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Serum VEGF levels are related to the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis
(2009)
Background: The association between systemic sclerosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is well recognized. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been reported to play an important role in pulmonary ...
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia: A pilot study
(2006)
Background: Regional anesthesia has not been used as the sole anesthetic procedure other than in the scenario of a patient at high risk to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy with CO2 pneumoperitoneum under general ...
Low prevalence of HCV, HIV, and HTLV-I/II infection markers in northwestern Greece: Results of a 3-year prospective donor study (1995-1997)
(2003)
Background: The risk of infection with transfusion-transmitted viruses has been reduced remarkably. A zero-risk blood supply, however, remains a popular goal. A 3-year prospective donor study was conducted in the Epirus ...
A comparison in concentration of heat shock proteins (HSP) 70 and 90 on chorionic villi of human placenta in normal pregnancies and in missed miscarriages
(2004)
Purpose: To investigate the role of heat shock protein (HSP) on the chorionic villi of human placenta! cells and to compare the concentration of placental HSP70 & 90 in term deliveries and in missed miscarriages. Materials ...
Decreased Expression of the CD3ζ Chain in T Cells Infiltrating the Synovial Membrane of Patients with Osteoarthritis
(2004)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease which rheumatologists consider to be noninflammatory. However, recent studies suggest that, at least in certain patients, OA is an inflammatory disease and that patients often ...
Th1/Th2 cytokine pattern in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and induced sputum in pulmonary sarcoidosis
(2005)
Background: Sarcoidosis is thought to be a T-helper type 1 cytokine (Th2 cytokine) mediated disorder. Induced sputum (IS) has been proposed as a useful non-invasive method, mainly for the assessment of the airway diseases. ...
Flat foot and femoral anteversion in children-A prospective study
(2009)
Background: Flat foot in children during the first years of life evokes significant parental concern. Flat foot, intoeing and femoral anteversion may well be differential dimensions of developmental pathodynamics with ...
Hepatitis C virus survival curve analysis in naïve patients treated with PegInterferon α-2b plus ribavirin. A randomized controlled trial for induction with high doses of PegInterferon and predictability of sustained viral response from early virologic data
(2006)
Aim. To evaluate the significance of induction with high doses of pegylated interferon α-2b (Peg-IFNα-2b) and the predictability of sustained virologic response (SVR) in naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C. Methods. ...
Occult hepatitis B virus infection in Greek patients with chronic hepatitis C and in patients with diverse nonviral hepatic diseases
(2004)
Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been reported in patients with chronic hepatitis C who are negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). However, the significance of 'silent' HBV in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection ...
Neither replication nor simulation supports a role for the axon guidance pathway in the genetics of Parkinson's disease
(2008)
Susceptibility to sporadic Parkinson's diseases (PD) is thought to be influence by both genetic and environmental factors and thier interaction with each other. Statistical models including multiples variants in axon ...