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T cell production of cytokines, neurotrophins and MHC regulation in autoimmune neuroinflammation
(2002-05-24)
study designed to investigate the neuroprotective potential of
autoimmune neuroinflammation, we employed the same rat model. Messenger
RNA expression for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), as well as the proinflammatory...
Extremly low frequency magnetic fields and breast cancer
(2003-05-07)
Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF EMF) arise around all electrical leaders and equipment that is ran by electricity. In our modem society basically everyone is therefore to some extent exposed to magnetic fields. ...
Genetic and experimental studies of seasonal affective disorder and related phenotypes
(2003-03-14)
Leu/Ser genotype distribution was found between patients and controls, indicating that the Leu/Leu genotype might increase susceptibility to SAD. In addition, Period3 647 Val/Gly, previously found to be associated with delayed sleep phase syndrome...
Pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV interaction in a setting with a high prevalence of HIV : clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological aspects
(2002-05-17)
and HIV endemic area.
Among 509 consecutive out-patients attending a university hospital in Ethiopia, 33.0% were culture-verified as having PTB. PTB patients, non-TB patients and controls were HIV-1 positive in 57.1%, 38.5% and 8.3% of cases...
Some determinants of sick leave for respiratory disease : occupation, asthma, obesity, smoking and rehabilitation
(2002-09-20)
sector in Sweden during
1992-94 (n--221,249) were analysed with special regard to respiratory
diseases and occupation. In paper 11 a validated asthma qpestionnaire was
distributed to persons less than 56 years of age registered with a sick
leave period...
Masseter muscle pain and its relation to pain mediators in fibromyalgia and local myalgia
(2001-11-09)
The aim of this investigation was to study chronic jaw muscle pain in fibromyalgia, local myalgia and healthy individuals in relation to the pain mediators PGE2, LTB4 and NPY and to study the effects of glucocorticoid ...
The social patterning of road traffic injuries during childhood and youth : national longitudinal register-based studies
(2004-05-07)
Apart from being the primary cause of death during childhood and
adolescence, scientific evidence points in the direction that road
traffic injuries make a major contribution to social inequalities in
health during this ...
Blood pressure in acute ischaemic stroke : blood pressure and stress in the acute phase of stroke and influence of initial blood pressure on stroke-outcome
(2003-11-07)
Background and objectives: Most patients (70-80%) with acute ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke exhibit a high systemic blood pressure (BP) on admission to hospital even in the absence of a history of hypertension (=50%). ...
Molecular markers and new techniques in the evaluation of colorectal cancer
(2002-05-17)
standard. The degree of similarity was also assessed by correlation coefficient analysis (r-value calculation) in which the tested tumor sample showed an average r value of 0.70 (0.58-0.73) matched with the colon cancer, compared to 0.36 (0.3-0.41) matched...
Cloning and characterization of canine sulfotransferases
(2003-10-10)
as in the generation of reactive electrophilic forms of mutagenic heterocyclic amines and hydroxymethyl polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Members of the sulfotransferase (SULT) family catalyze the transfer of an electrophilic sulfonate group from the donor compound 3...