Discrepancies in the catabolic pathways of human and rat high-density lipoprotein apolipoprotein A-I in the rat.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Feather duvet lung (FDL) is a rare subgroup of bird fancier's lung (BFL). We were interested in determining antigen-specific IgG antibodies in patients with FDL and comparing them with those with BFL. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Specific IgG antibodies against goose and duck feathers, analysed with an automated fl...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Koschel D,Lützkendorf L,Wiedemann B,Höffken G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of congenital defect in iodide trapping mechanism are related. The absence of thyroid and gastric concentration of 99mTcO4 led to the diagnosis. The study of saliva and gastric:serum concentration ratios confirmed the complete defect. The kinetics of radioiodine studied by external detection showed an early ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Leger FA,Doumith R,Courpotin C,Helal OB,Davous N,Aurengo A,Savoie JC

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cold ischaemic (CI) injury is associated with reduced renal graft function and survival. However, there is little evidence on the benefits of reducing CI injury within a 24 h period in donation after cardiac death (DCD) kidney transplantation. METHODS:Porcine kidneys subjected to 10-min warm ischaemia were ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hosgood SA,Bagul A,Nicholson ML

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fungal infections are still a relevant challenge for clinicians involved in the cure of patients with cancer. We retrospectively reviewed charts of hospitalized patients with haematological malignancies (HMs), in which a documented fungaemia was diagnosed between January 2011 and December 2015 at 28 adult an...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Criscuolo M,Marchesi F,Candoni A,Cattaneo C,Nosari A,Veggia B,Verga L,Fracchiolla N,Vianelli N,Del Principe MI,Picardi M,Tumbarello M,Aversa F,Busca A,Pagano L,SEIFEM Group (Sorveglianza Epidemiologica Infezioni nelle Emopa

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nowadays there is an increased interest in the role of aortic stiffness in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF), as it is a major determinant of left ventricular (LV) performance. We aimed at assessing the predictive value of the aortic stiffness parameters, measured by echocardiography, in patients aff...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sciatti E,Vizzardi E,Bonadei I,Fabbricatore D,Prati F,Pagnoni M,Metra M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linear growth restriction is a unique feature of paediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and reduced insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) is a major determinant of short stature. We aimed to assess factors influencing somatic height in children suffering from IBD. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a retros...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Chouliaras G,Mantzou A,Margoni D,Tsilifis N,Pervanidou P,Panayotou I,Kanaka-Gantenbein C,Chrousos GP,Roma-Giannikou E

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antihyperglycemic drugs have been linked to new-onset atrial fibrillation (NAF). However, the effect of the different classes of antihyperglycemic drugs on the development of NAF in elderly patients has not been well studied. In this study, we investigated the association between different classes of antihyp...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Chen HY,Yang FY,Jong GP,Liou YS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have reported a significant gender difference in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size, with men being characterized by smaller, denser LDL particles than women, and it has been suggested that the contribution of the greater accumulation of visceral adipose tissue in men compared with women may ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lemieux I,Pascot A,Lamarche B,Prud'homme D,Nadeau A,Bergeron J,Després JP

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In search of new practical diagnostic methods for the early diagnosis of hereditary medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MCT) calcitonin release has been studied following induction by pentagastrin, cholecystokinin-pancreozymin (the C-terminal octapeptide, C8-CCK, and the native swine extract), and ethanol in eighteen ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Telenius-Berg M,Almqvist S,Berg B,Hedner P,Ingemansson S,Tibblin S,Wasthed B

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity was evaluated in relation to membrane composition and molecular organization in erythrocyte membranes from obese patients by the amphyphylic molecule 6-dodecanoyl-2-dimethylamino-naphthalene (Laurdan). Its possible relationship with fat distribution and hyperinsulinaemia was also inv...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Faloia E,Garrapa GG,Martarelli D,Camilloni MA,Lucarelli G,Staffolani R,Mantero F,Curatola G,Mazzanti L

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In model biles, cholesterol crystallization (an important factor in gallstone formation) mainly depends on phospholipid/bile salt ratios with characteristic sequences of plate-like (monohydrate) vs. non-plate-like (presumed anhydrous: arcs, needles, tubules, spirals) cholesterol crystals. We now investigate ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Venneman NG,Portincasa P,Vanberge-Henegouwen GP,van Erpecum KJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfers or exchanges of cholesterol esters and triglycerides between lipoproteins are mediated by a specialized protein referred to as cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), whereas those of phospholipids (PLs) are facilitated by both CETP and a specific phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP). In the present study...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Elchebly M,Pulcini T,Porokhov B,Berthezene F,Ponsin G

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardioprotective effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) of marine origin are well recognized. Because of the shortness of marine resources vegetable oils are increasingly used in fish farming. The effects on human health of fish fed on vegetable oils are largely unknown. METHODS:In a dou...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Seierstad SL,Seljeflot I,Johansen O,Hansen R,Haugen M,Rosenlund G,Frøyland L,Arnesen H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the incidence of co-existent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and lung cancer in China is increasing, risk factors related to its development are still poorly understood. We aimed to investigate which clinical factors were associated with the odds of co-existent PTB and lung cancer (PTB-lung cancer) cas...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Zheng L,Yin J,Wang S,Jiang H,Hu P,Kang Z,Lv P,Li W,Cai C

