Erythropoietin-mediated tissue protection: reducing collateral damage from the primary injury response.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sunlight exposure of the skin is known to be the most important source of vitamin D. The aims of this study were: (i) to estimate vitamin D status amongst sunlight-deprived individuals (veiled Arab women, veiled ethnic Danish Moslem women and Danish controls); and (ii) through food intake analysis to estimat...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Glerup H,Mikkelsen K,Poulsen L,Hass E,Overbeck S,Thomsen J,Charles P,Eriksen EF

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although biofilms have been observed early in the history of microbial research, their impact has only recently been fully recognized. Biofilm infections, which contribute to up to 80% of human microbial infections, are associated with common human disorders, such as diabetes mellitus and poor dental hygiene, but also...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Bjarnsholt T,Buhlin K,Dufrêne YF,Gomelsky M,Moroni A,Ramstedt M,Rumbaugh KP,Schulte T,Sun L,Åkerlund B,Römling U

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The cell cycle regulator cyclin D1 plays an important role in parathyroid tumourigenesis. The NciI polymorphism in exon 4 has recently been associated with early onset of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and is a prognostic indicator of nonsmall cell lung cancer and squamous cell carcinomas. Further...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Correa P,Lundgren E,Rastad J,Akerström G,Westin G,Carling T

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is an under-recognized hereditary disorder associated with the premature onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver cirrhosis in children and adults, and less frequently, relapsing panniculitis, systemic vasculitis and other inflammatory, autoimmune and neoplastic diseas...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： de Serres F,Blanco I

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autoimmune rheumatological diseases rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are treated with conventional immunosuppressive agents and with modern biological immunomodulators. The latter group of medications have brought about a major change in our ability to contr...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： van Vollenhoven RF

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain whether carotid intraplaque haemorrhage (IH) in patients undergoing carotid artery surgery is a predictor of increased cardiac mortality over a 5.5 year follow-up. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:Carotid artery plaques were obtained at surgery from 47 consecutive patients (41 men, six women), median age 67 ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Falke P,Mätzsch T,Sternby NH,Bergqvist D,Stavenow L

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading infectious cause of death in developed countries. Risk stratification has previously been difficult. METHODS:Markers of cardiac stress (B-type natriuretic peptide, BNP) and inflammation (C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, procalcitonin) as well as t...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Christ-Crain M,Breidthardt T,Stolz D,Zobrist K,Bingisser R,Miedinger D,Leuppi J,Tamm M,Mueller B,Mueller C

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Statins reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and can raise high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). HDL-bound paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is associated with variations in plasma HDL-C, and may, therefore, contribute to changes of HDL-C during statin therapy. DESIGN:The effects of baseline PON1 s...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Himbergen TM,van Tits LJ,Voorbij HA,de Graaf J,Stalenhoef AF,Roest M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Structural remodelling of left ventricle is a common feature in the progression of congestive heart failure (CHF). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been directly implicated as they degrade extracellular proteins. To test the hypothesis that MMP-and its inhibitor, tissue type inhibitor of matrix metallop...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Jordán A,Roldán V,García M,Monmeneu J,de Burgos FG,Lip GY,Marín F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the prognostic value of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in chronic heart failure (HF) of ischaemic aetiology. BACKGROUND:Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is a marker of kidney injury as well as matrix degradation and inflammation and has previously been shown to be increa...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nymo SH,Ueland T,Askevold ET,Flo TH,Kjekshus J,Hulthe J,Wikstrand J,McMurray J,Van Veldhuisen DJ,Gullestad L,Aukrust P,Yndestad A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The classical end-point to terminate the 72-h fast in a patient evaluated for a hypoglycaemic disorder is the occurrence of hypoglycaemic symptoms in association with a low plasma glucose level. However, neither the symptoms nor the plasma glucose level have been exactly defined. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Wiesli P,Brändle M,Schwegler B,Lehmann R,Spinas GA,Schmid C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthopaedic implants are highly susceptible to infection. The aims of treatment of infection associated with internal fixation devices are fracture consolidation and prevention of chronic osteomyelitis. Complete biofilm eradication is not the primary goal, as remaining adherent microorganisms can be removed with the d...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Zimmerli W

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The X-linked Fabry disease (FD) is a multiorgan disorder due to alpha-galactosidase A (α-GAL) deficiency with consequent lysosomal accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3). We established the immunocytochemical detection of Gb3 in blood cells of FD patients as a new method for FD diagnostics, follow-up an...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Üçeyler N,Böttger J,Henkel L,Langjahr M,Mayer C,Nordbeck P,Wanner C,Sommer C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in 3607 men from the Reykjavik study of 1979-81. Of these, 452 men had an abnormal (group A) and 3155 a normal electrocardiogram. An echocardiographic control group of 128 men was selected from cohorts with a normal electroca...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Agnarsson UT,Hardarson T,Hallgrimsson J,Sigfusson N

