Peritoneal macrophages, derived from peripheral blood monocytes, are the chief cellular defenders against invasion of the peritoneal cavity by infectious organisms. Monocyte migration into the peritoneal cavity depends upon a coordinated series of adhesive events, utilizing cell surface receptors known as adhesion molecules. In order to better understand the mechanisms of leucocyte infiltration...

Results Overall, 1790 patients showed no post-operative complications and were assigned to the non-complication group, whereas 27 patients suffered from IAA postoperatively and were assigned to the IAA group. The incidence of IAA after LA was 1.4% and the only identified risk factor for IAA was dirty fluid collection in the peritoneal cavity observed during the operation. (P < 0.001) On logisti...

About a half of the antierythrocyte autoantibody transgenic (autoAb Tg) mice, in which almost all B cells are detected in the spleen, lymph nodes, and Peyer's patches, but not in the peritoneal cavity, suffer from autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The occurrence of this disease is strongly linked to production of autoAb by activated peritoneal B-1 cells in the Tg mice. In this study, we have shown t...

Various surgical procedures for the treatment of post-traumatic syringomyelia have been introduced recently, but most surgical strategies have been unreliable. We introduce the concept and technique of a new shunting procedure, syringo-subarachnoid-peritoneal shunt. A 54-year-old patient presented to our hospital with a progressive impairment of motion and position sense on the right side. Sixt...

We previously reported that B lymphocyte chemoattractant (BLC; CXCL13) was highly and ectopically expressed in aged (NZB x NZW)F1 (BWF1) mice developing lupus nephritis, and that B1 cells were preferentially chemoattracted toward BLC. We demonstrate in this study that B1 cells fail to home to the peritoneal cavity in aged BWF1 mice developing lupus nephritis, and that they are preferentially re...

The abundance of B-1a cells found in the peritoneal cavity of mice is under genetic control. The lupus-prone mouse New Zealand Black and New Zealand White (NZB x NZW)F(1) and its derivative NZM2410 are among the strains with the highest numbers of peritoneal B1-a cells. We have previously identified an NZM2410 genetic locus, Sle2, which is associated with the production of large numbers of B-1a...

Free bodies in the peritoneal cavity are solid, very rare and mostly asymptomatic tumors. We present case of a finding free body during appendectomy. cases reported literature, described as giants greater than 5 cm diameter, predominantly men over 50 years, with an incidence man / woman 17: 3. There is no definite surgical treatment for foreign cavity, most identified finding. Surgical reserved...

Theexperiments here presented were planned to permit a study of the qualitative and quantitative changes that take place in certain types of fluids which are often injected into the peritoneal cavity or subcutaneous tissues for therapeutic purposes. Data were obtained which show the alterations in the electrolyte pattern and in the volume which occur during the process of absorption from the pe...

The process of water reabsorption from the peritoneal cavity into the surrounding tissue substantially decreases the net ultrafiltration in patients on peritoneal dialysis. The goal of this study was to propose a mathematical model based on data from clinical studies and animal experiments to describe the changes in absorption rate, interstitial hydrostatic pressure, and tissue hydration caused...

PURPOSE The role of peritoneal washing cytology in determining further treatment strategies after surgery for gastric cancer remains unclear. One reason for this is the fact that optimal procedures to increase the accuracy of predicting peritoneal metastasis have not been established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of cytology using samples harvested from two different abdom...