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of lumbar spondylolisthesis (SPL) in patients suffering from low back pain (LBP) with or without rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to identify potential factors associated with SPL in patients with RA. METHODS:We performed a case-control study. Cases and contro...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hagege B,Tubach F,Alfaiate T,Forien M,Dieudé P,Ottaviani S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma glucose concentration is the best predictor for the development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). However, obesity is also a recognized risk factor for development of the disease, and is easier to track over time. Thus obesity could be of considerable clinical importance as a predictor of diab...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ferrannini E,Camastra S

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Conflicting observations exist concerning the role of nuclear factor kappa B (NFjB) in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) in animal models. To date no studies have examined this aspect in human liver tissue. We here assessed cytokines and toll-like receptors (TLRs) expressions in conjunction with NFkappaB ac...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Stärkel P,De Saeger C,Strain AJ,Leclercq I,Horsmans Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microparticles are small membrane vesicles that are released from cells upon activation or during apoptosis. Cellular microparticles in body fluids constitute a heterogeneous population, differing in cellular origin, numbers, size, antigenic composition and functional properties. Microparticles support coagulation by ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Diamant M,Tushuizen ME,Sturk A,Nieuwland R

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To prospectively evaluate the role of procalcitonin (PCT) in screening of patients with thyroid nodules for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We measured PCT in 2705 patients with thyroid nodules referred to our centre between January 2011 and December 2017. Those with a positive PCT ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Giovanella L,Imperiali M,Piccardo A,Taborelli M,Verburg FA,Daurizio F,Trimboli P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urodilatin (ANF(95-126)) is an analogue of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF(99-126)), which has been isolated from human urine. Recently we have shown in healthy volunteers, that intravenous bolus injections of synthetic urodilatin produce more pronounced reductions of pulmonary arterial pressure than ANF(99-126). T...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Kentsch M,Ludwig D,Drummer C,Gerzer R,Müller-Esch G

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ratio at steady-state of alpha-ketoisocaproic acid (KIC) to leucine 13C enrichments in plasma during continuous infusion of [13C]leucine was examined in 58 studies under a variety of conditions. The ratio was lower (P less than 0.001) in 'arterialized' venous plasma (mean +/- SD 0.85 +/- 0.09) than in deep venous ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Thompson GN,Pacy PJ,Ford GC,Merritt H,Halliday D

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute hyperglycaemia is known to inhibit jejunal interdigestive motility. This study was undertaken to establish the effects of hyperglycaemia on fed jejunal motility and small intestinal transit time, and to establish if the effects of hyperglycaemia are mediated in part by hyperinsulinaemia. METHODS:Nine ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Byrne MM,Pluntke K,Wank U,Schirra J,Arnold R,Göke B,Katschinski M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given that role of magnesium in insulin secretion is uncertain, our objective was to determine whether oral supplementation with magnesium chloride (MgCl(2)) improves the ability of beta-cells to compensate for variations in insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic individuals with significant hypomagnesaemia. M...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Guerrero-Romero F,Rodríguez-Morán M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on pathophysiological findings Lp(a) is considered to be a cardiovascular risk factor. The Göttingen Risk Incidence and Prevalence Study (GRIPS) provides the possibility to evaluate this impact of Lp(a) on the basis of a large prospective cohort study. GRIPS included 6002 men, aged 40-59.9 years at baseline. Dat...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Cremer P,Nagel D,Labrot B,Mann H,Muche R,Elster H,Seidel D

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) 3-deficient (NOS-3 KO) mice have an increased systemic arterial pressure but develop portal hypertension to the same extent as wildtype (WT) mice. We hypothesized that other vasodilators in the portal circulation compensate for the lack in NOS-3 activity. We used quantitative...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Biecker E,Sägesser H,Reichen J

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the association between chronic Helicobacter pylori infection and type 2 diabetes has been suggested, findings have been inconsistent. This study evaluated the association between chronic H. pylori infection and glucose regulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We evaluated H. pylori infection status of pa...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hsieh MC,Wang SS,Hsieh YT,Kuo FC,Soon MS,Wu DC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of fatty liver (FL) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) depends mainly on obesity, diabetes and genetic factors. FL and NAFLD prevalence was evaluated in Portuguese adult population and correlated with several risk factors and related mortality data, within the same period. MATERIALS AND...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Leitão J,Carvalhana S,Cochicho J,Silva AP,Velasco F,Medeiros I,Alves AC,Bourbon M,Oliveiros B,Rodrigues V,Sousa R,Sampaio F,Carvalho A,Cortez-Pinto H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin 18(IL-18) is a pro-atherosclerotic cytokine. Elevated IL-18 levels and the genetic variation of the IL-18 have been previously linked with acute coronary events and cardiovascular mortality among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We studied the possible association between the IL-18 ge...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hernesniemi JA,Anttila K,Nieminen T,Kähönen M,Mononen N,Nikus K,Turjanmaa V,Viik J,Lehtinen R,Lehtimäki T

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies in mice experimental models with acute ischaemic injury revealed that erythropoietin (EPO) has numerous tissue-protective effects in the heart, brain and kidneys. We therefore explored the tissue-protective properties of chronic EPO treatment in an experimental model of the db/db mouse with di...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Shushakova N,Park JK,Menne J,Fliser D

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary vasospasm (CVsp) has been reported to be an inflammatory disease, reflected by elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). We investigated the interactions among gender, age, hypertension and hs-CRP in patients with CVsp. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively examined 722 Taiwanese pa...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hung MY,Hsu KH,Hung MJ,Cheng CW,Cherng WJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00