Clinical evaluation and treatment of acute asthma exacerbations in children.

abstract：:The aims of the present study were: (i) to assess whether H. pylori could be successfully detected by PCR from the same biopsy sample used for CPtest; and ii) to evaluate CPtest comparatively to both PCR and histology for detection of H. pylori infection in dyspeptic patients. Three antral gastric biopsies were collec...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Di Bonaventura G,Neri M,Angelucci D,Rosini S,Piccolomini M,Piccolomini R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to characterize phenotypic and genotypic virulence traits in Escherichia coli strains, isolated from outpatients with urinary tract infections, comparing with those obtained from inpatients. Information on the pathogenic behavior of the uropathogenic strains was obtained by monitoring different biologi...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Longhi C,Cossu A,Iebba V,Massaro MR,Cipriani D,Chiarini F,Conte MP,Seganti L,Osborn J,Schippa S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turner's syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder caused by numeric and/or structural abnormalities of the X chromosome. In a previous study it was observed that acne is less frequent in TS than in the general population. Since the onset of acne in pre-pubertal or pubertal age is related to sebum production, this study eva...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Brazzelli V,Calcaterra V,Muzio F,Klersy C,Larizza D,Borroni G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Sho-seiryu-to (SST), used as a traditional herbal (Kampo) medicine mainly in China and Korea, is shown to have immunomodulating potential, such as an anti-allergic one, its underlying mechanism has not been completely clarified. To partially address the issue, we explored its effects on allergen-exposed monon...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Tanaka M,Inoue K,Kitamura Y,Shimada A,Takano H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work is to study a correlation between phenotype and genotype in clinical isolates of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus spp. Among the 25 erythromycin-resistant S. pyogenes, we detected six strains with iMLSB, nine with cMLSB and two with M phenotypes. Among 14 erythromycin-resistant S. agalactiae, ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Santino I,Scazzocchio F,Berlutti F,Cipriani P,Oliva B,Paola F,Del Piano M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematide is a synthetic PEGylated peptidic erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) that is presently being developed for the correction of anemia in patients with chronic renal failure. Unlike currently marketed ESAs, Hematide does not possess any sequence homology to erythropoietin (EPO) and has not elicited moribund ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Woodburn KW,Schatz PJ,Fong KL,Beaumier P

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Involvement of imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory events has been reported in the developed pathogenesis after scorpion envenomation. The immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties of tacrolimus (FK-506) have been investigated: i) to better understand evolution of signaling pathways which are involve...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Kabrine M,Laraba-Djebari F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoprostanes are prostaglandin isomers produced from the peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids from the cellular membrane. They have been used as a specific index of cellular lipoperoxidation and as an indirect measure of oxidative stress. However, these molecules also present several biological activities. An o...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Belli R,Amerio P,Brunetti L,Orlando G,Toto P,Proietto G,Vacca M,Tulli A

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:Ink spot lentigo, also known as reticulated black solar lentigo, is a melanotic macula commonly described in fair-skinned individuals on sun-exposed areas of the body. Clinically it is a darkly pigmented type of solar lentigo; herein the term ink spot lentigo. In contrast to common solar lentigines, ink spot lentigo i...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Bottoni U,Nisticò S,Amoruso GF,Schipani G,Arcidiacono V,Scali E,Tassone P,Greco M,Amorosi A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary levels of alpha-defensins 1-4 and histatins 1, 3 and 5 were determined in 11 totally edentulous patients, 11 younger healthy adults with normal gingival mucosa (Control group I) and 8 subjects, age-matched with edentulous patients, having a minimum of 25 teeth (Control group II). Whole saliva was treated with...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Fanali C,Inzitari R,Cabras T,Pisano E,Castagnola M,Celletti R,Manni A,Messana I

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma exacerbation is debated. We compared high doses of nebulized budesonide versus high doses of nebulized flunisolide, in association with a short-acting beta-2-agonist, in the treatment of moderate asthma exacerbation in preschool children. In this randomized, parallel group...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Decimo F,Maiello N,Miraglia Del Giudice M,Amelio R,Capristo C,Capristo AF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beneficial effects of hot springs have been known for centuries and treatments with sulphurous thermal waters are recommended in a number of chronic pathologies as well as acute recurrent infections. However, the positive effects of the therapy are often evaluated in terms of subjective sense of wellbeing and symp...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Prandelli C,Parola C,Buizza L,Delbarba A,Marziano M,Salvi V,Zacchi V,Memo M,Sozzani S,Calza S,Uberti D,Bosisio D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The narrow therapeutic index and large inter-individual variability in sirolimus pharmacokinetics (PK) make therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) necessary. Factors responsible for PK variability are not well understood, and published PK studies do not include pediatric patients with immune cytopenia. The objective of thi...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Cheng X,Zhao Y,Gu H,Zhao L,Zang Y,Wang X,Wu R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overstrain tendonitis are common pathologies in the sport horses. Therapeutic approaches to tendon healing do not always result in a satisfactory anatomical and functional repair, and healed tendon is often characterized by functional impairment and high risk of reinjury. Recently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and pl...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Ricco S,Renzi S,Del Bue M,Conti V,Merli E,Ramoni R,Lucarelli E,Gnudi G,Ferrari M,Grolli S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of asthma is increasing worldwide, but morbidity and mortality are decreasing, because of improvements in medical care. Although the incidence of severe perioperative bronchospasm is relatively low in asthmatics undergoing anaesthesia, when it does occur it may be life-threatening. Preoperative assessmen...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Franceschini F,De Benedictis FM,Peroni DG,Marseglia GL,Caffarelli C,Crisafulli G,Indinnimeo L

