Infection and inflammation influence the outcome of patients with asymptomatic carotid lesions. Int Angiol. 2004. 23(suppl.1)

Sulla esistenza di un complesso siciliano di Rickettsia spp

Infection and inflammation influence the outcome of patients with asymptomatic carotid lesions

RUOLO DEI FATTORI DI RISCHIO TRADIZIONALI E DELLA PROTEINA-C REATTIVA NELLA PATOGENESI DELLA DISFUNZIONE ENDOTELIALE

LESIONI CAROTIDEE ASINTOMATICHE, INCIDENZA DI EVENTI VASCOLARI FATALI E NON IN UNA POPOLAZIONE DI DIABETICI DI TIPO II: RUOLO DELLA PROTEINA C REATTIVA AD ALTA SENSIBILITA’

Israeli spotted fever rickettsia: a new agent of Mediterranean spotted fever in Sicily (Italy)

ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID LESIONS AND AGING: ROLE OF HYPERTENSION AND OTHER RISK FACTORS

Correlation between deficiency of 25 (OH) vitamin D, bone mineral density and markers of bone turnover in sicialian postmenopausal womens

cardiovascular effects of I/D angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphismin healty subjects: Findings after follow-up of six years

Background - An increasing number of studies with conflicting results regarding the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene deletion polymorphism and cardiovascular disease has recently been published. The present prospective long-term study was conducted to evaluate whether the DD genotype could also be associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension in healthy subjects over 6 years of follow-up. We also investigated the effects of the ACE-I/D genotypes on diastolic function by echocardiography in healthy subjects without any risk factors and any events after 6 years of follow-up. Methods - Population: 684 healthy volunteers (aged 25-55 years) normotensive and free…

Evaluation of an IgM-ELISA test for the diagnosis of human leptospirosis

INCIDENZA DELL’ATEROSCLEROSI CORONARICA E PERIFERICA IN RELAZIONE ALLA PRESENZA DELLA SINDROME METABOLICA IN UNA POPOLAZIONE AMBULATORIALE NON SELEZIONATA: RUOLO DELLA PCR E DEL FIBRINOGENO

RUOLO DEI FATTORI DI RISCHIO TRADIZIONALI E DELLA PROTEINA-C REATTIVA NELLA PATOGENESI DELLA DISFUNZIONE ENDOTELIALE

Interleukin-12 in Human Boutonneuse Fever Caused by Rickettsia conorii

Interleukin (IL)-12 contributes to the resistance against a number of intracellular pathogens. We examined the potential biological role of IL-12 by studying peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), its production and its effect on cytokine synthesis in 20 Sicilian patients with boutonneuse fever (BF) caused by Rickettsia conorii. Data indicate that PBMC from acute BF patients were able to produce IL-12 in response to in vitro stimulation with rickettsial antigen (Ag): this production was higher than that detected in healed patients. Monocytes were the main source of IL-12 by PBMC from BF patients. IL-12 secretion by in vitro Ag-stimulated PBMC from BF patients was potentiated by recombin…

Israeli spotted fever rickettsia: a new agent of Mediterranean spotted fever in Sicily (Italy)