Serum VEGF and b-FGF profiles after tension-free or conventional hernioplasty

2004

Increased markers of angiogenesis in peripheral blood in long distance runners after a race

2004

Acute inflammatory response after inguinal and incisional hernia repair with implant of polypropylene mesh of different sizes.

2004

Erythrocyte production in obstructive sleep apnea

2004

Effect of endurance and maximal exercise on reticulocytes in athletes

2004

Acute phase response in oldest-old individuals after surgical stress.

2006

Ruolo del recettore TLR4 nella febbre bottonosa e nella longevità

2005

Interleukin-12 in Human Boutonneuse Fever Caused by Rickettsia conorii

2000

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…