OBJECTIVE To compare the nutritional parameters of individuals with a previous diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD) with those of screen-detected patients in a large cohort of adults in primary care. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cohort of 1900 adults (aged 18-64 years) was screened for tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TG2A) in primary care in the capital region of Finland. IgA-endomysium antibodies...

Background: It has been established that the level of some inflammatory cytokines increases in celiac disease (CD) and non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) in comparison with healthy subjects. Therefore, the primary interest in our research was proposing an accurate tool to diagnose patients with CD and NCGS from healthy individuals in an Iranian population. Methods: The serum samples were exam...

Soil and water salinity are important problems in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Heavy metal also entering soil through various ways such as sewage sludge, fertilizers pesticides. A pot experiment was conducted to study variability cadmium (Cd) availability tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller) grown on Cd-contaminated saline soil. The outlined a completely randomized block design (RCBD) w...

Our previous study confirmed the ability of Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM8610 to protect against acute cadmium (Cd) toxicity in mice. This study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of CCFM8610 against chronic Cd toxicity in mice and to gain insights into the protection mode of this strain. Experimental mice were divided into two groups and exposed to Cd for 8 weeks via drinking water...

Background and Aims Dose intensification of vedolizumab (VDZ) for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC) Crohn's disease (CD) may be effective in patients losing response. We aimed to assess the clinical pharmacokinetic effect VDZ dose intensification. Methods performed a multicentre open-label prospective study from June 2017 through December 2018 on response, defined as total Mayo score >...

BACKGROUND There are no data addressing the usefulness of non-invasive tests for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in celiac disease (CD). AIM The aim of this study was to compare two most sensitive and specific tests - urea breath test (UBT) and fecal antigen test (FAT) in HP diagnosis in CD patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised of 76 CD patients, 49 healthy...

Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD) and contact dermatitis (CD) are among the most common out-patient dermatological diseases. Characteristic skin lesions are located mainly on visible body parts and could attract negative interest of the society. As a result, patients feel socially rejected (stigmatized). Stress coping strategies (concrete ways of coping with stress in different situations) c...

Celiac Disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disease triggered by dietary gluten. Gluten avoidance, which is the only available treatment for CD, could impact on quality of life of children with CD. We present the results of a qualitative study on the emotional impact of gluten free diet (GFD) on the everyday life of children affected with CD. We investigated 76 celiac patients aged 2-18 years (...

The time course of left ventricular (LV) function was compared in normal (N) and cardiac-denervated (CD) dogs over an 8-week period after instrumentation with solid-state LV pressure gauges and three pairs of ultrasonic crystals to measure LV long and short axes and wall thickness. Baseline LV systolic, end-systolic, and end-diastolic pressures did not differ in N and CD dogs. Heart rate was hi...

A mathematical model from a previous work was re-fitted and analyzed for experimental data regarding the cellular immune response to the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. Specifically, the CD8 T cell response to six MHC class I-restricted epitopes (GP* and NP*) and CD4 T cell responses to two MHC class II-restricted epitopes[2]. In this work, we use calibration through log likelihood maximiza...