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Mechanisms behind anorexia in experimental cancer
(2004)
Cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome (CACS) is observed in 80% of patients with advanced cancer and is one of the most frequent causes of death in cancer. CACS is multifactorial in origin and involves interactions of cytokines, ...
Perinatal brain injury - markers and mediators. Non-protein-bound iron and pro-inflammatory cytokines in newborn infants and neonatal pigs
(2001)
Two groups of newborn infants have an increased risk for perinatal brain injury; preterm infants and term infants subjected to birth asphyxia. Experimental studies indicate that hypoxic-ischemic insults in the perinatal ...
The inflammatory and immunogenic properties of the receptor for advanced glycation end products and its ligand, high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1
(2005)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory joint disease, the pathogenesis of which is complex, involving a wide range of molecules. High mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1) is a nuclear ...
On the initial inflammatory response to variations in biomaterial surface chemistry
(2004)
Aims. The aim of the present thesis was, firstly, to develop in vivo and ex vivo models for analysis of peri-implant exudate and implant adherent cells and, secondly, to characterize the early inflammatory response to ...
Cancer-related fatigue. Experience and outcomes
(2004)
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common and distressing symptoms in cancer patients and it may interfere with everyday aspects of life. Despite the recent significant increase in the literature on CRF it is ...
Preoperative deposit of autologous blood. Effects on inflammatory mediators
(2003)
Blood contains complex cascade systems and substances that can be activated during the processing of blood components and storage. Allogeneic blood, i.e. blood from someone else, is normally separated into components before ...
Hormone replacement therapy in rheumatoid arthritis
(2003)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is 2-3 times more frequent in women as compared to men. The peak incidence in women coincides with the years around the menopause and the course of RA is also influenced by events associated with ...
Mucosal T-cell and cytokine responses in Helicobacter pylori-infected duodenal ulcer patients
(2003)
Helicobacter pylori colonizes the human stomach and areas of gastric metaplasia in the duodenum. The bacterium is the major cause of chronic active gastritis and peptic ulcer disease and is a risk factor for the development ...
Chronic stress and intestinal barrier function: Implications for infection and inflammation in intensive salmon aquaculture
(2009-10-09)
Aquaculture is a fast growing food-producing sector worldwide. This has increased the awareness among the public as well as governments of the need to secure the welfare and health of farmed fish. Atlantic salmon is, in ...