• The canine copper toxicosis gene MURR1 is not implicated in the pathogenesis of Wilson disease 

      Lovicu, M.; Dessi, V.; Lepori, M. B.; Zappu, A.; Zancan, L.; Giacchino, R.; Marazzi, M. G.; Iorio, R.; Vegnente, A.; Vajro, P.; Maggiore, G.; Marcellini, M.; Barbera, C.; Kostic, V.; Farci, A. M. G.; Solinas, A.; Altuntas, B.; Yuce, A.; Kocak, N.; Tsezou, A.; De Virgiliis, S.; Cao, A.; Loudianos, G. (2006)
      Background. It has recently been demonstrated that the Wilson disease (WD) protein directly interacts with the human homolog of the MURR1 protein in vitro and in vivo, and that this interaction is specific for the copper ...
    • Dexamethasone acutely accelerates pleural fluid absorption in mice hydrothoraces 

      Zarogiannis, S.; Psallidas, I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kalomenidis, I. (2010)
      This study assessed the effect of corticosteroid treatment in the clearance of hydrothoraces in mice. Twentyfour C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups and were injected intrapleurally with 500 mu L sterilized PBS-BSA ...