abstract：:Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Although reliable figures regarding the global prevalence of HCV infection are wanting, it is likely that HCV prevalence will continue to increase. Injection drug use is the most important s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Herrine SK,Rossi S,Navarro VJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Hereditary periodic fever syndromes (HPF) are a group of diseases characterised by recurrences of fever and inflammation separated by symptom-free intervals. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most frequent entity within this group of disorders which further consists of hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic f...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： van der Hilst JC,Simon A,Drenth JP

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have implicated protective effects of vitamin D on insulin secretion and pancreas beta cell function. The goal of the present study is to determine if a combination therapy of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and insulin had any advantage over insulin therapy alone on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activity i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Noyan T,Balaharoğlu R,Kömüroğlu U

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Imatinib mesylate represents the first of a new generation of molecularly targeted therapies engineered to disrupt signal transduction pathways. It is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor with relatively selective activity against the Abelson (ABL) proto-oncogene, platelet-derived growth factor receptor, and c-KIT receptor. De...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Peggs K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I interferons are currently used for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis, multiple sclerosis and several hematological and solid tumors. Side effects are not uncommon, and include multiple alterations in thyroid function, some of which are unrelated to autoimmunity. Review of the literature revealed an overa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Monzani F,Caraccio N,Dardano A,Ferrannini E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have demonstrated cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA particles in restenotic lesions in atherosclerotic coronary arteries. We have shown that high (>1:800) anti-CMV IgG antibody titers in the serum are associated with active coronary disease and with post coronary angioplasty restenosis. In this study we assessed the a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Blum A,Peleg A,Weinberg M

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:The rat is an established model for studying intestinal adaptations following abdominal surgery. In the study of functional and morphological adaptations of the small intestine, it is helpful to estimate the mucosal surface area. In order to simplify measurements and calculation we developed a new mathematical model f...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Kisielinski K,Willis S,Prescher A,Klosterhalfen B,Schumpelick V

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to investigate the presence of the RHD gene in fetal cells obtained from amniotic fluid. We studied 65 samples of amniotic fluid, 11 from RhD-negative mothers sensitized with anti-D alloantibodies. The fetal origin of the DNA was confirmed with the analysis of 1 VNTR locus and 3 STR loci in DN...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Cotorruelo C,Biondi C,García Borrás S,Di Mónaco R,Racca A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for vascular disease, frequently observed in patients with severe renal impairment. Hyperhomocysteinemia has never been considered as a possible risk factor in renal artery stenosis. We investigated plasma folate and vitamin B12, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (M...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Olivieri O,Friso S,Trabetti E,Girelli D,Pizzolo F,Faccini G,Stranieri C,Pignatti PF,Corrocher R

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:An in vitro skin explant model was originally developed to predict the occurrence and severity of acute graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants. In previous studies we reported that peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with rheumatoid arthritis were able to induce graft-ve...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental medicine

authors： Stechová K,Vavrincová P,Reitzová H,Chudoba D,Zimák J,Hromadníková I

更新日期：2001-06-01 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