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Ugeskr Laeger
September 2008
Afdeling M, Arhus Sygehus, Arhus Universitetshospital, DK-8000 Arhus C.
Pol Arch Med Wewn
August 2005
Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Endokrynologii AM, Warszawie.
Transient character of laboratory abnormalities is usually explained as a false result of estimation. Spontaneous disappearance of laboratory abnormalities could be recognized as non-important and contradicting serious disease. Presented case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) denies these assumptions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNephrol Dial Transplant
October 2004
Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Background: Withdrawal of steroids should be attempted after organ transplantation because of their adverse cardiovascular and metabolic effects. However, immunological, haemodynamic and symptomatic complications may occur due to the suppression of endogenous corticoid hormone synthesis under exogenous steroid intake. We have examined the effect of chronic steroid medication on adrenocortical function, and of steroid withdrawal, in immunologically stable renal transplant patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBull Exp Biol Med
October 2003
Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Biological Faculty, M V Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Stress increased secretory activity of mast cells in the mesentery and subcutaneous fat of rats. Intraperitoneal injection of Semax and prolyl-glycyl-proline in doses of 0.05 and 1 mg/kg, respectively, 1 h before stress abolished this effect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn the basis of long clinical experience principles are substantiated and schemes are suggested of therapy of childhood disseminated sclerosis (DS), these being as follows: 1) pulse therapy with high dose intravenous corticosteroids, a switch-over to oral intake followed by synacten-depo during the phase of exacerbation; 2) long-term maintenance therapy during transition to the phase of remission. The above algorithm allowed the patients to be helped out of the exacerbation. Analysis of 3-to-11 yr catamnesis permitted assessing the efficacy and outcomes of the proposed therapy in children.
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