Báo cáo y học: "Seropositivity is associated with insulin resistance in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk" pot

Báo cáo y học: "Seropositivity is associated with insulin resistance in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk" pot

Báo cáo y học: "Seropositivity is associated with insulin resistance in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk" pot

... associated with insulin resistance in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk Arthritis Register (NOAR); an observational study Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, ... capillary density is reduced and insulin mediated glucose clearance is reduced by 40% [43]. Therefore endothelial dysfunction is hypothesised to be a prima...
Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 18:20
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Báo cáo y học: "Hypoalbuminaemia – A Marker of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages II - IV"

Báo cáo y học: "Hypoalbuminaemia – A Marker of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages II - IV"

... 3-5 patients in Spain (31). Our study ex- tends this finding to patients with more preserved renal function in American population. Our hypothesis that serum albumin is a signifi- cant risk ... with kidney failure (38, 40). In some studies the relation between hypoalbu- minemia and CVD is the reflection of inflammation induced malnutrition. The underlying mechanism...
Ngày tải lên : 03/11/2012, 11:52
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Báo cáo y học: "Effect of adalimumab on neutrophil function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis" pps

Báo cáo y học: "Effect of adalimumab on neutrophil function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis" pps

... cells. The second aim of the study was to determine whether downregulation of phagocyte activities are involved in the anti -inflammatory activity of anti-TNF-α therapy. The lack of activity on ... observed in patients during adalimu- mab therapy does not explain the decreased influx of neu- trophils into synovial joints previously observed in RA patients during anti-TNF-...
Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 06:22
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Báo cáo y học: "Dermatological conditions during TNF-α-blocking therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study" pps

Báo cáo y học: "Dermatological conditions during TNF-α-blocking therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study" pps

... melanoma in a patient with ankylosing spondyli- tis. This indicates that the occurrence of dermatological events during TNF-α-blocking therapy is not restricted to RA patients. In the present study the ... vasculitis [17]. Another interesting finding was the occurrence of psoriasiform eruptions in three patients on TNF-α-blocking therapy. This observation is particularl...
Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 06:22
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Báo cáo y học: "Clinical and immunological effects of Rituximab in patients with lupus nephritis refractory to conventional therapy: a pilot study" doc

Báo cáo y học: "Clinical and immunological effects of Rituximab in patients with lupus nephritis refractory to conventional therapy: a pilot study" doc

... Rituximab is a very effective B cell depleting agent in vivo, inducing the lysis of these cells mediated by complement and by Fc receptor-bearing cyto- toxic cells as well as by inducing their programmed ... parame-ters in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusEffect of Rituximab therapy on different laboratory and clinical parame- ters in patients with systemic lupus er...
Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 08:22
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Báo cáo y học: " A 1-year case-control study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis indicates prevention of loss of bone mineral density in both responders and nonresponders to infliximab" docx

Báo cáo y học: " A 1-year case-control study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis indicates prevention of loss of bone mineral density in both responders and nonresponders to infliximab" docx

... then every 8 weeks combined with methotrexate (in accordance with the ATTRACT [Anti-TNF Therapy in RA with Concomitant Therapy] protocol [7]). All of these patients were included in the study ... on BMD in RA patients and to compare the findings with those in a control group. The major finding of our study is that bone loss was prevented in RA patients treat...
Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 10:20
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Báo cáo y học: " Effects of cyclophosphamide on pulmonary function in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational prospective cohort studies" ppt

Báo cáo y học: " Effects of cyclophosphamide on pulmonary function in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational prospective cohort studies" ppt

... model assessing the weighted mean difference in the meta-analysis. The overall pooled anal- ysis included the mean changes of the FVC and the DLCO after 12 months of therapy obtained from the observational studies ... of therapy in patients treated with cyclophosphamide. Results Three randomized clinical trials and six prospective observational studies were included...
Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 13:22
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Báo cáo y học: "Increased production of soluble CTLA-4 in patients with spondylarthropathies correlates with disease activity" pps

Báo cáo y học: "Increased production of soluble CTLA-4 in patients with spondylarthropathies correlates with disease activity" pps

... Gaisford P, Calin A: A new approach to defining disease status in ankylos- ing spondylitis: the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activ- ity Index. J Rheumatol 1994, 21:2286-2291. 21. Calin ... collection, ELISA, and cytometry analysis. LP collected samples and performed flow cytometry experiments, ELISA. SP supervised cytometry and analyzed cytometry results. FP participated to the...
Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 14:22
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Báo cáo y học: "Activation of monocytes and cytokine production in patients with peripheral atherosclerosis obliterans" docx

Báo cáo y học: "Activation of monocytes and cytokine production in patients with peripheral atherosclerosis obliterans" docx

... of the endothelium and synthesis of other pro -inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1 and IL-6. Similar to results regarding pro -inflammatory cytokines, high levels of anti -inflammatory cytokines ... found in patients evaluated in this study. These findings are in agreement with others that have shown the important anti -inflammatory function of IL-10 during atherosclerosis...
Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 03:20
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Báo cáo y học: " Effects of asenapine on depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar I disorder experiencing acute manic or mixed " pot

Báo cáo y học: " Effects of asenapine on depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar I disorder experiencing acute manic or mixed " pot

... of missing data associated with early study discontinuation, study end- point (using LOCF) were also reviewed. The LOCF results were in line w ith those reported from the observed case analysis. The ... analysis and interpretation of these post hoc analyses, and in the preparation and finalization of the manuscript. JP was involved in the design and oversight of t...
Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 15:22
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