... such as neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, and many cancers, has been documented in the literature However, obscure and fuzzy understanding on the role that acute and chronic (persistent ... book entitled Inflammation, Chronic Diseases and Cancer’, which deals with immunobiology and clinical perspectives of mechanisms of immune inflammatory responses in the genesis and progression ... enzymatic hexokinase and phosphofructokinase by 15 and 28% respectively, in parietotemporal cerebral cortex and hippocampus activity and 1030% in brain cortex and hippocampus and weeks post ICV...
Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 13:20
... cells and eosinophils synthesize, store, and release a similar profile of Th2 cytokines However, whereas mast cells store and release histamine following activation, eosinophils store and elease ... Moqbel and Odemuyiwa, Which Inflammatory Cell Type Is More Important? stimulatory molecules essential for interaction with lymphocytes47 and were shown, at least in mice, to transmigrate to and ... eosinophils synthesize, store, and release at least 30 different cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors with the potential to regulate the local (in situ) immune and inflammatory milieu in lymphoid...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20
Báo cáo y học: "Neural immune pathways and their connection to inflammatory diseases" ppsx
... in men [275], and has proved beneficial for inflammatory diseases [276] Conclusion 258 The CNS and immune system communicate through multiple neuroanatomical and hormonal routes and molecular ... concentrations of androgens, such as testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), are immunosuppressive [34] Females of all species exhibit a greater risk of developing many autoimmune /inflammatory diseases, ... Catecholamines inhibit production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-12, TNF-α, and interferon-γ, and stimulate the production of anti -inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-10 and transforming growth factor-β...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23
Báo cáo y học: "The potential of human regulatory T cells generated ex vivo as a treatment for lupus and other chronic inflammatory diseases" pot
... Differential expression of Fas and Fas ligand in acute and chronic graftversus-host disease: up-regulation of Fas and Fas ligand requires CD8+ T cell activation and IFN-gamma production J Immunol ... effects include upregulation of CD25, CTLA-4 and CD40 ligand expression on CD4+ cells [14,47], and increased tumor necrosis factor-α production by both CD4+ and CD8+ cells [47] The TGF-β costimulated ... CD8+ and CD4+ T cells that produce immunosuppressive cytokines have been described Those that produce predominantly TGF-β and variable amounts of IL-10 and IL-4 have been called Th3-type cells, and...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:24
Báo cáo y học: "β Transforming growth factor-β-induced regulatory T cells referee inflammatory and autoimmune diseases" potx
... immunodeficiency [26], and in lung Treg are both anergic, at least in vitro, and immunosuppressive The absence of Treg results in the breakdown of tolerance and the development of autoimmune diseases [28] ... I (TSP-I), a ligand for the CD36 receptor [35] Adding credence to a role for TSP-1, the TSP-1-null mice exhibit persistent inflammation, particularly in the pancreas and lung, and display a phenotype ... important new evidence documents that Treg can be expanded and/ or induced de novo from CD4+CD25– precursor T cells How, where, and if the size and function of this population can be intentionally...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22
Báo cáo y học: "Interactions between IL-32 and tumor necrosis factor alpha contribute to the exacerbation of immune-inflammatory diseases" ppt
... that IL-32 is closely associated with TNFα and that it plays a role in the exacerbation of inflammatory diseases Materials and methods Mice DBA/1J mice and C57BL/6 mice were obtained from Japan ... cytokine related to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases such as RA and IBDs [5,6,11] The precise mechanism of TNFα induction in the inflammatory diseases, however, is still unclear We have ... significant arthritis and colitis These results suggest that IL-32 plays an important role in the exacerbation of inflammatory diseases IL-32 has been reported an inducer of TNFα and other inflammatory...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23
Báo cáo y học: "Role of interleukin-7 in degenerative and inflammatory joint diseases" potx
... IL-7/IL-7R pathway is independent from and additive with a TNFα-driven pathway This is supported by recent findings demonstrating TNFα-independent IL-7-driven inflammatory and bone-destructive activity ... the study of Long and colleagues contributes to our knowledge on the broad range of IL-7/IL-7R-driven pathways In addition to its role in inflammation driven joint destruction, and its potential ... dynamics, microenvironmental organization and osteolysis Exp Hematol 1996, 24:1521-1529 10 Weitzmann MN, Pacifici R: Estrogen deficiency and bone loss: an inflammatory tale J Clin Invest 2006, 116:1186-1194...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23
