suma/inflammation

Rationale: Different lines of evidence now suggest that low grade inflammation in the central nervous system is involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. These include the altered risk of schizophrenia patients and their relatives for specific auto-immune diseases, clinical similarities between

In the current study, the investigators aim to investigate the effect of additional treatment with prednisolone on symptomatic improvement, global functioning, cognition and on immunological parameters in patients with early-stage psychotic disorder, applying a randomized double-blind

Various cancer types are associated with chronic inflammation. During the formation of cancer the immune system is being activated by the tumor in order to evoke an anti-tumor immune response. However, as the tumor develops, this gives rise to a chronic inflammation, causing the immune system to

Study Design This is a 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled investigation of 40 chronic schizophrenia patients. Participants Forty patients will be drawn from the patient population of Be'er Sheva Mental Health Center. Recruitment period will last over 2 years. Patients will be

Background: Keratoconus is a progressive, non-inflammatory corneal disease in which irregular refractive properties of the cornea result in loss of visual acuity. Keratoconus usually arise in adolescence, is bilateral and has an estimated incidence of 1:2000. The aetiology of keratoconus is largely

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RPL554 is a dual inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) and phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) which are known to have a role in modulating the inflammatory airway response in respiratory diseases, including COPD. PDE3 inhibitors act as bronchodilators whilst PDE4 inhibitors have anti-inflammatory

Patients aged 18 or over with active UC defined as a Mayo score > 3 with an endoscopic score >0 will be eligible for the study. Subjects will be excluded if they are participating in another clinical trial, are unable to give informed consent, have severe comorbid medical illness, have concomitant

One of the current treatments for choroidal neovascularization in exudative age related macular degeneration (ARMD) involves a combination of laser photocoagulation (PDT) and injections of an anti-inflammatory (Dexamethasone) and an anti-angiogenic (Bevacizumab). This combination therapy is designed

Data will be analyzed and reported as mean. The target population is approximately 70 healthy adult volunteers. There will be two groups with a total of 35 subjects per group. Subjects will be randomized using a simple random sample. A computer-generated randomization schedule will be prepared by

The optimal method of controlling postoperative pain in children undergoing hernia repair would effectively relieve pain for extended periods of time and have no adverse effects. Unfortunately, such an ideal technique does not exist. The control of postoperative pediatric pain after hernia repair is

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. (1,2) The exacerbated inflammatory response in COVID-19 infected critically ill patients calls for appropriate anti inflammatory therapeutics combined with antiviral effects. Thus, drugs combining anti-inflammatory and antiviral

Leukotrienes plays an important role as mediator for inflammatory changes in acute as well as chronic asthma. There are three randomized controlled trials involving 274 adult patients with acute asthma who were treated with montelukast (intravenous in 2 and intravenous and oral in one study) to see