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that in some conditions bacteria of physiological flora of gastrointestinal tract may become pathogenic. Each complaint which causes injury of gastrointestinal wall integrity permits bacteria to penetrate the tissues and affect the tissue cells. Since mast cells represent one of very important and num...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Brzezińska-Blaszczyk E,Olejnik AK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a syndrome consisting of severe refractory bladder symptoms of unknown etiology. The disease tends to affect Caucasian women with a mean age of 40 years, with 25% of patients under the age of 30. Few population based epidemiological studies of IC have been performed. We analyzed a case of...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Fioriti D,Penta M,Mischitelli M,Degener AM,Pierangeli A,Gentile V,Nicosia R,Gallinelli C,Chiarini F,Pietropaolo V

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Betamethasone is an anti-inflammatory steroid drug used in cases of anaphylactic and allergic reactions, of Alzheimer and Addison diseases and in soft tissue injuries. It modulates gene expression for anti-inflammatory activity suppressing the immune system response. This latter effect might decrease the effectiveness...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Artini M,Papa R,Cellini A,Tilotta M,Barbato G,Koverech A,Selan L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have evaluated the occurrence of immediate adverse reactions in allergic patients after an ultra-rush regimen of different commercial allergen extracts for sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) Methods: 679 patients took part in trials of specific ultra-rush SLIT for the treatment of IgE-mediated rhinitis and/or...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Rossi RE,Monasterolo G

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:Autoantibodies (rheumatoid factor, RF; anti-citrullinated-protein antibodies, ACPA) and complement system are involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ACPA and anti-TNF agents are capable of in vitro modulating complement activity. We investigated the relationships between complement, autoantibodies, and anti-TNF treatm...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Di Muzio G,Perricone C,Ballanti E,Kroegler B,Greco E,Novelli L,Conigliaro P,Cipriani P,Giacomelli R,Perricone R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the effects of nicotine on sperm motility and on non-conventional sperm parameters in vitro. Capacitated spermatozoa isolated from 10 normozoospermic, healthy, non-smoker men were evaluated. Spermatozoa were exposed to increasing concentrations of nicotine (0, 1, 10, ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Condorelli RA,La Vignera S,Giacone F,Iacoviello L,Vicari E,Mongioi' L,Calogero AE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finding new strategies to counteract periprosthetic infection and implant failure is a main target in orthopedics. Staphylococcus aureus, the leading etiologic agent of orthopedic implant infections, is able to enter and kill osteoblasts, to stimulate pro-inflammatory chemokine secretion, to recruit osteoclasts, and t...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Selan L,Papa R,Ermocida A,Cellini A,Ettorre E,Vrenna G,Campoccia D,Montanaro L,Arciola CR,Artini M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of profilin as an allergen has long been questioned. The capacity of profilin to induce respiratory symptoms has recently been demonstrated; moreover, over 50% of patients sensitized to profilin experienced symptoms after the ingestion of plant-derived foods, suggesting that profilin should be considered as a...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Nucera E,Aruanno A,Rizzi A,Pecora V,Patriarca G,Buonomo A,Mezzacappa S,Schiavino D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum samples from Bulgarian patients with physician-diagnosed erythema migrans (EM) (n=105) were examined using Borrelia burgdorferi ELISA (Boehring, Germany) after previous absorption with Treponema phagedenis. For IgM antibody detection sera were additionally pretreated with anti-IgG serum (RF absorbent). Serum sam...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Christova I

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:A decrease in cholesterol blood level, not due to a decrease synthesis by the liver, has been observed in patients suffering from tumors. In this work cholesterol blood was evaluated in patients affected by monoclonal gammopathy who were not subjected to any treatment. The blood of 25 patients were analyzed for protei...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Pugliese L,Bernardini I,Viola-Magni MP,Albi E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation, which is a hallmark of asthma, is one of the main sources of oxidative stress in the human body. Thiols are powerful antioxidants that protect cells against the consequences of oxidative stress. We aimed to investigate whether asthma and montelukast monotherapy affect the total plasma thiol poo...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Dilek F,Ozkaya E,Kocyigit A,Yazici M,Guler EM,Dundaroz MR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00