Pathology of upper tract urothelial carcinoma with emphasis on staging.

abstract：:In a preliminary study a reduction in natural killer (NK) cell activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) was observed in a group of workers exposed to levels of extremely low frequency-magnetic fields (ELF-MF) exceeding 1 microT. This study was performed to confirm the results. In 121 workers engaged in various o...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Gobba F,Bargellini A,Bravo G,Scaringi M,Cauteruccio L,Borella P

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Surgical stress induces complex modifications in the hemodynamic, metabolic, neuro-hormonal and immune response of the individual. The magnitude of these alterations depends on preoperative events leading to surgery, the severity of surgical trauma, and also on post-operative/post-traumatic complications (multiple hit...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Cardinale F,Chinellato I,Caimmi S,Peroni DG,Franceschini F,Miraglia Del Giudice M,Bernardini R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some studies in animal models showed that several neurotrophins may be implicated in the regulation of light-dependent suprachiasmatic pacemaker and in other functions implicated in long-term memory acquisition during sleep. However, no data are known about the role played by NGF in ultradian regulation in humans. The...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Bersani G,Iannitelli A,Massoni E,Garavini A,Grilli A,Di Giannantonio M,Conti CM,Pancheri P

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the significance of age as a factor affecting prognosis and anti-AChR antibody levels in myasthenia gravis, comparing patients with symptom onset before 50 (37 patients) and at or after 50 (33 patients). More of the older patients, compared to younger ones (69.9% versus 32.4%,p<0. 05) progress...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Kapinas K,Kimiskidis VK,Kazis AD,Kokkas B,Tsolaki M,Georgiadis G

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this report is to present a new investigative approach to implant dentistry based on the correlation of qualitative and quantitative data reported on the same figure by overlapping different images collected on the specimen with different investigative systems. Six unloaded titanium dental implants retrieve...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Traini T,Degidi M,Murmura G,Piattelli A,Caputi S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing irradiation causes damage and functional failure of irradiation-sensitive systems and tissues such as small intestine. The molecular mechanisms underlying inflammatory and adaptive responses to acute irradiation damage are poorly understood. Using a mouse model of total-body γ-irradiation, we assessed the irr...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Gorbunov NV,Garrison BR,Kiang JG

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：: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：:Paraneoplastic sensitive neuropathy is one of the most common presentations among a group of cancer-related disorders known as Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes (PNS). PNS likely have an autoimmune etiology since they have been associated with the presence of antibodies against neuronal antigens expressed by tumor...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Nappi L,Formisano L,Damiano V,Matano E,Bianco R,Tortora G

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Information about the impacts of disasters on health is useful for establishing hazard prediction maps and action plans of disaster management. This study aims at learning effective asthma management from the volcano disaster of Mount Asama eruption in Japan on September 1, 2004. We conducted a cross-sectional study t...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Shimizu Y,Dobashi K,Hisada T,Ono A,Todokoro M,Iijima H,Utsugi M,Kakegawa S,Iizuka K,Ishizuka T,Morikawa A,Mori M

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：: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：:Progressive ageing is associated with an increment of biomolecules modified through oxidation as a result of the action of free radicals deriving from reactive oxygen species that attack biomolecules. During ageing many alterations of renal functions have been reported. Renal ageing is associated with a progressive de...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： De Lutiis MA,Felaco M,Gizzi F,Patruno A,Speranza L,Di Giulio C,Conti P,Castellani ML,Petrarca C,Grilli A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,2-dichloroethane(1,2-DCE) is toxic, especially by inhalation due to its high vapour pressure. Inhalation of concentrated 1,2-DCE vapor can induce effects on the human nervous system, even encephalopathy. However, 1,2-DCE toxic encephalopathy has seldom been reported, and no adequate data were available to evaluate t...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Zhang Q,Niu Q,Li LY,Yang L,Guo XL,Huang JX,Wang LP,Liang YX

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxymatrine (OMT) as a type of alkaloids collected from Sophora flavescens Ait exerts some biological functions including anticancer properties. Here, we investigated the therapeutic effects of OMT in gastric cancer cells (HGC 27 and AGS). As a result, the exposure of gastric cancer (GC) cells to OMT contributed to the...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Huang Y,Zhang J,Wang G,Chen X,Zhang R,Liu H,Zhu J

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:In the present study we evaluated B-cell subsets and their functional development in 74 newborns from birth to 6 months of life. Moreover, we evaluated natural antibody production in vitro. The results documented a predominance of naive B-lymphocytes at all time-points evaluated, decreasing from birth to 6 months (p=0...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Avanzini MA,Maccario R,Belloni C,Carrera G,Bertaina A,Cagliuso M,La Rocca M,Valsecchi C,Mantelli M,Castellazzi AM,Quinti I,De Silvestri A,Marconi M

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:About three decades ago, the primary mechanism of action of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was elucidated when their inhibitory action on the production of prostaglandins was discovered. It was found that their action is centred on the inhibition of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme responsible for c...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： van der Bijl P,van der Bijl P Jr

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease with an increased accumulation of T cells in lungs as a result of on-site proliferation and chemotaxis induced by chemokines. It has already been demonstrated that CCL3-5 levels were increased in BAL fluid of sarcoidosis patients. To analyze the expression of CCL3-5 chemokines by...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Barczyk A,Pierzchała E,Caramori G,Sozańska E

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-8 is a major factor in inflammatory response and the IL-8 levels in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) may be used as a marker of airway inflammation. Airway acidification is implicated in the pathophysiology of obstructive airway diseases and pH EBC values have been used as a marker of airway acidificat...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Bodini A,D'Orazio C,Peroni DG,Corradi M,Zerman L,Folesani G,Assael BM,Boner AL,Piacentini GL

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of the 21st century, carbon-based nanomaterials (CNTs) have been introduced in pharmacy and medicine for drug delivery system in therapeutics. CNTs have proved able to transport a wide range of molecules across membranes and into living cells; therefore, they have attracted great interest in biomed...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Lamberti M,Pedata P,Sannolo N,Porto S,De Rosa A,Caraglia M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts play a key role in tissue healing by producing the majority of extracellular matrix components, favouring granulation tissue formation, and stimulating re-epithelialization. Hyaluronan is a component of ECM and its anti-inflammatory effects and properties in enhancing wound closure are well known. In this ...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Mariggiò MA,Cassano A,Vinella A,Vincenti A,Fumarulo R,Lo Muzio L,Maiorano E,Ribatti D,Favia G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by destruction of pancreatic beta cells, culminating in loss of insulin secretion. Data from large epidemiologic studies worldwide indicate that during the last decades the incidence of T1D has increased significantly, reaching percentages of 2-5% annuall...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Piccini B,Toni S,Lenzi L,Guasti M,Barni F,De Martino M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A circadian variation of cardiac function with peak in the early morning was documented about twenty years ago. A circadian rhythm of platelet aggregability, in the same time of the day, was demonstrated in healthy young male subjects. The morning hours were also reported as crucial for sympathetic nervous system acti...

journal_title：International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

authors： Guagnano MT,Davi G,Sensi S

更新日期：2000-01-01 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 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