Abstract:
:Endothelial dysfunction of the optic microcirculation is considered to be the main pathogenetic mechanism in nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. The aim of the present work was to assess whether a clinical improvement is correlated with a reduction in the endothelial activation markers by means of LDL apheresis (LDLA). Three weekly sessions of LDLA were administered in 23 patients affected by nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. Statistically significant reductions were achieved in all parameters: total cholesterol (44.6%), LDL cholesterol (54.6%), fibrinogen (60.9%), von Willebrand factor (38.6%), sE-Selectin (22.6%), sICAM-1 (14%) and sVCAM-1 (15.5%), each of which was correlated with an improvement in the mean deviation of the visual field, although statistical significance for the single parameters was not reached. However, analysis of variance between the mean deviation improvement and the set of parameters taken together yielded highly significant results (p < 0.0001). LDLA was effective in reducing the values of all evaluated endothelial activation markers, and this trend was correlated with an improvement in the visual field.
journal_name
Blood Purifjournal_title
Blood purificationauthors
Ramunni A,Ranieri G,Giancipoli G,Guerriero S,Ria R,Saliani MT,Sborgia L,Ranieri P,Coratelli Pdoi
10.1159/000094574subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
405-12issue
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0253-5068issn
1421-9735pii
94574journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is a natural constituent of human neutrophils. Recombinant BPI has been shown to bind to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and to neutralize the ability of LPS to stimulate inflammatory cells in vitro and in vivo. BPI shares sequence homology and immunocrossreactivi...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000170107
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1159/000104868
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000356832
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000170256
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000210038
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000508125
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000445424
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000170286
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000497269
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000169604
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000360520
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000170041
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000446177
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000500423
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000063099
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1159/000014405
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000438821
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000227282
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000014394
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000070696
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000014353
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1159/000197561
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000014434
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000346689
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000489212
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000169557
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000046996
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000323536
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000470827
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00