Injection of basic fibroblast growth factor together with adipose-derived stem cell transplantation: improved cardiac remodeling and function in myocardial infarction.

abstract：:Arginase activity was measured in serum and biopsy from healthy individuals and colorectal cancer patients. Arginase activity in tumor samples (87 +/- 7.7 U/g tissue) was significantly higher than in controls (40.7 +/- 3.3 U/g tissue). However, serum arginase activity did not show any significant change in both groups...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： del Ara RM,González-Polo RA,Caro A,del Amo E,Palomo L,Hernández E,Soler G,Fuentes JM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most common bacterium in sepsis and pneumonia involving gram-positive bacteria. Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a cell wall component of gram-positive bacteria. It is a potent inducer of inflammatory mediators in human dendritic cells, human pulmonary epithelial cells, and murine ma...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Wu BQ,Luo JM,Wang YH,Shi YF,Liu H,Ba JH,Zhang TT

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) therapy brought new hopes for treating rheumatic diseases but also increased the risk of infection, including mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb). Conventional screening tools, such as tuberculin skin test (TST), lack sensitivity or specificity. Recently, T-SPOT.TB has been introduce...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Xie X,Chen JW,Li F,Tian J,Gao JS,Zhang D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis of the acinar and ductal epithelial cells of the salivary glands has been proposed as a mechanism possibly responsible for the impairment of the secretory function in Sjögren's syndrome, an organ-specific autoimmune disorder characterized by destruction of these glandular structures. The presence of serum au...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Lisi S,Sisto M,Lofrumento D,Frassanito MA,Caprio S,Romano ML,Mitolo V,D'Amore M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behcet's disease is a recurrent multisystem vasculitis that can affect any organ or system, but was originally described as orogenital ulcerations and uveitis. Specific criteria have been proposed for diagnosis and identification of affected organs by different national authorities. Behcet's disease is proposed to be ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Al-Mutawa SA,Hegab SM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor markers were used for disease monitoring in small-cell lung cancer patients. The aim of this study was to improve diagnostic efficiency in the detection of tumor progression in small-cell lung cancer patients by using fuzzy logic modeling in combination with a tumor marker panel (NSE, ProGRP, Tumor M2-PK, CYFRA ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Schneider J,Peltri G,Bitterlich N,Philipp M,Velcovsky HG,Morr H,Katz N,Eigenbrodt E

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Thalassemia is a significant public health problem in Egypt. Infectious complications represent the second most common cause of mortality and the major cause of morbidity in β-thalassemia major (BTM). The increased susceptibility of these patients to infectious diseases has been attributed to the abnormalities of th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Elsayh KI,Mohammed WS,Zahran AM,Saad K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infection of prosthetic material is a major complication of vascular surgery. Therapy for it includes implantation of antimicrobial prostheses bonded with different antimicrobial agents. These agents may, however, induce an acute phase reaction following implantation in the host, thus compromising follow-up o...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Hernandez-Richter TM,Wichmann MW,Schrödl W,Angele MK,Heinritzi K,Schildberg FW

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-27 is an IL-12 family cytokine and exerts a critical role in immune regulation in the context of infection, autoimmunity, and angiogenesis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible pathophysiological role of IL-27 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS)....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Lin TT,Lu J,Qi CY,Yuan L,Li XL,Xia LP,Shen H

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate potency and safety of 14-day bismuth-furazolidone quadruple regimens and to compare efficacies of five proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for the initial eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), 175 eligible patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to 14-day quadruple regimens consisting of bismuth (...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Chen L,He J,Wang L,Ge Q,Chu H,Chen Y,Chen X,Long Y,Deng Y,He H,Li A,Chen S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of preimmunisation with cancer procoagulant (CP) on the growth of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma cells in Wistar Lew/Han/IMP rats in vivo has been analysed. One group of rats was immunised with CP purified from human amnion-chorion membranes. The rest of the animals (control groups) were injected with 0.9% NaCl ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Kamocka M,Kaplinska K,Mielicki WP

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it was discovered that high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1) acts as a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine that is released into the extracellular milieu. Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins play an important role in cytokine signaling. Some investigators have report...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Guo HF,Liu SX,Zhang YJ,Liu QJ,Hao J,Gao LX

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to discover potential biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry combined with magnetic beads. Proteomic fingerprint technology combining magnetic beads with MALDI-TOF-MS was used to profile and compare the prote...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Zhang X,Yuan Z,Shen B,Zhu M,Liu C,Xu W

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slit2 glycoprotein has been described to regulate the inflammatory response and be involved in autoimmune diseases. Here, we investigated the expression of Slit2 and its potential significance in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A total of 103 patients with SLE participated in our study. The levels of serum Slit2 w...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Hu L,Li X,Chen L,Yang X

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF-α plays a key role in the inflammatory cytokine cascade involved in the pathogenesis of chronic arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Systemic inflammation and the increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in these patients may favor the onset of metab...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Maruotti N,d'Onofrio F,Cantatore FP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cross-sectional study was conducted to examine hepatic function via liver enzymes/proteins assessments, along with the estimation of an inflammatory response from C-reactive protein (CRP)-which is a liver-synthesized protein. The liver function tests with aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Shahid S,Masood K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO), produced by the nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) enzyme, is the most-important molecule responsible for the killing of Leishmania parasites by macrophages. In previous work we have demonstrated that, after activation with recombinant human interferon-gamma and/or bacterial lipopolysaccharide, human macr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Panaro MA,Brandonisio O,Sisto M,Acquafredda A,Leogrande D,Fumarola L,Mitolo V

