Lipofuscin, homocysteine and tissue polypeptide specific antigen in gestational hypertension.

Objective: The aim of this study were to assess the levels of lipofuscin (parameter of oxidative stress), homocysteine (as a marker of vascular injury) and tissue specific antigen - TPS - (as a marker of cell proliferation) in relation to arterial pressure of pregnant woman.

Study Design: Healthy pregnant women (n=18), women with mild 140/90=< RR<160/100 (n=19), and severe 160/100= View Article and Find Full Text PDF

[Carcinosarcoma of the pancreas--case report and literature review].

Forty seven year old man underwent laparotomy because of obstructive jaundice. As a cause of biliary tree obstruction a tumor of the head of the pancreas was diagnosed. Pancreatoduodenectomy was performed.

Rheological properties of red blood cells in kidney transplant recipients: the role of lipid profile and type of immunosuppresion.

Introduction: The main rheological properties of red blood cells (RBC) are deformability and aggregability. Deformability is one of the most important factors of RBC flow in high-shear rate areas, especially in the microcirculation. Aggregability of erythrocytes can impair circulation in low-shear rate areas.

[Secondary primary, bilocal sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma in a patient previously treated for testicular cancer].

Frequency of neoplastic diseases among patients cured successfully from testicular cancer is higher than in normal population. Synchronous occurrence of neoplasms in those patients is a rarity. The case of simultaneous adenocarcinoma of ascending and sigmoid colon in a man effectively treated before for testicular cancer is presented.

Decreased red blood cells deformability in acute pancreatitis in the rat. Effect of tirilazad mesylate.

Unlabelled: The ability of erythrocytes to deform is the key feature in maintain the microcirculation. Both acute pancreatitis and decrease in deformability of erythrocytes are associated with increase in lipid peroxidation as a result of excess production of free radicals. Hence the aim of this study was to investigate the red blood cell (RBC) deformability and lipid peroxidation product content within erythrocytes in acute pancreatitis in rats.