Celiac disease(CeD)is a multifactorial autoimmune disorder spread worldwide.The exposure to gluten,a protein found in cereals like wheat,barley and rye,is the main environmental factor involved in its pathogenesis.Eve...
Supported by Grants from the"Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro"Investigator Grant,No.1461;‘‘Istituto Toscano Tumori’’;"Fondazione Istituto di Ricerche Virologiche Oretta Bartolomei Corsi";"Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze"
Mixed cryoglobulinemia(MC)is the extrahepatic manifestation most strictly correlated with hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection;it is a benign autoimmune and lymphoproliferative disorder that evolves to lymphoma in5%-10%of ...
Supported by Grants from Fonden til Lgevidenskabens Fremme(the AP Mller Foundation);the Family Erichsen Memorial Foundation;the Lundbeck Foundation;the Axel Muusfeldts Foundation;the Foundation of Aase and Ejnar Danielsen
The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is complex and largely unknown. Until recently, research has focused on the study of protein regulators in inflammation to reveal the cellular and molecular network...
Considering epidemiological,genetic and immunological data,we can conclude that the inflammatory bowel diseases are heterogeneous disorders of multifactorial etiology in which hereditability and environment interact t...
Considering the epidemiological, genetic and immunological data, we can conclude that the inflammatory bowel diseases are heterogeneous disorders of multifactorial etiology in which hereditability and environment inte...
The clinical course of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is highly variable between patients,and this has therapeutic implications.A number of clinical features have been identified,which predict a mild or more s...
a research grant from the University of Delhi, No. 52301/01;Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Limited and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, No. 9834512
AIM: To study the effect of combined omeprazole(Ome) and domperidone(Dom) therapy on asthma symptoms and pulmonary function in asthmatics with gastroesoph- ageal reflux. METHODS: We selected 198 asthmatics with ...
AIM: To examine the clinical characteristics of a subgroup of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and compare them to those with known risk factors. METHODS: We used the HCC database of 306 patients seen ...
Smoking of tobacco products continues to be a major cause of worldwide health problems. Epidemiological studies have shown that tobacco smoking is the greatest risk factor for the development of pancreatic cancer. Smo...
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic inflammatory autoimmune conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. Other organs, such as the eyes, skin an...