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Hippocratic Fingers In Behcet'S Disease
(British Med Journal Publ Group, 1997)
Digital clubbing has been a well recognised feature of several distinct clinical conditions, including respiratory, cardiac, and gastrointestinal diseases since the Hippocratic era. However, clubbing associated with Behcet's ...
In Vivo Platelet And T-Lymphocyte Activities During Pulmonary Tuberculosis
(Munksgaard Int Publ Ltd, 1998)
Platelets have been suggested to play a role in the inflammatory response, including defence against bacteria. The aims of this study were to determine in vivo platelet activity during the clinical course of pulmonary ...
In Vitro Activities Of Antibiotics Alone And In Combination Against Brucella Melitensis At Neutral And Acidic Phs
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 1999)
Brucellae survive acidic pHs in phagolysosomes. Azithromycin, streptomycin, and quinolones were active against Brucella melitensis at pH 7.0 but not at pH 5.0; rifampin and doxycycline retained activity at pH 5.0. Regardless ...
Predominance of Null Mutations in Ataxia-Telangiectasia
(Oxford Univ Press, 1996)
Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is an autosomal recessive disorder involving cerebellar degeneration, immunodeficiency, chromosomal instability, radiosensitivity and cancer predisposition. The responsible gene, AIM, was recently ...
Quinolones in Treatment of Human Brucellosis Comparative Trial of Ofloxacin-Rifampin Versus Doxycycline-Rifampin
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 1993)
Quinolones have been reported to be active against Brucella species in vitro. In this prospective randomized study, the efficacy and safety of the combination of ofloxacin plus rifampin were compared with the efficacy and ...
Serum Thrombopoietin Levels in Haemodialysis Patients: Involvement of Arteriovenous Fistula
(Oxford Univ Press, 1999)
Background. Thrombopoietin (Tpo) is a recently cloned growth factor which plays a critical role in the regulation of thrombopoiesis. Tpo has also been shown to stimulate in vitro and in vivo erythroid cell growth. Although ...
Pinealectomy Aggravates and Melatonin Administration Attenuates Brain Damage in Focal Ischemia
(Sage Publications Inc, 1999)
Large infarcts develop in pinealectomized rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion, which was attributed to loss of antioxidant action of melatonin. However, melatonin also has vascular actions, and pinealectomy ...