aldolase/inflammation

The phosphorylation changes of nociceptive signaling proteins in the spinal cord dorsal horn (SCDH) are important in creating exaggerated pain following peripheral inflammation. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been widely used to relieve acute and chronic inflammatory pain in human and experimental pain

BACKGROUND Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) carry autoantibodies such as perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. The aim of the current study was to further characterize the immune reactivity in IBD. METHODS We used an immunoproteomic approach with extracts from granulocytes

Using a radio-immunoassay, aldolase A and B isoenzyme concentrations have been measured in the sera of patients in order to assess their specificity and sensitivity in a variety of hepatic disorders. Serum aldolase A has been confirmed to be elevated in some patients with malignant infiltration of

OBJECTIVE To assess for novel markers of muscle damage using urinary muscle metabolites by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). METHODS Creatine (Cr), choline (Cho), betaine (Bet), glycine (Gly), trimethylamine oxide (TMAO), and several

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Recent studies have shown a strong association between MDD and peripheral inflammation, shown by a higher incidence of depression in patients with inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel

OBJECTIVE To characterize the cellular, immunological, and inflammatory response to retinal photocoagulation of intense rupture laser lesions as a model of retinal degenerative diseases. METHODS Seven C57BL/6 mice were irradiated using a 532-nm laser to induce 10 retinal burns per eye that ruptured

Insulin resistance and hepatotoxicity induced in high fructose fed rats may involve fructose derived endogenous toxins formed by inflammation. Thus fructose was seventy-fold more toxic if hepatocytes were exposed to non-toxic levels of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) released by inflammatory cells.

We measured certain enzyme activities (aldolase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatine kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase) and inflammation markers (alpha 1-antitrypsin, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, and leukocytes) each day for four days in plasma of patients with severe head injury. The univariate

Although recent studies have underscored the role of the heme-oxygenase (HO) inducer hemin, on insulin-signaling and glucose metabolism, the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. In this study, two-dimensional-gel electrophoresis, massspectrometry and MSACOT-analyses were used to

Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare localized fibrosing disorder of the fascia whose diagnosis is often suspected based on clinical findings and laboratory values. These lab abnormalities can be transient in early disease and may not always be present. We have reviewed a case series of patients to

BACKGROUND Cellular adaptation to hypoxia is mediated in part by the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1). Accumulating data suggest that pro-inflammatory mediators can up-regulate HIF-1alpha protein expression and HIF-1 DNA-binding activity in the absence of hypoxia. Accordingly,

Acute myocarditis is an unpredictable heart disease, which is caused by inflammation-associated cell death. Although viral infection and drug exposure are known to induce acute myocarditis, the molecular basis for its development remains undefined. Using proteomics and molecular analyses in

In a case-controlled study, serum creatinine kinase (CK) activity was significantly lower in 40 patients with RA than in 40 age- and sex-matched patients with non-inflammatory arthropathies [mean 37.6 (S.D. 29.2) vs 77.7 (S.D. 45.3) IU/l respectively P < 0.0001]. In contrast, serum levels of