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The background of this article is as follows: Few data are available about the persistence of serum-specific IgG antibodies to L. infantum after acute VL. The objective of this article is to evaluate the persistence of antibodies against L. infantum in patients healed from acute VL, and the kinetic of the same antibod...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Mansueto P,Pepe I,Seidita A,Scozzari F,Vitale G,Arcoleo F,Elvira I,Cillari E,Rini GB,Napoli N,Di Rosa S,Mansueto S,Di Fede G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously found that ex vivo expanded human CD4+CD25+Treg cells suppress proliferation of lymphoma B-cell lines. Here we demonstrate that the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide potentiates suppression of lymphoma B-cell proliferation by freshly isolated CD4+CD25+Tregs, as well as suppression by Tregs expanded...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Grygorowicz MA,Borycka IS,Nowak E,Paszkiewicz-Kozik E,Rymkiewicz G,Błachnio K,Biernacka M,Bujko M,Walewski J,Markowicz S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous group of disorders, characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and increased susceptibility to infections, autoimmunity and malignancies. This study was performed to analyze the Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) polymorphisms in Iranian patients with CVID. Thirty-five ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Aghamohammadi A,Foroughi F,Rezaei N,Dianat S,Solgi G,Amirzargar AA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a rare granulomatous vasculitis of unknown etiology that mainly affects the aorta and its major branches. The aim is to describe the clinical features, diagnostic procedures, pathogenesis, and management of TAK in a longitudinal cohort of patients recruited within a single region of souther...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Dammacco F,Cirulli A,Simeone A,Leone P,Pulli R,Angiletta D,Rubini G,Di Palo A,Vacca A,Dammacco R

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently found that pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a glycoprotein with potent neuronal differentiating activity, not only inhibits endothelial cell damage, smooth muscle cell proliferation and platelet aggregation in vitro, but also suppresses occlusive thrombus formation in rats. These observations...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Yamagishi S,Matsui T,Nakamura K,Takenaka K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been linked with tumor invasion and metastasis. However, the role of VEGF expression in osteosarcoma remains controversial. By searching the PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar databases, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the pathological and prognostic significance ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Han G,Wang Y,Bi W,Jia J,Wang W,Xu M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-17A plays a role in tissue inflammation by inducing release of proinflammatory and neutrophil-mobilizing cytokines. We investigated the association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and polymorphisms of IL17A, rs2275913 (-197 G > A), and rs3748067 (*1249 C > T). The study was performed in 475 healthy subject...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Hayashi R,Tahara T,Shiroeda H,Saito T,Nakamura M,Tsutsumi M,Shibata T,Arisawa T

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has been reported to associate with increased cancer risk in several cancers. However, the role of MIF in breast cancer (BC) susceptibility remains unknown. For the first time, we conducted a case-control study to assess the potential association of three common MIF gene va...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Lin S,Wang M,Liu X,Zhu W,Guo Y,Dai Z,Yang P,Tian T,Dai C,Zheng Y,Hu C,Wei L,Dai Z

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomere shortening occurs with human aging in many organs and tissues and is accelerated by rapid cell turnover and oxidative injury. To clarify the clinical importance of telomere shortening in colonic mucosa in ulcerative colitis (UC), we measured average telomere length using quantitative real-time PCR in non-neop...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Tahara T,Shibata T,Okubo M,Kawamura T,Sumi K,Ishizuka T,Nakamura M,Nagasaka M,Nakagawa Y,Ohmiya N,Arisawa T,Hirata I

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased expression of progranulin (PGRN) has been reported in some hematological cancers, but limited information regarding its significance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is available. This study involved 60 subjects (40 de novo adult ALL patients and 20 controls). Serum PGRN level was measured by enzyme-lin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： El-Ghammaz AMS,Azzazi MO,Mostafa N,Hegab HM,Mahmoud AA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a genetic disorder characterised by high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations, which frequently gives rise to premature coronary artery disease (CAD). The clinical expression of familial hypercholesterolaemia is highly variable even in patients carrying the same LD...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Pitsavos C,Choumerianou DM,Skoumas J,Maumus S,Stefanadis C,Dedoussis GV,Visvikis-Siest S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins contain both apolipoproteins E (ApoE) and C-III (ApoC-III), which show opposite functional properties. The relationships between the ApoE (epsilon2/epsilon3/epsilon4) gene polymorphism and ApoC-III/ApoE ratio has never been investigated. A large population (n=552) of cardiovascular patie...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Olivieri O,Martinelli N,Bassi A,Trabetti E,Girelli D,Pizzolo F,Friso S,Pignatti PF,Corrocher R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is the infrequent type of acute leukemia characterized by immunophenotypic and/or cytochemical features of both lineages, but the diagnosis of this disease still is a challenge. In this study, we analyzed immunophenotyping, cytochemistry and frequency of MPAL patients to better di...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Poopak B,Khosravi A,Bahoush-Mehdiabadi G,Madani T,Khodadi E,Farahani Z,Vahedi AA,Khosravipour G,Poopak P,Poopak AH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00