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Article
Hyaluronidase ameliorates rejection-induced edema
Hyaluronan, a glucosaminoglycan with unique water-binding capacity, is accumulated in the interstitial edematous tissue in rejecting organs. We here investigated whether the increased tissue content of water ...
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Article
Regional Rectal Perfusion: A New in Vivo Approach to Study Rectal Drug Absorption in Man
Background: In vivo permeability measurements of drugs in the colonic/rectal region in humans are difficult. A new instrument for the perfusion of a defined and closed segment in the colon/rectum was developed...
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Article
205 HYALURONAN AND WATER CONTENT IN THE LUNG OF PRETERM AND TERM INFANTS WHO DIED LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER BIRTH
Fetal connective tissue is known to have a very high concentration of hyaluronan (HA) and of water. In rabbit pups the concentration of HA in the lung has its lowest value one day before term gestation (Am J P...
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Article
Regional Jejunal Perfusion, a New in Vivo Approach to Study Oral Drug Absorption in Man
Recently a new in vivo approach in man, using a regional intestinal perfusion technique, has been developed. The perfusion tube consists of a multichannel tube with two inflatable balloons, which are placed 10 cm...
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Jejunal secretion of secretory immunoglobulins and gliadin antibodies in celiac disease
The aim of this study was to determine the secretion of secretory immunoglobulins and gliadin antibodies in the small bowel in celiac disease. Twenty-four patients were investigated by perfusion of a defined j...
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Metal content of neutrophil granules is altered in chronic inflammation
The mass fraction of certain elements was measured in isolated granulocytes and isolated granulocyte granule fractions from patients with active inflammatory arthritides (N=6) and healthy controls (N=6). The pati...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Clinical Effects and Renal Side Effects in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases Treated with Ciclosporin (CyA)
We have used ciclosporin (CyA) since 1981 in the treatment of selected cases with severe autoimmune diseases. Our first patient suffered from life-threatening relapsing polychondritis. She had been treated wit...
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Chapter
The Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on Neutrophil Function in Vitro and in Vivo
Defective neutrophil function is an established cause of increased infection propensity. In addition defects may also predispose to other diseases such as SLE (to be published) and reumatoid arthritis1 due to an ...