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alexithymic and 3,31 ± 2,79 years in the nonalexithymic
groups. Persistency of any physical symptom may bring
along alexithymia as a coping strategy. In their paper,
Crook and Tunks (1988) examined ... alexithymia and to determine anxiety levels among DSM-IV somatoform pain disorder (chronic
pain) female patients and to examine the relationship between alexithymia and...
... editing and manuscript writing. HK was involved in the
conception and design of study and took an active part in the data analysis
and results interpretation. GO participated to the study conception ... of
Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm,
Sweden.
Authors’ contributions
ARD was involved in the study conception and design, data co...
... different
when examined closely.
27
The T lymphocytes are a
combination of T helper (Th)1 and Th 2 subtypes,
and neutrophils and monocytes are more prominent in
the lesions of chronic urticaria than in the ... different
types of urticaria. Arch Dermatol 1998;134:41–6.
27. Ying S, Kikuchi Y, Meng Q, et al. TH1/TH2 cytokines and
inflammatory cells in skin biopsy specimens from...
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assessed in the interictal state with the Beck Depression Inventory, 21-item version (BDI-21) and
the state and trait subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S and ... prevailing view that depression and anxiety are common
psychological disorders in epileptics. It is additionally concluded that female gender, high seizure
frequency and a s...
... humoral theory was the
most lasting and influencial one for many centuries. In
fact, it influenced the way the diseases and their determin-
ing causes were seen by physicians, thus influencing their
treatment ... provided by
one of its active components, hypericin [23]. Hypericum
extracts inhibit norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin
reuptake, increasing the concentration and the n...
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acquisition, analysis and interpretation of the data and in draft-
ing the manuscript. MM was involved in sample acquisition
and analysis of the dat...
... includ-
ing ATV and SQV and the majority of NRTIs and
NNRTIs resulting in an active drug score (ADS) of ≤
1.0 for the failing regimen (Figure 1). Interestingly, in
phenotypic analysis, the resistance ... D-13353
Berlin, Germany.
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FW has made substantive intellectual contribution to the study including
acquisition-, analysis- and interpretation of data and f...
... Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.
(Gardena, CA). Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was obtained
from Kuraray America Inc. (New York, NY). Glycerin
was obtained from Dow Chemical Company (Midland,
MI). All ... Lactate dehydrogenase and its
isoenzymes in vaginal fluid in vaginitis/vaginosis cases and in healthy
controls. Int J STD AIDS 2003, 14:270-273.
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... diabetes and/ or hypertension. In the present
study, we hypothesized that an increasing systemic
proinflammatory burden correlates with dysglycemia
and deregulated blood pressure. We investigated ... suggesting that inflammation precedes
insulin resistance. The vigorous ongoing debate regard-
ing the sequence in which insulin resistance and/ or the
increase in inflammation develop...
... activity can
unhinge the anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory
balance favoring inflammation, fostering dysglycemia
(clinical correlate: prediabetes), and disrupting blood
pressure control (clinical ... diabetes and/ or hypertension. In the present
study, we hypothesized that an increasing systemic
proinflammatory burden correlates with dysglycemia
and deregulated blood pressure. We...