Metastatic pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transit time of the small intestine, in addition to lactase activity, may influence lactose digestion and thus play a role in the occurrence of lactose intolerance. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of lactose on the oro-cecal transit time (OCTT) in lactose digesters and maldige...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： He T,Priebe MG,Welling GW,Vonk RJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum testosterone, LH, and FSH before and after i.v. injection of LHRH were studied in ten acromegalic men and in twenty-one males after hypophysectomy. Controls were normal men matched according to age. Compared to the controls, basal FSH was slightly higher and basal LGH slightly lower in the untreated acromegalics...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lindholm J,Rasmussen P,Korsgaard O

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in bile acid (BA) pool, such as the reappearance of typically foetal-type molecular species with a 'flat' structure at the steroid ring, occur during hepatocarcinogenesis, both in humans and rodents. Moreover flat-BAs also appear during rat liver regeneration. These changes can be detected in urine. ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Stärkel P,Shindano T,Horsmans Y,Gigot JF,Fernandez-Tagarro M,Marin JJ,Monte MJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocytes are polarized epithelial cells with three morphologically and functionally distinct membrane surfaces: the sinusoidal, lateral and canalicular surface domains. These domains differ from each other in the expression of integral proteins, which concur to their polarized functions. We hypothesize th...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Liquori GE,Mastrodonato M,Rossi R,Scillitani G,Gena P,Portincasa P,Calamita G,Ferri D

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of Procion orange dye (POD) is one of the most widely accepted techniques to assess sarcolemmal damage. This phenomenon has been related to functional adaptation in skeletal muscles. The POD method includes intravenous injection of this colorant in vivo, enabling its identification inside those fibre...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Palacio J,Gāldiz JB,Alvarez FJ,Orozco-Levi M,Lloreta J,Gea J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of metabolites of arachidonic acid by the cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase pathways were determined in human lung tissue, obtained from surgery. In this measurement the chopped tissue was incubated with the calcium ionophore A23187. Formation of metabolites from [1-14C] arachidonic acid was also determin...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Zijlstra FJ,Naaktgeboren M,Mons H,Vincent JE

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiponectin is an insulin-sensitizing, antiatherogenic and anti-inflammatory adipocytokine that circulates in three isoforms: a trimer [low-molecular weight (LMW)], a hexamer (trimer-dimer) of medium molecular weight (MMW) and a multimeric high molecular weight (HMW) isoform. Evidence is accumulating that HM...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Kaser S,Tatarczyk T,Stadlmayr A,Ciardi C,Ress C,Tschoner A,Sandhofer A,Paulweber B,Ebenbichler CF,Patsch JR

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to analyse the pre-analytical process and its effect of 50 g of oral glucose challenge test results for screening gestational diabetes mellitus. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:The 50 g oral glucose challenge test was performed to 30 pregnant women, and the blood was collected as two samples for three t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Eldem S,Oskovi-Kaplan ZA,Engin-Ustun Y,Yilmaz C,Caglar AT,Ozgu-Erdinc AS

更新日期：2020-12-22 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

abstract：:Type V hyperlipoproteinaemia is a disorder of lipid transport characterized by the accumulation in serum of chylomicrons and very low density lipoproteins. The purpose of the study was the analysis of serum lipids and lipoproteins by ultracentrifugation in nine patients with primary type V hyperlipoproteinaemia before...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Manzato E,Marin R,Gasparotto A,Baggio G,Martini S,Gabelli C,Crepaldi G

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant rise in serum concentrations of aluminum was demonstrated in 23 patients prophylactically treated with the antacid magaldrate, whereas no increase in serum aluminium was observed in another 26 critically ill patients, in whom the use of antacids was avoided. In parallel, urinary excretion rates of alumin...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ittel TH,Gladziwa U,Mück W,Sieberth HG

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-documented predictor of cardiovascular diseases and mortality. We aimed to better understand the distribution and determinants of CRP in the population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Study participants were men and women aged 40-79 in the UK-based EPIC-Norfolk population-based coh...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ahmadi-Abhari S,Luben RN,Wareham NJ,Khaw KT

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soluble ST2 (sST2), a member of the IL-1 receptor family, has been proposed as a novel biomarker with predictive value for heart failure and mortality in patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases. The influence of clinical characteristics on variability of sST2 levels is relatively unexplored. Here, we...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Willems S,Sels JW,Flier S,Versteeg D,Buhre WF,de Kleijn DP,Hoefer IE,Pasterkamp G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous intravenous infusions of control saline, somatostatin, motilin and somatostatin and motilin together were compared in normal volunteers for their effects on the rise of blood glucose following 50 g oral glucose and for their effects on gastric emptying and plasma hormone concentrations. All regulatory peptid...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Long RG,Christofides ND,Fitzpatrick ML,O'Shaughnessy DJ,Bloom SR

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The studies were designed to explore the effect of the converting enzyme inhibitor captopril on the activity of the sympathetic nervous system during basal conditions and following graded physical exercise in patients with essential hypertension. Seven males and two females, aged 36-59 years, were hospitalized under m...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Manhem P,Bramnert M,Hulthén UL,Hökfelt B

