Protective immunity against Helicobacter pylori infection in mice has been associated with a strong Th1 response, involving IL-12 as well as IFN-gamma, but recent studies have also demonstrated prominent eosinophilic infiltration, possibly linked to local Th2 activity in the gastric mucosa. In this study we investigated the role of IL-18, because this cytokine has been found to be a coregulator...

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is defined as primary eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. Endoscopic findings of this disease entity are non-specific, and huge gastric ulceration as initial presentation is extremely rare. We experienced a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting with abdominal pain in a 38 year-old-woman. Deep and huge ulceration in gastric antrum and b...

A preterm boy died 4 days after delivery from septicaemia which at necropsy was found to be due to perforation of an eosinophilic lesion of the terminal ileum. Eosinophilic infiltration was also found in kidney, lymph node, bone marrow, portal tracts of liver, gall bladder, and bile duct with associated obstruction of the cystic duct and mucocele of the gall bladder. No allergic cause for the i...

OBJECTIVES Nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis is a newly recognized cause of chronic cough. Our objective was to review the pathogenesis, natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition. METHODS The current literature was reviewed using an Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed literature review for all studies published in the English language from 1963 to December 2004 using the medical subj...

background :cell proliferation is one of the most critical factors in metastasis and prognosis of the malignant tumors.recent investigations show that the eosinophil granolosytes have an important role in developing of malignant tumors. the relation between cell proliferation and eosinophilic infiltration in oral squamous cell carcinoma (oscs) with prognosis is unclear.the aim of this study was...

OBJECTIVE The Bcl6 gene encodes a sequence-specific transcriptional repressor and is ubiquitously expressed in adult murine tissues including heart muscle. The objective of this study was to examine the role of Bcl6 in cardiac myocytes. METHOD We developed Bcl6-deficient (Bcl6-/-) mice and histologically examined hearts from these mice. RESULTS Massive myocarditis with eosinophilic infiltra...

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder is a rare disorder characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. There are various gastrointestinal manifestations with eosinophilic ascites being the most unusual and rare presentation. Diagnosis requires high index of suspicion and exclusion of various disorders associated with peripheral eosinophilia. There are no previous ca...

INTRODUCTION Eosinophilic colitis, which is a rare form of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, occurs as primary and secondary allergic eosinophilic colitis of the gastrointestinal tract infection, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, and vasculitis. The diagnosis is based on a significant amount of eosinophils in the inflammatory infiltrate of the colon wall. AIM To analyze the cl...

Eosinophilic fasciitis (Schulman's syndrome) is a rare disease with specific clinical symptoms such as the groove sign which facilitate diagnosis. We report a typical case of eosinophilic fasciitis in an otherwise healthy 49-year-old man who presented with "prayer and groove signs". Histological analysis showed sclerosis and eosinophilic infiltration of the fascia. The patient was successfully ...