background:  sternocostoclavicular joint (sccj) swelling is an underdiagnosed, albeit important entity in clinical practice. the present study was conducted in order to identify the incidence and common causes of this entity.  methods:  patients presenting to the orthopaedic clinic with a swelling of the sternocostoclavicular joint, during the study period of two years were included, and detail...

inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (imt) is a rare neoplastic lesion with tendency toward local aggressive behavior and recurrence. the tumor most commonly occurs in the pulmonary system of children and young adult, although it may rarely develop in older patients and other organs. symptoms are non-specific and depend on the location of the tumor. the gastrointestinal tract is rarely the primar...

introduction: about one third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (tb) and each year, about 1.5 to 2 million people die from tb. procalcitonin (pct) is an inflammatory marker that its level has variable materials and methods: this conducted on patients with pulmonary tb. data were collected using a check list. the serum level of pct was measured by elisa test at the beg...

atrial fibrillation (af) is associated with inflammatory and hypercoagulability state. previous studies evaluated the safety and efficacy of dabigatran and warfarin in prevention of thrombothic complications. this study was intended to assess the influence of these drugs on hemostatic and inflammatory markers among patient underwent pulmonary vein ablation.   a total of 100 patients with af who...

Inflammatory and oxidizing factors are important for the triggering of diseases such as arthritis, lupus, currently, serious effects coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has an increase in inflammatory during its development and, consequently, can be mitigated by beneficial Baccharis dracunculifolia (Bd) Brazilian Green Propolis (BGP). A literature search through PubMed, ResearchGate HOLLIS Ha...

Pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a global problem. Inflammatory responses are the primary characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in intensive care units (ICU). The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical importance of inflammatory cells and factors for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in ICU. A total of 124 patients with p...

BACKGROUND Sepsis is a systemic inflammation associated with infection caused by pathogenic micro-organisms with high mortality rates. OBJECTIVE In this study, we investigated the protective effect of Propionibacterium acnes-killed against polymicrobial sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture. METHODS The mice were treated by intramuscular route in 1, 3, 5, and 7 days before the cecal...

Abstract This study confirmed the association with inflammation-related proteins, mediators, and cytokines using saucerneol D from Saururus chinensis leaf, a useful ingredient increased through elicitor treatment. To confirm anti-inflammatory effect, were treated lipopolysaccharide, which induces pro-inflammatory factors in Raw 264.7 cell. The influences measured by dint of chemical assay weste...

background and objective: inflammatory pseudotumor  is a lesion composed of proliferating spindle cells with mixed inflammatory infiltrates. some authors have proposed the name inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor as a proper descriptive term rather than the vague inflammatory pseudotumor. the aim of this study was to verify the myofibroblastic origin of spindle cells in idiopathic orbital inflam...

neuroinflammation is inflammation of the nervous tissue. it be initiated in response to infection, toxic metabolites, auto immunity, traumatic brain injury and variety of causes. exercise is a promising mechanism of prevention and treatment for disease characterized by neuroinflammation. the benefits of exercise and physical activity (pa) are well known and have effects on function of the centr...