of illnesses with varied etiology. They range from clearly infectious diseases such as progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy to hereditary metabolic disorders such as adrenoleucodystrophy and metachromatic leucodystrophy to a group of disorders of unknown etiology (Table 14.1). Whether multiple sclerosis (MS) and its variants comprise a single disease with a highly varied course or a group...

atherosclerosis is the most common cause of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. various risk factors have been identified for atherosclerosis. recently, bacterial and viral organisms, which are involved in chronic inflammatory processes, have been also implicated in atherosclerosis development. individuals with a prior history of periodontal diseases and/or tooth loss are considered to be...

Elastase is an elastin lytic enzyme that inhibits the deposition of fat on arterial walls and suppresses fat buildup. The changes in the renal glomerular basement membrane were observed over 30days ofelastase administration in N. Y. S. mice (experimental congenital diabetic animals). and the treated group showed a lessening in the thickening of the basement membrane. The thichness of the baseme...

As early as 1890, Ewald (1) showed that extracts of pancreas were able to dissolve the elastic fibers of connective tissue. In 1950, Balo and Banga (2) described the properties of a purified enzyme obtained from defatted pancreatic powder, distinct from trypsin and chymotrypsin, and capable of dissolving elastic fibers either in tissues or in test tubes. Lewis, Williams, and Brink (3) have sinc...

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context celiac disease (cd) is defined as a permanent intolerance to ingested gluten. the intolerance to gluten results in immune-mediated damage of small intestine mucosa manifested by villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia. these abnormalities resolve with initiationa gluten-free diet. evidence acquisition pubmed, ovid, and google were searched for full text articles published between 1963 and...

background : there is an association   of celiac disease (cd) with several gastrointestinal illnesses. we aimed to determine   the prevalence of cd in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) to evaluate the value of the routine serological tests for cd in these patients. methods : patients with ibd underwent   screening test for cd. the screening test was based on iga anti-ttg antibody e...