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Cognitive impairment in Behçet's disease patients without overt neurological involvement

2003

We investigated the prevalence of cognitive impairment in patients with Behc¸et’s disease (BD) without overt neurological involvement. The influence of disease duration, disease activity, prednisone dosage, and anxiety and depression levels was evaluated. Twenty-six consecutive BD outpatients and 26 healthy controls matched for age, education and sex completed a comprehensive neuropsychological battery including tests of memory, visuospatial and constructional abilities, language, attention and psychomotor speed, non-verbal reasoning and executive functioning. The Hamilton scales for anxiety and depression were administered. Disease activity was assessed using the Behc¸et’s Disease Current …

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyBehcet's diseaseNeuropsychological TestsNeuropsychologyPredictive Value of TestsPrednisoneInternal medicineOdds RatiomedicineCorticosteroidHumansAttentionDisease activityDepression (differential diagnoses)DemographyLanguagePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor learningVascular diseaseBehcet SyndromeCase-control studyNeuropsychologyVerbal Learningmedicine.diseaseCognitive impairmentMemory Short-TermNeurologyCase-Control StudiesPhysical therapyAnxietySettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptomCognition DisordersPsychologyBehcet’s diseasePsychomotor Performancemedicine.drugJournal of the Neurological Sciences
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Factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene G20210A mutations in Italian patients with Behcet's disease and deep vein thrombosis

2004

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency and type of vascular lesions and to study the association of factor V gene G1691A (Leiden) and prothrombin gene G20210A polymorphisms with venous thrombosis in Italian patients with Behçet's disease (BD). METHODS: Included were 118 consecutive Italian BD patients followed over a 3-year period (1997-1999) who satisfied the International Study Group criteria for BD. The control group consisted of 132 healthy Italian blood donors. All BD patients and controls were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction and allele-specific restriction enzyme techniques for factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene G20210A polymorphisms. RESULTS: Vascular lesions were observed in …

AdultMaleVenous ThrombosisFactor V Leiden mutation Prothrombin G20210A mutationAdolescentGenotypeBehcet SyndromeFactor VMiddle AgedBehc ̧et’s disease; Deep vein thrombosis; Factor V Leiden mutation Prothrombin G20210A mutationAdolescent; Adult; Behcet Syndrome; Factor V; Female; Gene Frequency; Genotype; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Prothrombin; Risk Factors; Venous Thrombosis; Point MutationGene FrequencyItalyDeep vein thrombosiRisk FactorsFactor V Leiden mutationHumansPoint MutationFemaleProthrombinProthrombin G20210A mutationBehcet’s disease
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NF-kappaB protects Behcet's disease T cells against CD95-induced apoptosis up-regulating antiapoptotic proteins

2005

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether prolongation of the inflammatory reaction in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) is related to apoptosis resistance and is associated with the up-regulation of antiapoptotic factors. METHODS: The percentage of cell death was evaluated by flow cytometry in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 35 patients with BD and 30 healthy volunteers. The expression levels of antiapoptotic factors and NF-kappaB regulatory proteins were measured using Western blotting and immunohistochemical analyses. To down-regulate NF-kappaB nuclear translocation, BD T lymphocytes were exposed in vitro to thalidomide and subjected to transfection with NF-kappaB small interfering RNA. …

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