BACKGROUND Reperfusion injury represents a severe early complication following lung transplantation. Among the pathogenetic factors, the high potassium content of Euro-Collins(reg) solution is discussed. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a pig model of orthotopic left-sided lung transplantation we investigated the effect of Euro-Collins solution (EC: n = 6) versus low potassium dextran (LPD: Perfadex: ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (EBV-LPD) following bone marrow transplantation can be fatal. The major risk factors for the development of EBV-LPD are ex vivo T-cell depletion or in vivo T-cell depletion with either antithymocyte globulin (ATG) or monoclonal anti-T-cell antibodies. Between March 1999 and January 2001, a total of 23 transplants with ATG of equin...

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive bronchoscopic technique included in the initial diagnostic workup of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy and masses of unknown etiology. The value of EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD) is not well established. LPD diagnosis requires lymph node sampling for pathol...

Background Lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs), including malignant lymphoma, are known to occur in RA patients treated with disease modified antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). In particular, LPD associated methotrexate (MTX)-treated is often referred as MTX-associated (MTX-LPD). MTX-LPD have various clinical feature and histological findings 1) . We accumulated cases rheumatoid arthritis (MTX-RA-L...

The opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes a wide range of diseases. To cross host innate immune barriers, P. aeruginosa has developed efficient strategies to escape host complement attack. In this study, we identify the 57-kDa dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (Lpd) as a surface-exposed protein of P. aeruginosa that binds the four human plasma proteins, Factor H, Factor H-like...

Objective To evaluate the correlation between the injury patterns of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) on magnetic resonance imaging in an acute first-time lateral patellar dislocation (LPD) and incidence of a second-time LPD. Materials and Methods Magnetic resonance images were prospectively analyzed in 147 patients after an acute first-time LPD with identical nonoperative management...

The responses of renal vitamin D metabolism to its major stimuli alter with age. Previous studies showed that the increase in circulating 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3) as well as renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha hydroxylase (1-OHase) activity in response to dietary Ca or P restriction reduced with age in rats. We hypothesized that the mechanism involved in increasing circulating 1,25(...

‎The ‎method ‎of ‎quasilinearization ‎is ‎an ‎effective ‎tool ‎to ‎solve nonlinear ‎equations ‎when ‎some ‎conditions‎ on ‎the ‎nonlinear term ‎of ‎the ‎problem ‎are ‎satisfi‎‎ed. ‎W‎hen ‎the ‎conditions ‎hold, ‎applying ‎this ‎techniqu‎e ‎gives ‎two ‎sequences of ‎coupled ‎linear ‎equations‎ and ‎the ‎solutions ‎of ‎th‎ese ‎linear ‎equations ‎are quadratically ‎convergent ‎to ‎the ‎solution ‎o...