Acute impact of volcanic ash on asthma symptoms and treatment.

abstract：:Blockade of the interactions between CD28/CTLA-4 and their ligands, CD80 (B7, B7.1)/CD86 (B70, B7.2), is an attractive means to induce antigen-specific peripheral tolerance in autoimmune disease and organ transplantation. In this study, we generated and characterized a monoclonal antibody (Clone 4E5) against human CD8...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Shi Q,Gao ZY,Xie F,Wang LF,Gu YP,Yang TJ,Huang L,Qian QH,Qiu YH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Icatibant, an antagonist of the bradykinin B2 receptor, was approved for the treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema in the EU in 2008. This paper presents the case of a 65-year-old woman affected by frequent acute attacks of hereditary angioedema who benefitted from a change of therapy to icatibant, follo...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Firinu D,Barca MP,Serusi L,Lorrai MM,Peralta MM,Manconi PE,Del Giacco SR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eustachian tube (ET) is divided in 3 portions: a bony portion, a cartilaginous portion, and a junctional portion. From an anatomical-functional point of view, the bony portion of ET is the region of ventilation and clearance of secretions, and is lined by pseudostratified, ciliated, columnar epithelium, with an an...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Cunsolo E,Marchioni D,Leo G,Incorvaia C,Presutti L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal cytology represents a valid method in the differential diagnosis of allergic and non-allergic nasal diseases, as it is simple, safe, non-invasive, cost-effective, and easy to perform both in the medical and paediatric office. In particular, through cytological investigation it is possible to diagnose a group of ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Gelardi M,Fiorella ML,Russo C,Fiorella R,Ciprandi G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orofacial clefts are common congenital defects whose prevalence differs between geographical regions and ethnic groups. The inheritance is complex, involving the contribution of both genetic and environmental factors. The involvement of genes belonging to the folate pathway is still matter of debate, with strong evide...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Carinci F,Palmieri A,Scapoli L,Cura F,Abenavoli F,Giannì AB,Russillo A,Docimo R,Martinelli M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunosuppressive treatment has changed the prognosis of Lupus nephritis over time, but improvement in prognosis is difficult to analyze in different historical periods, and should be better demonstrated in comparison with life expectancy of sex-and age-matched people. Long-term patient and renal survival of 90 patien...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Stratta P,Mesiano P,Campo A,Grill A,Ferrero S,Santi S,Besso L,Mazzucco G,Rosso S,Spitale A,Fop F,Ciccone G

