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Open AccessAutologous stem cell transplantation following simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation in severe amyloid light chain amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma: a case report
The involvement of vital organs in multiple myeloma (MM) with systemic amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis can lead to acute organ failure. In this case, the fear of recurrence or progression of multiple myel...
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Telomere length increase after weight loss induced by bariatric surgery: results from a 10 year prospective study
Obesity contributes to telomere attrition. Studies focusing on short-term effects of weight loss have been unable to identify protection of telomere length. This study investigates long-term effects of pronoun...
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Morbus Crohn und Colitis ulcerosa
Morbus Crohn und Colitis ulcerosa sind die zwei wesentlichen chronisch-entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (CED). Beim M. Crohn stehen unspezifische Bauchschmerzen, Durchfall und Mangelernährung im Vordergrund, sod...
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Open AccessPReS13-SPK-1292: Gut microbiome and metabolism
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Cancer in inflammatory bowel disease: frequency and clinical presentation
Links between cancer and inflammation were first identified almost 200 years ago when it was observed that tumours developed at sites of chronic inflammation and inflammatory cells were found in various tumour...
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Alcoholic hepatitis
Severe alcoholic hepatitis is still associated with high mortality and the presence of liver failure manifested by jaundice, coagulopathy and encephalopathy is a poor prognostic indicator.
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Plasma levels of soluble CD40 ligand are elevated in inflammatory bowel diseases
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Circulating interleukin-1 receptor antagonist levels in neonates
Circulating interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Ra) levels have been shown to reflect disease activity in certain conditions in adults. We determined circulating IL-1Ra references values for healthy neonat...
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Divergent in vivo and in vitro antileukemic activity of recombinant interferon beta in patients with chronic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
It was the aim of this study to investigate the antileukemic activities of recombinant interferon beta (rIFN beta) in chronic-phase CML in vitro and in vivo. Nine patients in the early chronic-phase of CML wer...
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Pentoxifylline influences acute-phase response in acute myocardial infarction
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Plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide and tumor necrosis factor-α during transient myocardial ischemia in patients with stable angina
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Suppression of thyroid function by interferon-alpha2 in man
Profound biological changes occur in patients treated with interferon. Observations of endocrine changes prompted us to examine the effects of subcutaneous alpha-interferon administration in single doses on ci...
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Acute phase response after myocardial infarction: Correlation between serum levels of cytokines and C-reactive protein
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Heterogenous Progenitor Sensitivity to Various Cytokines in Patients with Myeloproliferative Disorders; Correlation of In Vitro Interferon-α Sensitivity with the Clinical Responsiveness to Recombinant Interferon-α
Interferon-α (IFN-α) has recently been evaluated for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) by several investigators [1–8]. Using natural or various recombinant IFN-α preparations, significant im...
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Acute Effects of Recombinant IFN-γ on White Blood Cell Counts and Lymphocyte Subsets in the Peripheral Blood of Cancer Patients
Recently interferon- γ (IFN- γ) has been widely tested in clinical trials. These studies investigated not only efficacy but also several immunomodulatory properties of the cytokine [1–4]. In all studies publis...
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Behandlung von steroidresistenten Abstoßungsreaktionen nach Transplantation solider Organe mit einem monoklonalen Anti-CD 4 Antikörper
Nach Transplantation solider Organe sind Abstoßungsreaktionen trotz verbes serter prophylaktischer Immunsuppression immer noch eine bedeutsame und häufige Komplikation. Insbesonders jene Abstoßungen, bei denen...
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Effect of Recombinant Interferon Alpha-2 on the Growth of Hematopoetic Progenitor Cells in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Its Relationship to the Clinical Efficacy
α-Interferon (IFN) has recently been evaluated for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) [1, 2, 7–9]. Using natural and recombinant DNA-derived IFN-α preparations, significant improvement of hema...
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Dose related effectiveness of alpha interferon in chronic myelogenous leukemia
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Phenotypic alteration of leukemic hairy cells upon interferon-alpha treatment in vitro