Báo cáo y học: " Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, inflammation and co-morbidity – a common inflammatory phenotype" docx
... associations COPD and systemic inflammation Initially, it was thought that the establishment of lung inflammation resulted in an "overspill" into the circulation producing a low-grade systemic inflammation ... into lung tissue and the expression of pro -inflammatory mediators [17,18] Changes have also been noted in various inflammatory cells in peripheral blood, including neutrophils and lymphocytes ... affects respiratory and peripheral muscle function, exercise capacity and health status Both weight loss and loss of FFM appear to be the result of a negative energy balance, and are seen more...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20
Báo cáo y học: "GAS6 in systemic inflammatory diseases: with and without infection" docx
... genes and carotid atherosclerosis Thromb Haemost 2010, 104:592-598 doi:10.1186/cc9263 Cite this article as: Hurtado B, García de Frutos P: GAS6 in systemic inflammatory diseases: with and without ... tyrosine kinases: biologic functions, signaling, and potential therapeutic targeting in human cancer Adv Cancer Res 2008, 100:35-83 Fernandez-Fernandez L, Bellido-Martin L, Garcia de Frutos P: ... Plasma concentrations of Gas6 (growth arrest specific protein 6) and its soluble tyrosine kinase receptor sAxl in sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndromes Crit Care 2010, 14:R158 Linger...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21
Tài liệu "Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases" doc
... Portugal and Italy report overweight and obesity levels exceeding 30% among children aged 7-11 The rates of the increase in childhood overweight and obesity vary, with England and Poland showing ... a strong focus on promotion and prevention, including in the area of nutrition and physical activity, and foresees a new action strand on the prevention of specific diseases Questions on which ... Transport and urban planning policies can ensure that walking, cycling and other forms of exercise are easy and safe, and address non-motorised modes of transportation The provision of safe cycling and...
Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 13:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: MicroRNAs and cardiovascular diseases ppt
... miR-21 limits PTEN function and causes activation of the Akt pathway and increased matrix metalloprotease-2 expression in cardiac fibroblasts MicroRNAs and cardiovascular diseases Connective tissue ... disease and that, when miR-1 is overexpressed in normal and infracted rat hearts, this results in a slowed conduction velocity, excessively prolonged repolarization and the induction of PVCs and ... arrhythmias On the other hand, blocking miR-1 function with antisense oligoribonucleotides was found to normalize the expression of Cx43 and Kir2.1, prevent QRS and QT prolongation, and reduce arrhythmias...
Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 19:20
Tài liệu An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases doc
... in caries, and obstinate sore legs DYSPNOEA Pituitosa Sauvages i 657. "Boiled in water, or wine, and drunken doth cut and consume the thicke toughnesse of grosse, and slimie flegme, and naughtie ... water or sugar, doth scoure and clense the brest, ripeneth and bringeth foorth tough and clammie flegme It openeth also the stoppage of the liver spleene and milt, and of the inwarde parts." GERARDE ... usual, and symptoms of dropsy appeared In July he took G ammon squill and seneka, with infus amarum and fossil alkaly In August, infusum amar with vin chalyb and at bed-time pil styr and squill...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu Human Breast Milk: Current Concepts of Immunology and Infectious Diseases pptx
... receptors on T- and B-cells The capability of the adaptive immune response to recognize and react against thousands of specific antigens is dependent on T- and B-cell receptor expression and binding ... marrow, and thymus, where the T- and B-cells are produced and develop The “secondary” organs include lymph nodes, spleen, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), where mature T- and B-cells ... and secreted proteins that stimulate, inhibit, and regulate the immune response such as cytokines and interferons; (3) humoral immunity including B-cells, plasma cells, and immunoglobulins; and...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20
Tài liệu Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases of the United States Animal Health Association pptx
