In the last ten years pulmonary tuberculosis has changed: from a fading disease of industrialized countries it has returned as a first line health emergency. Its etiology and pathogenesis are significantly dependent from relevant social and epidemiological factors such as HIV infection, AIDS, drug addiction, immigration of extra-communitary populations. This disease has not only changed from an...

background: vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) has a key role in angiogene-sis and in transplantation. the level of vegf is related to the differences in the dna sequence of its promoter region. objectives: in this study, the association between the combination of vegf –1154 g and –2578 c alleles and vegf production by lps-stimulated pbmcs was investigated. in addition; the relationship ...

Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has a key role in angiogene-sis and in transplantation. The level of VEGF is related to the differences in the DNA sequence of its promoter region. Objectives: In this study, the association between the combination of VEGF –1154 G and –2578 C alleles and VEGF production by LPS-stimulated PBMCs was investigated. In addition; the relationship ...

BACKGROUND Vegan diet has been associated with lower risk of cardiovascular diseases and mortality, partly due to its effects on serum lipid profiles. Lipid profiles [high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides (TG)] have not been fully elucidated either in pre and postmenopausal vegans or in ovo-lacto vegetarians. This study aimed...

Acute rejection is a major cause of reduced survival of renal allografts. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a mitogen for endothelial cells and is expressed widely by renal tissue and T cells. VEGF influences adhesion and migration of leukocytes across the endothelium. This study investigates whether genetically determined variation in VEGF expression influences the development of re...

BACKGROUND Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an important cause of visual impairment in elderly people. AMD is a multifactorial disease in which both environmental and genetic factors have been implicated. Various single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been found to be associated with AMD. AIM This study was aimed to investigate the association of polymorphisms in VEGF genes with...

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BACKGROUND Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common type of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) globally. The aims of this study were to further systematically clarify the potential association of rs833061 (-460 C>T) and rs1570360 (-1154 G>A), two SNPs of VEGF, with the risk of cSCC and the prognostic impacts on cSCC patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS This hospital-based case-...

Målet med artikkelen er å undersøke hvorvidt to retterbøter i håndskriftet GKS 1154 fol skrevet av forskjellige hender eller én og samme hånd, basert på en paleografisk analyse. Antall skriverhender for de retterbøtene kan ha betydning håndskriftets proveniens. Retterbøtene inn hver sin del – deler som utgangspunktet produsert henholdsvis Bergen 1300-tallet Nidaros 1400-tallet, et senere tidspu...

Objective(s): Hyperthermia is one of the most common environmental stressors that affect multi-biological systems in the body including the central nervous system as well as the hematopoietic organs. The objective of the present study was to investigate the protective role of ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) on some selective stress markers, hematological, biochemical, and histopathological ...