Objective Biochemical indicators such as N-terminal pro-brain type natriuretic peptide (NT pro-BNP) and high-sensitivity Creactive protein (hsCRP) predict mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, little is known about the relationship of these factors with severity of coronary artery stenosis in patients with. Methods Three hundred and thirty-one subjects including 246 unstable angi...

Obesity (often complicated by type 2 diabetes), arterial hypertension, and hyperlipidemia show insulin resistance (1), metabolic abnormalities (triglycerides, insulin and blood glucose levels, and HDL cholesterol levels [2]), subclinical inflammation (3,4), functional and metabolic indexes of endothelial dysfunction (5–7), and sympathetic overactivity (8 –12). Inflammation (Creactive protein, w...

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of the Bioimmuno administration in feed and/or immunisation with the ‘Respisure’ One vaccine against mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine on the development of non-specific immune response expressed by the level of acute phase proteins (APP). The study was performed on 28 piglets at the age of 4 weeks, divided into four equal groups. The bioprep...

Background: Blunting the perioperative stress response and preserving immune function are critical issues for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Aim: The present study investigated whether perioperative thoracic epidural block affects postoperative immune response in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Patients and Methods: Patients undergoing major abdominal surgery were ran...

Objectives. To determine if the low iron state described in obese children is associated with the chronic inflammatory state seen in obesity. Study Design. Obese children age from 2 to 19 years seen at a weight management clinic were studied prospectively. Data were collected on age, gender, BMI, BMI z-score, serum iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation, free erythrocyte protoporphyrin, high se...

C-reactive protein is a substance which appears in human blood during the acute phase of a variety of infectious diseases as well as during the course of certain non-infectious diseases. The presence of C-reactive protein in serum was first recognized as the result of its property of reacting to form a precipitate with the somatic C polysaccharide of pneumococeus (1). This reaction is responsib...

A strong link between obesity, hypercoagulability and thrombogenesis, had been recognized. Chemerin is a novel adipokine that has been activated by the coagulation process and suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. We aimed to identify the possible relationship between chemerin levels and haemostatic changes in the high fat diet (HFD) fed rats. A total nu...

036 A 17-year-old woman, who was born in Bangladesh, presented to an accident and emergency department in the United Kingdom with a history of being unwell for 24 hours. She had a headache and fever, and was vomiting. On questioning, there was no photophobia or neck stiffness. She lives in the United Kingdom and had been for a holiday to Bangladesh 4 months previously. The family members were a...

Psoas abscess (PA) is encountered infrequently in children. Pyogenic psoas abscess is most commonly a primary process associated with Staphylococcus aureus in children. Herein we present a female adolescent of secondary psoas abscess associated with ruptured retrocecal appendicitis, and it was successfully treated by broadspectrum antibiotics and prompt surgical intervention. The patient was a ...

Result The patient was followed for three years for daily fever 40°C, hepato-splenomegaly, bone pain of the lower limbs and growth retardation. ESR (105mm/h) and Creactive protein level (CRP=97mg/l) were high. Bone X ray found multiple osteolytic and osteosclerotic lesions in femurs, tibia, and pelvis. Whole-body MRI showed hyperintensity of the skeletal bone marrow in T2weighted images and ret...