not effi cacious if not associated with dietary restriction and P binders. In this issue of Blood Purifi cation , Bolasco et al. compared P kinetics in standard HD and on-line hemodiafi ltration with endogenous reinfusion (HFR) by using a new method to measure P levels into the dialysate. This issue is of interest because sensitivity of the common automatic analyzers is inadequate to precisely ...

lymphocytes and above all in lung epithelial cells [3] . The E1A gene, where the E stands for the fact that it is one of a group of genes transcribed early in the viral life cycle, is responsible for enhancing host infl ammatory mediator expression, because its products are transactivators that function by interacting with numerous cellular transcription factors, transcriptional coactivators an...

1. Kitcharoen S, Pattapongsin M, Sawanyawisuth K, Angela V, Tiamkao S. Neurologic manifestations of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010;16:569–70. DOI: 10.3201/ eid1603.091699 2. Kuiken T, Taubenberger JK. Pathology of human infl uenza revisited. Vaccine. 2008;26(Suppl 4):D59–66. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.07.025 3. Ito Y, Ichiyama T, Kimura H, Shibata M, Ishiwada N, K...

IBD ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS Infl ammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collection of disorders characterized by idiopathic infl ammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Although primarily classifi ed as either ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD), the presentation of IBD can vary in terms of clinical symptoms, including location of disease involvement, disease severity, age at diagnosis...

We thank Dr Medford for his interest in our recent article in CHEST (August 2011). 1 Prior studies by our group demonstrated that direct instillation of either Mycoplasma pneumoniae or recombinant M pneumoniae community-acquired respiratory distress syndrome toxin (rCARDS Tx) causes a lymphocytic perivascular response and eventually induces a robust peribronchial infl ammation in both rodents a...

background: the biocompatibility of resin-modifi ed glass ionomers (rmgis) as a lining material is still under question. the present study evaluated the response of the pulp-dentin complex following application of resin-modifi ed glass-ionomer cement, calcium hydroxide and conventional glass-ionomer in deep cavities prepared in human teeth. materials and methods: in this controlled clinical tri...

1. Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Gastroenterologist at the Clínica Fundadores, Clínica Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Hospital Fundación San Carlos 2. Internal Medicine Clínica Fundadores 3. Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Gastroenterologist, Hospital El Tunal ........................................ Rece...

Male germ cells (GC) enter meiosis beginning their complex transition into highly specialized spermatozoa at the time of puberty, after the establishment of immune competence. During the process, a myriad of surface and intracellular proteins are expressed, yet these new autoantigens are tolerated by the testis. The immunogenicity of the proteins is not diminished, as shown by their ability to ...

Background: Lantana montevidensis (L. montevidensis) is native to Brazil, the tea and infusions of the dried leaves have been used in folk medicine. Previous study of L. montevidensis leaves has resulted in the isolation of ten anti-proliferative fl avones. Also, the essential oil of the Brazilian L. montevidensis leaves was investigated for its chemical composition and antimicrobial activity. ...

Sao Paulo Med J. 2008;126(4):220-2. O R IG IN A L A R T IC L E José Eduardo Vasconcelos Fernandes Maria Isete Fares Franco Reinaldo Kenji Suzuki Nelson Mattos Tavares Sansom Henrique Bromberg Intestinal metaplasia in gallbladders: prevalence study Postgraduate program for surgical gastroenterology, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Gall...