Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is a member of the Brassicaceae family root vegetables and both roots leaves are consumed for their natural therapeutic value health promoting effects owing to presence phytochemicals. Thus, effect three different solvents (Cold, hot alcoholic) Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) extracts on germination growth radish was studied. A field experiment carried out during O...

AIMS To investigate the associations between the Rsa I, Dra I, and Taq I genetic polymorphisms of cytochrome p4502E1 and susceptibility to alcoholic liver disease or to hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS DNA samples isolated from 61 patients with alcoholic liver disease, 46 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, and 375 healthy controls were subjected to polymerase chain reaction amplificatio...

The distributions of ABO, rhesus, and Lewis blood group antigens were studied in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, alcoholic pancreatitis, chronic active hepatitis, and primary biliary cirrhosis. There were no differences in frequencies of ABO and rhesus blood group antigens between the groups or in comparison with a control group of blood donors. Lewis phenotype Le (a- b-), however, was more ...

BACKGROUND Alcoholic liver disease remains one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of metalloproteinases (MMP1 and MMP13) as diagnostic markers of alcoholic liver disease and to determine the changes in free amino acid profile in the patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty patients with al...

BACKGROUND Although most epidemiological studies do not support a role for alcohol in the aetiology of pancreatic cancer, an increased risk among heavy drinkers cannot be excluded. METHODS In a retrospective cohort based on the Swedish Inpatient Register, we analysed the risk of pancreatic cancer among patients admitted to hospital for alcoholism (n=178 688), alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (n...

UNLABELLED The ability of endogenous IL-10 to modulate inflammatory response and to limit hepatotoxicity has been shown in several models of liver injury. AIMS The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationship between liver disease and the balance between pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines in acute alcoholic hepatitis. METHODS Twenty-five patients with pure steatosis, 17 with ...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a common cause of chronic liver disease. Celiac disease alters intestinal permeability and treatment with a gluten-free diet often causes weight gain, but so far there are few reports of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with celiac disease. METHODS Population-based cohort study. We compared the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liv...

INTRODUCTION Chronic alcoholic patients have a threefold to fourfold increased risk for developing a severe infection or septic shock after surgery, which might be due to altered immune response. The aim of this outcome matched study was to investigate proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory immune parameters during the course of infection and subsequent septic shock in chronic alcoholic patients...

AIMS To assess nutritional risk of alcoholic patients admitted for alcohol detoxification. METHODS Screening of nutritional risk of alcoholic patients using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool. RESULTS Fifty-three percentage patients at presentation were rated as being at medium or high risk of malnutrition. CONCLUSION Malnutrition should be actively considered and screened for in a...