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of particles from micro to nanoscale provides benefits to diverse scientific fields, but because a large percentage of their atoms lie on the surface, nanomaterials could be highly reactive and pose potential risks to humans. Due to their wide range of application, Cobalt nano-particles are of great interest b...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Petrarca C,Perrone A,Verna N,Verginelli F,Ponti J,Sabbioni E,Di Giampaolo L,Dadorante V,Schiavone C,Boscolo P,Mariani Costantini R,Di Gioacchino M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a severe chronic bilateral inflammation of the ocular surface characterized by seasonal exacerbations. Long-term prognosis is generally good; however, 6% develop sequelae responsible for permanent visual impairment. Corneal involvement is almost always present, consisting of puncta...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Caputo R,Pucci N,Mori F,De Libero C,Di Grande L,Bacci GM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classification of upper tract urothelial preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions mirrors that of the urinary bladder, with all lesions of the bladder urothelium being possible in the upper tract and vice versa. There are three major groups of non-invasive urothelial neoplasms: flat, papillary, and inverted. These three g...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Mazzucchelli R,Scarpelli M,Galosi AB,Di Primio R,Lopez-Beltran A,Cheng L,Montironi R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plague is still endemic in different regions of the world. Current vaccines raise concern for their side effects and limited protection, highlighting the need for an efficacious and rapidly producible vaccine. F1 and V antigens of Yersinia pestis, and F1-V fusion protein produced in Nicotiana benthamiana administered ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Del Prete G,Santi L,Andrianaivoarimanana V,Amedei A,Domarle O,D' Elios MM,Arntzen CJ,Rahalison L,Mason HS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although dental implants have undergone impressive evolution in recent years, periimplantitis still remains a relevant problem and information on the susceptibility of commercial implants to bacterial colonization is insufficient. This work evaluated the susceptibility of different commercial implants to bacterial col...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Passariello C,Pera F,Gigola P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent and control disease caused by exposure to various agents, it is necessary to determine the harmful level of intervention and to establish a method for measuring that level. In-air microparticle-induced X-ray emission (in-air micro-PIXE) analysis is based on irradiation of specimens with a proton ion microbe...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Matsuzaki S,Shimizu Y,Dobashi K,Nagamine T,Satoh T,Ohkubo T,Yokoyama A,Ishii Y,Kamiya T,Arakawa K,Makino S,Utsugi M,Ishizuka T,Tanaka S,Shimizu K,Mori M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that lysosomes are involved in B cell apoptosis but lysosomal glycohydrolases have never been investigated during this event. In this study we determined the enzymatic activities of some lysosomal glycohydrolases in human tonsil B lymphocytes (TBL) undergoing in vitro spontaneous apoptosis. Fluorimet...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Rosati E,Mencarelli S,Magini A,Sabatini R,Tassi C,Orlacchio A,Coaccioli S,Frenguelli A,Marconi P,Emiliani C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracrine mediators released from endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been implicated in neoangiogenesis following ischemia. Recently, we demonstrated that microvesicles (MVs) derived from EPCs are able to activate an angiogenic program in quiescent endothelial cells by a horizontal transfer of RNA. In this study...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Ranghino A,Cantaluppi V,Grange C,Vitillo L,Fop F,Biancone L,Deregibus MC,Tetta C,Segoloni GP,Camussi G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment with infliximab is employed successfully in Crohn's disease (CD) but predictors of efficacy are lacking. Activation of the transcription factor NF-kB has been demonstrated in CD and its inhibition is one of the mechanisms by which anti-inflammatory agents exert their effects. We evaluated the production ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Guidi L,Costanzo M,Ciarniello M,De Vitis I,Pioli C,Gatta L,Pace L,Tricerri A,Bartoloni C,Coppola L,Balistreri P,Doria G,Fedeli G,Gasbarrini GB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 45-year-old man with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and concomitant impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). In this patient, refractory to DMARD's, infliximab was started to control the arthritis. After achieving clinical remission of the disease, infliximab was...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Ursini F,Succurro E,Grembiale A,Rudi S,Grembiale RD,Arturi F

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes are categorized as a spectrum of three autoinflammatory diseases, namely familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome, Muckle-Wells syndrome and chronic infantile neurological cutaneous articular syndrome. All are caused by mutations in the NLRP3 gene coding for cryopyrin and result...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Cantarini L,Lucherini OM,Frediani B,Brizi MG,Bartolomei B,Cimaz R,Galeazzi M,Rigante D

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the possible protective effects of diallyl trisulfide (DATS) against naphthalene-induced oxidative and inflammatory damage in the livers and lungs of mice. Elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels showed significant hepatic damag...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Zhang F,Zhang Y,Wang K,Liu G,Yang M,Zhao Z,Li S,Cai J,Cao J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myrcene (MC), an organic hydrocarbon, was found to exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimutagenic and antioxidant properties. However, the protective role of MC has not been reported against neonatal asthma. Wistar rats induced with asthma were administered with MC; while asthma control and vehicle control were mai...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Du Y,Luan J,Jiang RP,Liu J,Ma Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive cognitive and memory decline. Among peripheral markers of AD, great interest has been focused on the amyloid precursor protein (APP). In this regard, platelets represent an important peripheral source of APP since it has be...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Vignini A,Sartini D,Morganti S,Nanetti L,Luzzi S,Provinciali L,Mazzanti L,Emanuelli M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sublingual immunotherapy with monomeric allergoid (allergoid SLIT), given according to the standard scheme, has proved effective and safe in many clinical trials. However, its build-up phase requires a long time ranging from 16 days to 14 weeks. This study therefore investigated whether, with a four-day up-dosing, the...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： D'Anneo RW,Bruno ME,Falagiani P