... Operations, and Planning (Fig 1) Duties and responsibilities of the sections are outlined below and also in Fig The Command Section is led by one Incident Commander and this Command Section controls ... Commission"; and the Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission or “Aquatic Animals Commission”) and five Regional Commissions (Africa; Americas; Asia, far East and Oceania; Europe; and Middle ... Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases (EMPRES) The EMPRES Livestock Program is dedicated to promoting the effective containment and control of the most serious livestock diseases as well...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20
Scientific Committee on Enteric Infections and Foodborne Diseases pot
... Enterovirus is resistant to alcohol and phenolic disinfectants; Linen and Waste from patients suffering from HFMD should be handled with care, and wash hands after handling 7.5 Advice given to the ... after enterovirus-71-related hand, foot, and mouth disease Lancet 1999;354:1682–86 Alexander Jp Jr, Baden L, Pallansch MA, Anderson LJ, Enterovirus 71 infection and neurologic disease—United ... B2, B5 and EV71 HFMD is sometimes confused with foot -and- mouth disease of cattle, sheep, and swine The latter is caused by a virus Aphthovirus which belong to the family of Picornaviridae .and will...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20
Sleep Disorders and Neurologic Diseases potx
... edited by Mark A Richardson and Norman R Friedman Sleep Disorders and Neurologic Diseases, Second Edition, edited by Antonio Culebras Sleep Disorders and Neurologic Diseases SECOND EDITION Edited ... Healthcare Web site at www.informahealthcare.com To my wife, Susan, and my daughters, Katerina and Andrea, who felt the absences and enjoyed the successes with the same intensity that I did B Foreword ... Robert L Rodnitzky 205 PART VI: EPILEPSY AND PARASOMNIAS 14 Epilepsy and Sleep 229 Bradley V Vaughn and O’Neill F D’Cruz 15 Somnambulism, Somniloquy, and Sleep Terrors Rosalia Silvestri 16 Rapid...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20
Treatment of Tuberculosis - American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society of America doc
... epidemiologic surveillance and monitoring of treatment decisions and outcome, applying generally agreed-on standards and guidelines, or more directly by provision of diagnostic and treatment services, ... preparations, monitoring and management of adverse effects, and drug interactions are discussed This Official Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society ... However, given a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities, oversight of treatment may be shared between a public health program and a private physician Organization and Supervision of Treatment...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20
Recent Advances in Immunology to Target Cancer, Inflammation and Infections Edited by Jagat R. Kanwar ppt
... agnetic bead sorting and anti(Netherlands) CD4 and anti-CD8 antibodies Positive CD4+ T helper cell IL-2 reactivity was restricted to patients infected by HPV and related types -16 and showed a strong ... Willemsen, Johan Garssen, Lộon M.J Knippels and Belinda vant Land Chapter 14 Immune System and Environmental Xenobiotics - The Effect of Selected Mineral Fibers and Particles on the Immune Response ... cervical cancer and its diagnostic importance, vaccines for therapyprovidinginsightsontheclinicalstudiesconductedandevaluated.Thiswill surely highlight the understanding of the disease and gap that...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 20:20
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND RELATED DISEASES – FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE A DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTIVE PERSPECTIVE potx
... Papillomavirus and Related Diseases – From Bench to Bedside A Diagnostic and Preventive Perspective, Edited by Davy Vanden Broeck p cm ISBN 978-953-51-1072-9 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals ... Figueiredo Soave, Andrielle de Castilho Fernandes, Lucinei Roberto Oliveira, Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva and Fernando Augusto Soares Chapter The Role of Human Papillomavirus in Pre-Cancerous Lesions and Oral ... gentypes: HPV 6, 11, 42,43 and 44 and the other contain‐ ing probes for 13 high-risk genotypes: HPV 16,18,31,33,35,39,45,51,52,56,58,59 and 68 Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases – From Bench...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 19:20
EnTEric anD DiarrHEal DiSEaSES pot
... Intervention Areas Close critical science and knowledge gaps There are major gaps in the global health community’s understanding of diarrhea Malnutrition and diarrheal diseases are linked in a complex, ... incorporates epidemiology and pathophysiology in a longitudinal study of children from birth to 24 months, to better understand pathogenrelated undernutrition and impairment of gut and immune function ... vaccine procurement, and vaccine dosage delivery Research diarrhea biomarkers and host mechanisms We are assessing the potential role and impact of clinical diagnostics and more elaborate tests...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20