abstract：:Propranolol is used clinically as a prophylactic drug to prevent oesophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension. Vascular hyporesponsiveness is a common characteristic of the portal hypertensive state. The present study aimed to investigate whether chronic administration of propranolol co...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Huang YT,Lin HC,Tsai JF,Hou MC,Hong CY

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of free anti-(xanthine oxidoreductase) (XOR) antibodies in the serum of normal healthy human subjects were determined, using both human and bovine enzyme as antigen, in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Levels of IgM class anti-(human XOR) antibodies were found to be particularly high (mean values r...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Benboubetra M,Gleeson A,Harris CP,Khan J,Arrar L,Brennand D,Reid J,Reckless JD,Harrison R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible association between lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and albumin excretion rate (AER) is a topic that generates conflicting views. In addition, Lp(a) phenotypes have not previously been considered as factors influencing AER. In order to clarify this issue, we studied 70 non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDD...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hernández C,Simó R,Chacón P,Segarra A,López D,Mesa J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate possible relationships in piglets between myocardial energy-related metabolites and intracellular electrolytes during open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (OCCPR) supplemented by the administration of alkaline buffers with varying sodium content. Our hypothesis was t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wiklund L,Ronquist G,Roomans GM,Rubertsson S,Waldenström A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During chronic high-altitude (HA) exposure, basal and exercise-induced noradrenaline (NA) increases do not parallel blood pressure (BP) changes observed; unlike beta-adrenergic receptors, to our knowledge no data are available on alpha-receptors. We studied platelet alpha 2- and leucocyte beta-receptors and basal cate...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Zaccaria M,Borea PA,Opocher G,Ponchia A,Varani K,Fraccarollo D,Scandellari C

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient fragmentation is the most important prerequisite for successful treatment of gallstones by extracorporeally induced shock waves. No data are available on the amount of energy necessary for stone disintegration and on the threshold energy below which no further fragmentation occurs. We therefore performed an ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Neubrand M,Greinwald I,Lobentanzer H,Paumgartner G,Hermeking H,Sauerbruch T

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of a large dose of slow-release carbohydrates (CHOs) at bedtime on the nocturnal glucose, insulin and free fatty acid (FFA) levels, and to assess the putative effects on morning fasting and post-prandial glucose levels in patients with moderately controlled non-i...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Axelsen M,Lönnroth P,Arvidsson Lenner R,Smith U

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a frequently occurring complication of sepsis and may contribute to multiple organ failure. More insight into the pathogenesis of this derangement of the coagulation system is necessary to develop more effective therapeutic strategies for this condition. Recently, more d...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Levi M,van der Poll T,ten Cate H,van Deventer SJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bombesin was originally isolated from amphibian skin, whereas its mammalian counterpart, gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), was first identified in the nervous system of the gastrointestinal tract. Whether GRP is present in the human skin is not known. Bombesin-like peptides are also known to modulate growth. We therefo...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Pansky A,Peng F,Eberhard M,Baselgia L,Siegrist W,Baumann JB,Eberle AN,Beglinger C,Hildebrand P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sequential combined hormone replacement therapy on the susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein to oxidative modification was investigated in a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study. Hypercholesterolaemic, postmenopausal women were supplemented with 17 beta-oestradiol and norethisterone acet...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Nenseter MS,Volden V,Berg T,Drevon CA,Ose L,Tonstad S

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As increased oxidative stress is probably a pathogenetic factor in the development of diabetic complications, we studied nerve function and endogenous antioxidants in plasma, erythrocytes and sciatic nerve of untreated and insulin-treated streptozotocin-diabetic rats. After 18 weeks, the diabetes-induced sciatic nerve...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： van Dam PS,Bravenboer B,van Asbeck BS,van Oirschot JF,Marx JJ,Gispen WH

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work was to examine in an open, randomized parallel-group study whether an intervention programme directed towards hypercholesterolaemia, smoking and diabetes mellitus in treated hypertensive men was associated with less complex formation between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and human arterial pro...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Fagerberg B,Wiklund O,Agewall S,Camejo G,Wikstrand RJ

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) plays an important role in vascular pathobiology by being involved in the development of coronary atherosclerosis and restenosis. Competitive inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase have shown antiproliferative properties on different cell typ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Martínez-González J,Badimon L

