... 3c).
Assay of cytokines in blood culture supernatants from
healthy and HIV- positive subjects
Cytokines were measured in blood culture supernatants
from healthy and HIV- infected subjects. Interestingly, ... synthesis in response to H37Rv infection and
NAC treatment was similar in healthy subjects and HIV
patients. H37Rv induced almost ten-fold increases in IL-...
... retraction and
alterations in plasma membrane morphology) are consistent
with the inhibition of FPP synthase. This leads to the inhibition
of protein prenylation and the slow accumulation of unpre-
nylated ... generally been disappointing. We examined
whether the ability of bisphosphonates to induce osteoclast
apoptosis and inhibit bone resorption in vitro is influenced...
... novel con-
ceptual point of view concerning the understanding
of the process of thymic physiology in aging, where
the increase in adipocytes an fat-bearing cells may
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2010, ...
understand the crosstalk and interregulatory rela-
tionships between chemokines and cytokines, mes-
enchymal cells and adipocytes during the aging
process, in particular during th...
... details
1
Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genova,
Genoa, Italy.
2
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Section of
Semeiotics and Medical Methodology I, University of Genova, ... study rath er
aimed to investigate the role of the combination of the
two drugs, and the unusual choice of the SNRI duloxe-
tine (mainly metabolized by CYP1A...
... inhibited and this led to
a reduction in synovial hyperplasia and joint swelling with
maintenance of joint integrity [31]. Similar results were
obtained in an autoantibody-mediated murine model ... metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of 23
enzymes in man that facilitate turnover and breakdown of the
ECM in both physiology and pathology. The MMP family con-
tains the o...
... efficiently into cells by
attaching protein transduction domains to their amino-termini.
One such protein transduction domain is derived from the TAT
protein of HIV; Jeffrey Marx (Medtronics Inc., Minneapolis, ... previous
meeting in this series, and further clinical trials seem likely.
Introduction
Every 3 years, a loosely affiliated network of investigators
holds an informal, 2-day...
... likelihood of covering all kinds of abnormal-
ities will increase by increasing patient number. The real value
of MRI will therefore be ascertained in future, by following the
patients longitudinally and ... 46
History of inflammatory bowel disease present (%) 15
History of uveitis present (%) 15
History of psoriasis present (%) 24
Family history of ankylosing spondylitis pr...
... censoring
at 4 years.
Results
Continuation rates of infliximab therapy
Of the initial 511 patients enrolled in the study, 507 effectively
started infliximab therapy. All patients had long-standing,
active, ... primarily maintained to
evaluate effectiveness and safety issues [27,28]. Evaluation of
the efficacy of long-term therapy shows that, after 4 years of
infliximab therapy,...
...
inhibitor
Apolipoprotein A
α
1
-Antitrypsin PEDF Fibronectin Tetranectin Fibronectin Clustrin H
4
inhibitor
α
1
-Antichymotrypsin Pregnancy zone
protein
Gelsolin α
1
-Acid glycoprotein Fibrinogen S100
Kinninogen ... cohort of 62 individuals, including
healthy individuals and patients with early and late OA. Our
results show clear differences in protein profiles between
healthy...
... efficacy produced by CP-690550 in the rodent models of
arthritis may result from its ability to affect signaling of a
number of cytokines including IL-2, -7, -15 and -21 as a con-
sequence of JAK3 inhibition ... exhibited
the safety liabilities associated with calcineurin inhibition, yet
has demonstrated efficacy in a number of animal models
including delayed-type hypersens...