Acknowledgements It is a pleasure to thank Jan Ambjrn for always inspiring and stimulating supervision and collaboration. I am also grateful for the valuable and fruitful collaboration that I have had with Jerzy Jurkiewicz and Yuri Makeenko as well as Zdzisek Burda and Leonid Chekhov. Finally the positive atmosphere and the support that I have experienced in the high energy theory group at NBI ...

BACKGROUND Moderate to severe psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Sitagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor that improves glycaemia and has a marketing authorisation for the treatment of T2DM. Non-immunosuppressive therapies that are effective for psoriasis and its associated comorbidities would be ...

Although mycosis fungoides is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, its etiopathogenesis has not been clarified definitively and there is no standard and curative treatment method. Medical records of 57 patients diagnosed with mycosis fungoides by clinical and histopathological findings were retrospectively reviewed in our clinic. Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, perip...

BACKGROUND Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a common papulosquamous dermatosis affecting 2-10% of the adult population. Current treatment options are limited and not always satisfactory. Objectives We aimed to investigate the efficacy of narrow-band ultraviolet (UV) B (TL-01) phototherapy as an alternative treatment for seborrhoeic dermatitis. METHODS Eighteen patients with severe disease were enrol...

Non-Langerhans cell, antigen-presenting T6- DR+ epidermal cells (EC) appear 3 days following broad band ultraviolet radiation exposure of human skin and are responsible for the increased antigen presentation capacity of EC seen 3 days after UV exposure. To determine the UV wavelengths that induce T6- DR+ EC, volar forearm skin of 10 human volunteers was irradiated in vivo with 4 minimal erythem...

C l c3 Abstract-In this paper, a design method is described for low-sensitivity narrow-band band-pass switched-capacitor filters (SCF's) using a pseudo-2-path principle and a capacitor-error-free voltage inversion. The proposed method is based on the low-pass to high-pass transformation using voltage inversion, the pseudo2-path principle, the capacitance-ratio reduction technique and a very low...

Background: There is a large variety of therapeutic agents for the treatment of vitiligo, but it still remains a challenge. Narrow-band UVB phototherapy and 308-nm excimer laser have been shown to be safe and effective for the treatment of vitiligo. Topical calcipotriol has recently been reported to enhance the efficacy of phototherapy, especially 8-methoxypsoralen plus UVA (PUVA). The goal of ...

Background: Vitiligo is a pigmentation disorder of the skin characterized by the loss of melanocytes through different mechanisms. Narrow band UVB (NBUVB) is a safe and effective treatment for vitiligo that acts by inducing the synthesis of cytokines involved in melanogenesis. NBUVB appears to be involved in the treatment of vitiligo by increasing the synthesis of vitamin D, which prevents the ...