Role of steroid therapy in pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis.

abstract：:Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (nCFb) is an acquired condition of variable etiology. Medical treatment basically involves antibiotics and chest physiotherapy. An impaired mucociliary clearance seems to be one of the mechanisms behind nCFb, and inhaled therapy with mucoactive agents has frequently been used to try ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Snijders D,Calgaro S,Bertozzi I,Quartesan S,Kozuh I,Lunardi F,Barbato A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is thought to be an autoimmune T-cell-mediated disease directed at myelin antigens of the central nervous system. Besides myelin proteins, lipid components of CNS are supposed to play a role as antigens for T cells in MS. CD1 is a family of MHC-like glycoproteins specialized in capturing and pr...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Caporale CM,Notturno F,Pace M,Aureli A,Di Tommaso V,De Luca G,Farina D,Giovannini A,Uncini A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal management of deep infections in orthopedic and trauma surgery is often challenging. Traditional prophylactic and treatment approaches are based on the systemic administration of relatively high doses of antibiotics, which may result in a number of side effects. Furthermore, systemically administered antimicro...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Nizegorodcew T,Palmieri G,Marzetti E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of the Axl receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) has been implicated in the development and progression of a variety of malignancies. Axl is known to activate strong anti-apoptotic signaling pathways that promote oncogenesis. However, the role of Axl plays in osteosarcoma (OS) remains elusive. The present study...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Zhang Y,Tang YJ,Man Y,Pan F,Li ZH,Jia LS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T cells (Treg) play a critical role in immune homeostasis and expansion of Treg is controlled by chemokine receptors. The chemokine CXCL12 and its G-protein-coupled receptor (CXCR4) are involved in the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but the association of Treg with the CXCL12/CXCR4 axis...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Shimizu Y,Dobashi K,Endou K,Ono A,Yanagitani N,Utsugi M,Sano T,Ishizuka T,Shimizu K,Tanaka S,Mori M

更新日期：2010-04-01 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

abstract：:Occupational exposure to chromium may cause airway inflammation and bronchial asthma. In this study we investigated the effect of chromium on the respiratory tract of exposed and non-exposed electroplating workers using spirometry and analysis of induced sputum (IS), exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and nasal lavage fl...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Murgia N,Muzi G,Dell' Omo M,Montuschi P,Melchiorri D,Ciabattoni G,Abbritti EP,Orazi N,Sapia IE,Abbritti G

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological and technical failures of implants have already been reported. Mechanical factors are certainly of importance in implant failures, even if their exact nature has not yet been established. The abutment screw fracture or loosening represents a rare, but quite unpleasant failure. The aim of the present researc...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Scarano A,Murmura G,Sinjiari B,Sollazzo V,Spinelli G,Carinci F

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:There is still no "gold standard" for the diagnosis and prognosis of post-operative periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Among serum biomarkers, an emerging molecule is presepsin, the soluble fraction of CD14, recently described in other settings as a powerful diagnostic tool to detect sepsis at different degrees of ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Marazzi MG,Randelli F,Brioschi M,Drago L,Romanò CL,Banfi G,Massaccesi L,Crapanzano C,Morelli F,Corsi Romanelli MM,Galliera E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is of significance to alleviate oxidative damages for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). Studies have ascertained that green tea polyphenols (GTPs) exert protective activities against oxidative damages. In this study, we aimed to investigate the protective effects of GTP against H2O2-caused injuries in PC12...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Liu S,Yu G,Song G,Zhang Q

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease associated with airway hyperresponsiveness which affects subjects with genetic predisposition. An association has been reported between some polymorphisms in various cytokine genes and asthma. Most of them are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These polymorphisms a...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Ricciardolo FL,Sorbello V,Silvestri M,Giacomelli M,Debenedetti VM,Malerba M,Ciprandi G,Rossi GA,Rossi A,Bontempelli M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many oncogenis and tumour suppressor genes found inside normal and pathological cells are fundamental for the processes of development, proliferation and tissue differentiation. The purpose of our study is to show the presence and a possible relationship of the VEGF protein during different phases of the development o...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Mastrangelo F,Piccirilli M,Dolci M,Teté S,Speranza L,Patruno A,Gizzi F,Felaco M,Artese L,De Lutiis MA

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:We report the case of a child with Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome. The pregnancy was complicated by prenatal growth retardation. The baby was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Chieti when she was five months old. She showed postnatal growth retardation, trouble sucking and swallowing, microcephaly and multip...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Domizio S,Pallotta R,Romanelli A,Puglielli C,Pollice R,Casacchia M,Conte E,Domizio R,Sabatino G

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:We examined the expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and composition of differentiated T cells in the peripheral blood to understand the characteristics of the immune changes in patients with adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD). This study enrolled patients with AOSD (n = 14), patients with rheumatoid arthritis ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Jung JY,Choi B,Sayeed HM,Suh CH,Kim YW,Kim HA,Sohn S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that substantially affects a patient's quality of life. While steroids are the most common therapy used to temporally alleviate the symptoms of AD, effective and nontoxic alternatives are urgently needed. In this study, we utilized a natural, plant-d...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Wu CS,Lin SC,Li S,Chiang YC,Bracci N,Lehman CW,Tang KT,Lin CC

更新日期：2020-01-01 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

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：: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：:Current therapies against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are not curative in the majority of patients. In the past, immunotherapy approaches aimed to non-specifically stimulate immune response were quite ineffective. New treatments based on stimulation of specific anti-tumor immune response are currently proposed and ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Rinaldi M,Iurescia S,Fioretti D,Ponzetto A,Carloni G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the in vivo role of caspase-3 in Terminal Transferase metabolism DMSO-treated RPMI-8402, a human pre-T cell line was used. In DMSO treated samples (3)H-dGTP incorporation and TdT phosphorylation occurs after 4 hours of treatment. After 8 hours cells undergo TdT proteolysis in addition to its inactivatio...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Trubiani O,Guarnieri S,Paganelli R,Di Primio R

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：: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：: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：:The possible use of cell therapies for neurological lesions and disorders is regarded as a very promising strategy. However, many issues related to cell type, tissue donor, expected biological action etc., are still open. In this study human mesenchymal stem cells derived from different fetal and adult tissues were ex...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Paradisi M,Alviano F,Pirondi S,Lanzoni G,Fernandez M,Lizzo G,Giardino L,Giuliani A,Costa R,Marchionni C,Bonsi L,Calza L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines and their receptors have been implicated in cell migration and metastasis of multiple malignant tumors. But the function of CXCR6 signaling in gastric cancer is not comprehensively understood. In the present study, we hypothesized that CXCR6 signaling might play an essential role in the progression of gastr...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Li Y,Fu LX,Zhu WL,Shi H,Chen LJ,Ye B

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and growth of the rat heart implies hyperplasia, which stops at birth, and hypertrophy, allowing cardiac mass to grow in response to programmed genetic events along with to haemodynamic overload. Moreover, hypertrophy is accomplished to apoptosis which controls the final number of myocardial cells, del...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Centurione L,Di Giulio C,Santavenere E,Cacchio M,Sabatini N,Rapino C,Bianchi G,Rapino M,Bosco D,Antonucci A,Cataldi A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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