serum levels of fluoride. The PMN were separated from venous blood, and the percentages of adhered and unadhered cells were determined in vitro in plastic culture plates. The cells were cult...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Gómez-Ubric JL,Liébana J,Gutiérrez J,Castillo A

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hyperglycaemia in diabetes is suggested to be a major cause of diabetic angiopathy. Up until now, the effects of acutely induced hyperglycaemia in non-diabetic subjects as well as hyperglycaemic effects in early diabetes, on mesenteric microcirculation and leucocyte endothelial cell interaction have ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Schäffler A,Arndt H,Schölmerich J,Palitzsch K

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:Ten samples of decidua basalis from pre-eclamptic women and 10 from healthy primigravid women subjected to caesarean section (control tissues) were investigated immunohistochemically for changes in angiogenesis and expression of tenascin, an extracellular matrix protein thought to modulate angiogenesis. In addi...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ribatti D,Loverro G,Vacca A,Greco P,Roncali L,Selvaggi L

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00