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that the detection of tuberculostearic acid (TBSA) with gas chromatography-mass-spectrometry provides a highly specific, sensitive and rapid method for the diagnosis of various forms of tuberculosis. However, the need for complex and expensive equipment prevented the more widespread use of this metho...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Herz A,Leichsenring M,Felten M,Oosthuizen OJ,Mayatepek E,Haas W,Bremer HJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fat tissue is a common material for autologous transplantation in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) ameliorates the fat graft survival. A transplantation model has shown the gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) to increase in adipocytes. The aim of this ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Kuramochi D,Unoki H,Bujo H,Kubota Y,Jiang M,Rikihisa N,Udagawa A,Yoshimoto S,Ichinose M,Saito Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of glucagon immunoneutralization on postoperative changes of urea synthesis, hysterectomized rats were given one injection of a specific high titre antibody against pancreatic glucagon 24 h before operation raising the plasma glucagon binding capacity to values 10-20 times higher than the plasma gl...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Heindorff H,Holst JJ,Almdal T,Vilstrup H

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal erythrocyte Na/Li countertransport is associated with diseases such as essential hypertension and diabetic renal disease. Although it seems unlikely that Na/Li countertransport contributes to any disease process, it may be abnormal because of a change in the cell membrane that is part of the disease...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Thomas TH,Rutherford PA,Vareesangthip K,Wilkinson R,West IC

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cholecystolithiasis is a highly prevalent condition in the Western world. Gallbladder stone-related conditions represent the second most common gastrointestinal pathology. Cholesterol stones represent over 80% of gallstones. Cholesterol stones develop secondary to crystallization of bile cholesterol. Water r...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ambe PC,Gödde D,Zirngibl H,Störkel S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Four peptide hormones of a family of six hormones, i.e. atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), C-natriuretic peptide (CNP), long acting natriuretic peptide (LANP), vessel dilator and kaliuretic peptide, significantly decrease the number of adenocarcinoma cells in culture. The pres...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Vesely BA,Song S,Sanchez-Ramos J,Fitz SR,Alli AA,Solivan SM,Gower WR Jr,Vesely DL

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal extraction and renal plasma clearance of atrial natriuretic peptide from pigs with complete unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) and from intact anaesthetized pigs were determined from arteriovenous differences in plasma atrial natriuretic peptide and measured renal plasma flow. The effect of administration of ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Frøkiaer J,Djurhuus JC,Pedersen EB

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infiltration of white adipose tissue (WAT) by inflammatory cells in obesity is considered to be a key event in the development of insulin resistance. Recently, mast cells (MCs) have been identified as new players in the pathogenesis of obesity. We aimed to investigate the relationship between MCs and various...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Einwallner E,Kiefer FW,Di Caro G,Orthofer M,Witzeneder N,Hörmann G,Itariu B,Zeyda M,Penninger JM,Stulnig TM,Esterbauer H,Todoric J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether plasma ferritin levels through the pro-inflammatory effects of free iron are associated with adipose tissue dysfunction in a relevant population of patients with manifest vascular disease who would potentially benefit the most from further aetiological insights. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Westerink J,Olijhoek JK,Koppen A,Faber DR,Kalkhoven E,Monajemi H,van Asbeck BS,van der Graaf Y,Visseren FL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:SOX6 has been recently proposed as a pleiotropic gene for obesity and osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the rs7117858 genetic variant in SOX6 was associated with bone mass assessed by quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and obesity-related measures in a population of young adults. MET...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Correa-Rodríguez M,Schmidt-RioValle J,Rueda-Medina B

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capillary permeability in human skeletal muscle, expressed as capillary diffusion capacity (CDC) for 51Cr-EDTA, was determined during exercise with a local clearance method in two groups of healthy male subjects: a younger group with a mean age of 30 years and an older one with a mean age of 58 years. The main fin...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Berglund B,Efendić S,Strandell T,Luft R

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Portal endotoxaemia has been speculated to be crucially involved in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatic inflammation, which is highly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study tests whether portal endotoxaemia is a pathogenic link between chronic subacute hepatic inflammation an...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hsieh PS,Chan JY,Shyu JF,Chen YT,Loh CH

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low blood levels of antioxidants are associated with an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease. Lipophilic antioxidants are transported in lipoproteins, and hypolipidaemic therapy may therefore alter their blood concentrations. METHODS:The present randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over stud...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Aberg F,Appelkvist EL,Bröijersén A,Eriksson M,Angelin B,Hjemdahl P,Dallner G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clusterin (Apolipoprotein J), a plasma protein with cytoprotective and complement-inhibiting activities, localizes in the infarcted heart during myocardial infarction (MI). Recently, we have shown a protective effect of exogenous clusterin in vitro on ischaemically challenged cardiomyocytes independent of co...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Van Dijk A,Vermond RA,Krijnen PA,Juffermans LJ,Hahn NE,Makker SP,Aarden LA,Hack E,Spreeuwenberg M,van Rossum BC,Meischl C,Paulus WJ,Van Milligen FJ,Niessen HW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry was used to study phagocytic function and release of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) following phagocytosis by granulocytes in 14 patients (six female, eight male) with gram-negative septicaemia prior to, during, and after therapy compared with a group of healthy controls. Phagocytic capacity was as...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wenisch C,Parschalk P,Hasenhündl M,Griesmacher A,Graninger W

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00