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of the murine IgG2a CD3 monoclonal antibody OKT3 exerts a transient nephrotoxic effect. Increased levels of group II secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-II) might account for this nephrotoxicity as sPLA2-II induces the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, vasoactive lipid mediators that influence glomerular ha...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wever PC,Roest RW,Wolbink-Kamp AM,Wolbink GJ,Weening JJ,Hack CE,ten Berge JM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether leptin levels are related to insulin sensitivity or subject to acute regulation by insulin is not known. In 12 obese [body mass index (BMI) = 34.0 +/- 1.5 kg m-2] and 12 lean (BMI = 22.2 +/- 0.6 kg m-2) non-diabetic subjects, plasma leptin concentrations were measured in the fasting state and during 2 hours of...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Muscelli E,Camastra S,Masoni A,Baldi S,Sironi AM,Natali A,Ferrannini E

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a sensitive time-resolved fluorometric immunofunctional assay (TR-FIA) for direct quantitation of functional growth hormone-binding protein (GHBP), using an immunoassay kit for growth hormone (GH-DELFIA). In addition to the immobilized GH antibody, one monoclonal antibody against GHBP was used. This anti-GH...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Fisker S,Frystyk J,Skriver L,Vestbo E,Ho KK,Orskov H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retardation of gastric emptying induced by infusion of triglyceride into the small intestine is associated with suppression of antral pressure waves and stimulation of basal pyloric tone in combination with phasic pressure waves localized to the pylorus. The role of nitric oxide (NO) mechanisms in the control of p...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sun WM,Doran S,Lingenfelser T,Hebbard GS,Morley JE,Dent J,Horowitz M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the muscarinic receptor antagonist atropine and the cholecystokinin (CCK)-A receptor antagonist loxiglumide were used to investigate the relative importance of cholinergic and CCK-mediated regulation of intestinal phase antro-pyloro-duodenal motility. Plasma levels of gastrointestinal hormones [pancreati...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Katschinski M,Schirra J,Begliner C,Langbein S,Wank U,D'Amato M,Arnold R

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating immune complexes (ICs) were isolated by affinity chromatography and sucrose density gradient fractionation during acute and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Immunochemical and biomolecular studies showed that they basically consist of the virus component, IgG with specific anti-HCV activity and I...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sansonno D,Iacobelli AR,Cornacchiulo V,Lauletta G,Distasi MA,Gatti P,Dammacco F

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthyroidism is associated with an increase in both osteoblast and osteoclast activity. We have previously shown that, in vitro, osteoclasts do not respond directly to tri-iodothyronine to increase bone resorption but that the effect is mediated by another bone cell, probably the osteoblast. To investigate this iss...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Allain TJ,Yen PM,Flanagan AM,McGregor AM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nephrotic syndrome is frequently associated with hyperlipidaemia and hyperfibrinogenaemia, leading to an increased coronary and thrombotic risk, which may be enhanced by high lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] concentrations. We followed the quantitative and qualitative pattern of plasma lipoproteins over 18 months in a pati...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Thiery J,Ivandic B,Bahlmann G,Walli AK,Seidel D

更新日期：1996-04-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of the monocyte-derived cytokines interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. Endoscopic biopsies of normal and inflamed intestinal mucosa were obtained from patients w...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Grottrup-Wolfers E,Moeller J,Karbach U,Muller-Lissner S,Endres S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type III hyperlipoproteinaemia (HLP) is usually associated with homozygosity for apolipoprotein (apo) E2 (arg-158-->Cys). We identified a 46-year-old white female with severe hyperlipidaemia and the heterozygous apo E3/2* phenotype. Typical clinical characteristics of type III HLP, i.e. palmar xanthomas (orange-yellow...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Feussner G,Albanese M,Mann WA,Valencia A,Schuster H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if the sex differences in clearance of long chain fatty acids by the liver observed in the rat are relevant to humans, the authors isolated hepatocytes from human adult males and females (five per group) and measured the initial (unidirectional) clearance of [3H]-palmitate from buffer containing albumin. ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Pond SM,Gordon RA,Bass L

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common oral disorder that manifests a mucosal reaction to a variety of aetiological factors, including liver disorder. This study investigated the relationship between OLP and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by studying the prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infection or liver diseas...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Nagao Y,Sata M,Tanikawa K,Itoh K,Kameyama T

