Scadding, J. G. (1974). Thorax, 29, 271-28 1. Diffuse pulmonary alveolar fibrosis. The problems of diagnostic categorization of diffuse pulmonary alveolar fibrosis are outlined, and attention is drawn to the different implications of categories defined aetiologically and histopathologically. The pattern of pulmonary insufficiency associated with changes of these sorts is described, and the impo...

BACKGROUND Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a tryptophan catalyzing enzyme. It has been suggested that it has a role in lower airway allergic inflammations, but its role in allergic rhinitis has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to evaluate the expression of IDO in the nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis patients allergic to birch pollen during peak exposure to birch pollen aller...

Inflammation is a comprehensive array of physiological response to a foreign organism, including human pathogens, dust particles, and viruses. Inflammations are mainly divided into acute and chronic inflammation depending on various inflammatory processes and cellular mechanisms. Recent investigations have clarified that inflammation is a major factor for the progression of various chronic dise...

PURPOSE The aim was to evaluate the safety of bilateral same-day injections with intravitreal antiangiogenic drugs for macular diseases. METHODS Cross-sectional retrospective review of unilateral and bilateral same-day antiangiogenic injections was conducted between January 2011 and March 2016 in the Unit of Macula, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe (Valencia, Spain). A total of 8,172...

BACKGROUND Menopause is a health and social problem that affects a large number of women. Inadequate quantity of steroid hormones also impacts quality of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity. During menopausal age, many women wear removable prosthetic restorations in order to replace missing teeth. Such restorations may facilitate the development of inflammations in the surface of the oral ca...

an unthought-of pinnacle of success and his system beats all other methods of treatment by suggestion or indeed anything else clean out of the field. Nine-tenths of his book is taken up with illustrative cases of cures, and we read with wonder of chronic eczemas, diabetes, disorders of menstruation, and even new growths disappearing at the word of command. Nor is surgery forgotten, for haemorrh...

Background and objective: Ficus benghalensis is a remarkable tree that sends down its branches and great number of shoots. It is used for treatment of neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago, bruises, nasitis, gonorrhoea, inflammations, cracks of the sole and skin diseases and in ayurveda for diarrhea, dysentery, and piles”. To evaluate protective activity of F. benghalensis latex extract (FBLE) on cisp...

Dodonaea viscose, Linn is a widely grown plant of Nilgiris district of Tamil and is commonly used by the tribals of Nilgiris as a traditional medicine for done fracture and joint sprains. Since it is generally believed tat fractures are accompanied by either some degree of injury or inflammations, it was felt desirable to carry our anti inflammatory activity of Dodonaea viscose. Anti-inflammato...

Inflammation is the process by which immune system recognizes and removes environmental factors, begins healing process. can be either acute or chronic. However, cause of many chronic inflammatory conditions poorly understood. Chronic responses are an ongoing as long factor present. Sometimes, response makes body attack itself. In this paper a closer look at finding out causes inflammations, ho...