Cases of lymphocytic monoclonal B-cell proliferation such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas have been reported in chronically hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. Lymphomas of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type are due to monoclonal proliferation of B cells showing characteristic histopathological features of MALT. Luppi et al1 recently reported an unexpectedly high prevalence of ...

More patients with opioid addiction are receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) with methadone and buprenorphine. As a result, physicians will more frequently encounter patients receiving OAT who develop acutely painful conditions, requiring effective treatment strategies. Undertreatment of acute pain is suboptimal medical treatment, and patients receiving long-term OAT are at particular risk. T...

Background and aims Few studies discuss the prevalence of oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) in clinical practice, despite their increasing use worldwide. In America, studies established that 20% to 80% of the patients with indication benefit from OAT. In Romania, there is no data regarding the utilization of oral anticoagulants. Thus, this study aims to determine the trends of OAT. Methods W...

Both moderate exercise and the soluble oat fiber beta-glucan can increase immune function and decrease risk of infection, but no information exists on their possible combined effects. This study tested the effects of moderate exercise and oat beta-glucan on respiratory infection, macrophage antiviral resistance, and natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity. Mice were assigned to four groups: exerc...

BACKGROUND The efficacy of oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) has not been revealed in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with newly diagnosed cancers. This study evaluated the thromboembolic and bleeding events in AF patients with malignancies according to OAT. METHODS AND RESULTS In 2168 consecutive non-valvular AF patients with newly diagnosed malignancies, we analyzed the composite endpoin...

Cases of lymphocytic monoclonal B-cell proliferation such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas have been reported in chronically hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. Lymphomas of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type are due to monoclonal proliferation of B cells showing characteristic histopathological features of MALT. Luppi et al1 recently reported an unexpectedly high prevalence of ...

BACKGROUND Development of gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is thought to be closely associated with host immune reactions to Helicobacter pylori. AIM To investigate humoral immune responses in patients with MALT lymphoma to antigens shared by H pylori and human gastric epithelial cells. METHODS Sera were obtained from H pylori positive patients with MALT lymphoma (n...

Background and Aims. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is diagnosed using neuropsychometric tests or neurophysiological tests that are either inapplicable to illiterate patient population in resource-poor settings or require sophisticated and expensive equipment. The available tests assess discrete domains of mental impairment. Our aim was (a) to design a neuropsychometric test that measures...

OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between IgH gene rearrangement and orbital MALT (mucose-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma removal operation prognosis, and to quantify the effect of IgH gene rearrangement on primary orbital MALT lymphoma prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-eight patient cases with primary orbital MALT lymphoma were included in this study. Orbital lymphoma specimens ...

Gastric lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) has characteristic clinicopathological features that are different from nodal-type B cell lymphomas. Before a lymphoma can arise within the stomach, MALT has to be acquired as part of a response to an immunological stimulus. In most instances, gastric MALT is acquired in response to infection by Helicobacter pylori. There are several ...