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to assess vascular reactivity to noradrenaline with and without neuropeptide Y in diabetic rats, and to determine whether any abnormality could be attributed to insulin deficiency or to hyperglycaemia per se. The authors compared non-diabetic rats (n = 9) and rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Savage MW,Bodmer CW,Walker AB,Buchan IE,Masson EA,Williams G

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on the role of platelet membrane glycoproteins and platelet-leucocyte adhesion in patients with sepsis and multiple organ failure (MOF). Specifically, the study raises the following issues: (1) the influence of sepsis and MOF on platelet activation as assessed by surface expression of platelet membr...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Gawaz M,Fateh-Moghadam S,Pilz G,Gurland HJ,Werdan K

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although in therapeutic use for more than a century, the mode of cellular action of organic nitrates remains incompletely understood. Despite ample experimental evidence from animal studies to show that nitrates are metabolized to NO in the vascular smooth muscle, direct demonstration of such an activity in human vasc...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Feelisch M,Brands F,Kelm M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced glutathione (GSH) and activity of GSH related enzymes play a key role in defence against oxygen free radicals, whose production is, as known, raised in patients affected by diabetes mellitus, and at the same time they may contribute to the process of platelet aggregation. The purpose of this study was to evalu...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Di Simplicio P,de Giorgio LA,Cardaioli E,Lecis R,Miceli M,Rossi R,Anichini R,Mian M,Seghieri G,Franconi F

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of running and menstrual disturbances on regional and total body fat distribution and serum lipids was investigated in 205 women. Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The total fat mass in the elite runners was approximately half of the normally active's (7.3 [0.48] kg vs. 14.3...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hetland ML,Haarbo J,Christiansen C

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between changes in ketone concentrations and leucine metabolism (seven obese subjects), glucose and alanine metabolism (seven obese subjects) was investigated using radioisotopic techniques after 12 h, 60 h and 2 weeks starvation. Leucine metabolism was also measured in five lean subjects after 12 h a...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Umpleby AM,Scobie IN,Boroujerdi MA,Sönksen PH

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular research is seriously hampered by the great temporal and spatial variability of the measured skin blood flow and variation in sympathetic vasomotor reflexes within and between persons. Therefore skin vasomotor reflexes were studied before and after ulnar nerve blockade within the same person, resulting i...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Netten PM,Wollersheim H,Gielen MJ,Den Arend JA,Lutterman JA,Thien T

更新日期：1995-07-01 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

abstract：:We have reported that the disorder of lipoprotein metabolism in hyperalphalipoproteinaemic patients with a deficiency of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is characterized by the polydisperse low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles and the accumulation of cholesteryl ester (CE) in high density lipoprotein (HDL...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sakai N,Yamashita S,Hirano K,Ishigami M,Arai T,Kobayashi K,Funahashi T,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：:The pathobiochemical mechanism of arteriosclerosis in hyperhomocysteinaemia has not yet been elucidated. In vitro studies have shown that the cytotoxic properties of homocysteine can be ascribed to its generation of reactive oxygen species. We studied lipid peroxidation, both in vivo and in vitro, in 10 homozygous cys...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Blom HJ,Kleinveld HA,Boers GH,Demacker PN,Hak-Lemmers HL,Te Poele-Pothoff MT,Trijbels JM

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated how a cholinergic agonist modifies interdigestive motility and secretion of the upper gastrointestinal tract and how muscarinic and cholecystokinin receptor blockade interfere with this direct cholinergic stimulation. In eight healthy volunteers, gastrointestinal motor and secretory resp...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Katschinski M,Steinicke C,Reinshagen M,Dahmen G,Beglinger C,Arnold R,Adler G

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different types of cardiovascular sequelae attributed to interferon therapy have been reported: arrhythmia, ischaemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy. We evaluated the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during alpha interferon therapy (3 MU administered subcutaneously three times a week for 6 months) in ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sartori M,Andorno S,La Terra G,Pozzoli G,Rudoni M,Sacchetti GM,Inglese E,Aglietta M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the impact of race and positive family history of type 2 diabetes on glucose/insulin dynamics and the two components of glucose disposal in healthy, first-degree relatives of black and white American patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are at a greater risk from the disease and their healthy co...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Osei K,Cottrell DA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00