Dental caries and total antioxidant status of unstimulated mixed whole saliva in patients aged 16-23 years.

Purpose: The purpose of the studies performed was an attempt to establish a potential relationship between total antioxidant status of unstimulated whole saliva, patients' ages, oral hygiene status and dental caries.

Material And Methods: The study involved 120 non-smokers. Mean age of the study subjects was 18.

Lipoprotein (a) in patients with psoriasis: associations with lipid profiles and disease severity.

Background: Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is a genetically determined molecule whose role has been implied in cardiovascular pathology, and whose levels have been reported to be elevated in patients with psoriasis. Aim To assess the serum levels of Lp(a) in patients with psoriasis, and to investigate the associations of Lp(a) with other lipids and with psoriasis severity.

Methods: Thirty-four patients with psoriasis and 26 healthy control subjects took part in the study.

Plasma interleukin-18 and dendritic cells in males with psoriasis vulgaris.

Peripheral blood dendritic cells seem to play a crucial role in psoriatic inflammatory processes. The aim of our study is to investigate the relationship between plasma interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels and blood dendritic cells in psoriatic patients. IL-18 plasma levels were measured by ELISA.

The relationship between the levels of SigA, lactoferrin and alpha(1) proteinase inhibitor in saliva and permanent dentition caries in 15-year-olds.

A group of 15-year-olds were clinically examined for general state of dentition and level of dental caries. Unstimulated whole saliva from the subjects was laboratory tested to determine the levels of lactoferrin, Secretory IgA (SIgA) and alpha1 proteinase inhibitor. A significant relationship was found between the decayed surface index and the levels of lactoferrin, SIgA and alpha1 proteinase inhibitor in the unstimulated saliva.

[Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in women with uterine myomas].

The levels of proinflammatory cytokines, namely IL-1 alpha, IL-6 and TNF-alpha were determined in blood serum of 26 women with uterine myomas and in 20 healthy controls. A significantly elevated concentration of IL-1 alpha was found in patients with uterine myomas. Levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha were insignificantly higher in women with myomas.