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes global patterns of tobacco use and the mechanisms by which tobacco use is involved in carcinogenesis. A second part will discuss the association between tobacco use and risk of specific cancer types. Tobacco use has traditionally been a practice of high-income countries, but it has recently been ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kuper H,Adami HO,Boffetta P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When and where did modern humans evolve? How did our ancestors spread over the world? Traditionally, answers to questions such as these have been sought in historical, archaeological, and fossil records. However, increasingly genetic data provide information about the evolution of our species. In this review, we focus...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kaessmann H,Pääbo S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertriglyceridaemia, as defined by fasting triglyceride levels of greater than 2.8 mmol l-1, is a prevalent dyslipoproteinaemia in our population. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that result in elevations of plasma triglycerides are heterogeneous and, in most cases, incompletely understood. However, in ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Fojo SS,Brewer HB

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD) and all causes in relation to use of any hormone therapy (HT) and HT with oestradiol and norethisterone or levonorgestrel. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS:Women in three Norwegian counties were...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Graff-Iversen S,Hammar N,Thelle DS,Tonstad S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by periodic attacks of fever and inflammation, due to mutations in the gene coding for the TNF type I receptor (TNFRSF1A). A 16-year-old patient with the diagnosis of TRAPS was admitted to hospital ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Stjernberg-Salmela S,Kivisaari A,Puolakkainen P,Färkkilä M,Kemppainen E,Ranki A,Pettersson T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies have simultaneously analysed the influence of elevated serum uric acid (UA) on acute myocardial infarction (AMI), ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke (IS, HS) and congestive heart failure (CHF) in large healthy populations. We, here, examine UA as a risk factor for AMI, stroke and CHF by age and ge...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Holme I,Aastveit AH,Hammar N,Jungner I,Walldius G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current orthodoxy states that coronary heart disease results from the unhealthy lifestyles of westernized adults together with a contribution from genetic inheritance. This does not provide a secure basis for prevention of the disease. Geographical studies gave the first clue that the disease originates during intra-u...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Barker DJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of the study were (i) to examine which antithrombotic therapy patients with known atrial fibrillation use at the point of time when they suffer an ischaemic stroke, (ii) to evaluate the effects of optimal antithrombotic treatment on outcome and severity of the stroke. METHODS:Patients with known at...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Indredavik B,Rohweder G,Lydersen S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study serum homocysteine concentration for its prediction of major coronary heart disease events amongst women. DESIGN:A case-control study nested within a follow-up study. Subjects. A total of 74 and 75 major coronary events (coronary deaths or nonfatal myocardial infarction) which occurred in women wit...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Knekt P,Alfthan G,Aromaa A,Heliövaara M,Marniemi J,Rissanen H,Reunanen A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man presented with a mediastinal tumour. On histological examination, tuberculosis was evoked, but no definitive conclusion could be drawn. The patient thereafter developed throat ulcerations and rapidly progressing renal insufficiency due to necrotizing glomerulonephritis. After reviewing the histologic...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Boudes P

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], an important carrier of oxidized phospholipids, is causally related to calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS). Recently, we found that Lp(a) mediates the development of CAVS through autotaxin (ATX). OBJECTIVE:To determine the predictive value of circulating ATX...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nsaibia MJ,Mahmut A,Boulanger MC,Arsenault BJ,Bouchareb R,Simard S,Witztum JL,Clavel MA,Pibarot P,Bossé Y,Tsimikas S,Mathieu P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fruitless search for the cause of Crohn's disease has been conducted for more than a century. Various theories, including autoimmunity, mycobacterial infection and aberrant response to food and other ingested materials, have been abandoned for lack of robust proof. This review will provide the evidence, obtained f...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Segal AW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:P2X7 receptor (P2X7R), trigger of acute inflammatory responses via the NLRP3 inflammasome, is hyperfunctioning in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), where it stimulates IL-18 production. Some patients with SS develop a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (MALT-NHL). OBJECTIVES:To pr...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Baldini C,Santini E,Rossi C,Donati V,Solini A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder that affects approximately 10% of the population. Diet triggers symptoms in the vast majority of individuals with IBS. In view of this, there has been a focus on the role of diet in IBS. The diets currently being headlined for IBS include ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Rej A,Aziz I,Tornblom H,Sanders DS,Simrén M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In healthy individuals, insulin resistance is associated with physiological conditions such as pregnancy or body weight gain and triggers an increase in beta cell number and insulin secretion capacity to preserve normoglycaemia. Failure of this beta cell compensation capacity is a fundamental cause of diabetic hypergl...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Thorens B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Prevalence, optimal diagnostic approach and consequences of clinically unsuspected osteomyelitis in diabetic foot ulcers are unclear. Early diagnosis of this infection may be crucial to ensure correct management. METHODS:We conducted a prospective study in 20 diabetic patients with a chronic foot ulcer (>8 weeks) ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Schwegler B,Stumpe KD,Weishaupt D,Strobel K,Spinas GA,von Schulthess GK,Hodler J,Böni T,Donath MY

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00