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of the cytological screening programs, a significant reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer has been achieved. Almost all of these cancers are related to high-risk (HR) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cervical infections. However, the natural history of HPV infection seems to be different in y...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Frega A,Lorenzon L,Giovagnoli MR,De Sanctis L,Fabiano V,Lukic A,Moscarini M,Torrisi MR,French D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer cells are resistant to FasR-mediated apoptosis, which contributes to their evasion from immune attack by CTLs and NK cells. FasR refractoriness of the malignancies was reported to result from loss of Fas receptors and overepression of Fas-associated phosphatase-1 (FAP-1). Therefore, we investigated the ef...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Song E,Chen J,Antus B,Wang M,Xie Y,Yao H,Exton MS

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After birth various bacterial species, mainly streptococci, colonize the oral cavity and are frequently isolated from carious lesions in children. Previous studies suggest that an earlier colonization of a child's mouth by cariogenic organisms might be related to a higher risk of caries. The aim of this study is to as...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Duse M,Zicari AM,Berlutti F,Ernesti I,Occasi F,Leonardi L,Polimeni A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) exhibit a crucial role in the regulation of angiogenesis and tumor progression, of which miR-199a-5p (miR-199a) has been reported to function as a tumor suppressor in multiple malignancies. However, the precise mechanisms underlying miR-199a in hemangiomas (HAs) remain elusive. In this study, we fou...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Wang Y,Dai YX,Wang SQ,Qiu MK,Quan ZW,Liu YB,Ou JM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells play important role in allergic inflammation by releasing histamine, tryptase and several inflammatory cytokines. Human leukemic mast cells (HMC-1) have been used to study mast cell mediator and their role in inflammatory mechanisms. HMC-1 contain and release several inflammatory mediators, of which the pro...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Alexandrakis MG,Kyriakou DS,Seretakis D,Boucher W,Letourneau R,Kempuraj D,Theoharides TC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:United airway disease (UAD) concept proposed that asthma and rhinitis are both different clinical manifestation of a single inflammatory process. The aim of this study is to assess in upper and lower airways the level of inflammation and oxidative stress and to investigate the relationship between biomarkers in persis...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Profita M,Montuschi P,Bonanno A,Riccobono L,Montalbano AM,Ciabattoni G,Albano GD,Liotta G,Bousquet J,Gjomarkaj M,La Grutta S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nickel (Ni) oral hyposensitization treatment (NiOHT) is an effective management approach for Ni allergy. No health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data exist for the pre- and post-treatment with NiOHT in systemic nickel allergy syndrome (SNAS). The aims of this study were (a) to explore HRQoL in SNAS patients, (b) to ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Rizzi A,Di Rienzo A,Buonomo A,Aruanno A,Carusi V,Ricci AG,Centrone M,Mezzacappa S,Romeo L,Schiavino D,Inchingolo R,Gasbarrini A,Nucera E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most dangerous possible complications in joint replacement is infection due to bacteria adhere to prosthesis surface making biofilm difficult to erase. The gold standard treatment consists in prosthesis removal, placement of antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer and systemic antibiotics therapy. When the inf...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Zoccali C,Contestabile M,Di Segni S,Nuvoli B,Prencipe U,Erba F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the rate of sexual distress, sexual dysfunction and relationship quality and their association with clinical variables in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc), 102 sexually active women with SSc were recruited. Sexual distress, sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction with relationship quality were investigated...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Rosato E,Rossi C,Molinaro I,Di Giulio MA,Trombetta AC,Marra AM,Gigante A,Barbano B,Quarta S,Pisarri S,Afeltra A,Salsano F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00