The Levels of Ghrelin, TNF-, and IL-6 in Children with Cyanotic and Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Erdal Yilmaz,Bilal Ustundag,Yasar Sen,Saadet Akarsu,A. Nese Citak Kurt,Yasar Dogan

Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in Peripical Tissue Exudates of Teeth with Apical Periodontitis

Sonja Pezelj-Ribari ,Karolina Maga i ,Jelena Prpi ,Ivana Mileti ,Zoran Karlovi

Plasma Interleukin-18 and Dendritic Cells in Males with Psoriasis Vulgaris

Aldona Pietrzak,Konrad Janowski,Gra yna Chodorowska,Anna Michalak-Stoma,Jacek Roliński,Anna Zalewska,Iwona Jastrz bska,Jacek Tabarkiewicz,Tomasz Paszkowski,Ewa Kape ,Dorota Krasowska

Leptin Levels in Various Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Hakan Buyukoglan,Inci Gulmez,Fahrettin Kelestimur,Levent Kart,F. Sema Oymak,Ramazan Demir,Mustafa Ozesmi

Association of GST Genes Polymorphisms with Asthma in Tunisian Children

Chelbi Hanene,Lachheb Jihene,Ammar Jamel,Hamzaoui Kamel,Hamzaoui Agnès

Increased Endothelin-1 Levels of BAL Fluid in Patients with Beh？et's Disease

Kamel Hamzaoui,Hanene Chelbi,Mariam Kamoun,Imen Ben Dhifallah,Agnes Hamzaoui

Peritoneal Protein Losses and Cytokine Generation in Automated Peritoneal Dialysis with Combined Amino Acids and Glucose Solutions

H. L. Tjiong,F. J. Zijlstra,T. Rietveld,J. L. Wattimena,J. G. M. Huijmans,G. R. Swart,M. W. J. A. Fieren

Plasma Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Interleukin-6 in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

N. Konuk,I. O. Tek n,U. Ozturk,L. Atik,N. Atasoy,S. Bektas,A. Erdogan

Proinflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Periodontal Disease

Ivan Borges Jr.,Emília Addison Machado Moreira,Danilo Wilhem Filho,Tiago Bittencourt de Oliveira,Marcelo Barreto Spirelle da Silva,Tania Silvia Fr de

Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein and sCD14 are Not Produced as Acute Phase Proteins in Cardiac Surgery

Manuela Kudlova,Pavel Kunes,Martina Kolackova,Vladimir Lonsky,Jiri Mandak,Ctirad Andrys,Karolina Jankovicova,Jan Krejsek

Antimicrobial Activity Does Not Predict Cytokine Response to Adrenomedullin or Its Shortened Derivatives

Quratul Ann Hussain,Barry E. Sheehan,Ian J. McKay,Robert P. Allaker

High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein Induction by Mycobacterium Bovis BCG

Péter Hofner,Gy rgy Seprényi,András Miczák,Krisztina Buzás,Zsófia Gyulai,Katalin F. Medzihradszky,Ari Rouhiainen,Heikki Rauvala,Yvette Mándi

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Flavonoids: Genistein, Kaempferol, Quercetin, and Daidzein Inhibit STAT-1 and NF- B Activations, Whereas Flavone, Isorhamnetin, Naringenin, and Pelargonidin Inhibit only NF- B Activation along with Their Inhibitory Effect on iNOS Expression and NO Production in Activated Macrophages

Mari H m l inen,Riina Nieminen,Pia Vuorela,Marina Heinonen,Eeva Moilanen

Administration of PDE4 Inhibitors Suppressed the Pannus-Like Inflammation by Inhibition of Cytokine Production by Macrophages and Synovial Fibroblast Proliferation

Katsuya Kobayashi,Toshio Suda,Haruhiko Manabe,Ichiro Miki

Antioxidant Mechanism is Involved in the Gastroprotective Effects of Ozonized Sunflower Oil in Ethanol-Induced Ulcers in Rats

Zullyt B. Zamora Rodríguez,Ricardo González álvarez,Dailén Guanche,Nelson Merino,Frank Hernández Rosales,Silvia Menéndez Cepero,Yaima Alonso González,Siegfried Schulz

The Level of hs-CRP in Coronary Artery Ectasia and Its Response to Statin and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment

Yilmaz Ozbay,Mehmet Akbulut,Mehmet Balin,Hidayet Kayancicek,Adil Baydas,Hasan Korkmaz

Evaluation of C-Reactive Protein, Endothelin-1, Adhesion Molecule(s), and Lipids as Inflammatory Markers in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Hala El-Mesallamy,Salwa Suwailem,Nadia Hamdy

Maternal Plasma Procalcitonin Concentrations in Pregnancy Complicated by Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

Andrzej Torbé

Characterization of the De Novo Biosynthetic Enzyme of Platelet Activating Factor, DDT-Insensitive Cholinephosphotransferase, of Human Mesangial Cells

Alexandros Basilios Tsoupras,Elizabeth Fragopoulou,Tzortzis Nomikos,Christos Iatrou,Smaragdi Antonopoulou,Constantinos Alexandros Demopoulos

Serum TNF-Alpha Level Predicts Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Children

Katarzyna Zorena,Jolanta My liwska,Ma gorzata My liwiec,Anna Balcerska, ukasz Hak,Pawe Lipowski,Krystyna Raczyńska

The Effect of Emodin-Assisted Early Enteral Nutrition on Severe Acute Pancreatitis and Secondary Hepatic Injury

Gang Wang,Bei Sun,Yue Gao,Qing Hui Meng,Hong Chi Jiang

Perinatal Changes of Cardiac Troponin-I in Normal and Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Pregnancies

Nicoletta Iacovidou,Maria Boutsikou,Demetrios Gourgiotis,Despina D. Briana,Stavroula Baka,Venetia-Maria Vraila,Louiza Kontara,Demetrios Hassiakos,Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner

Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Interleukin 6 in Human Periapical Lesions

Ivana Brekalo Pr o,Willy Kocjan,Hrvoje imi ,Gordana Brumini,Sonja Pezelj-Ribari ,Josipa Bor i ,Silvio Ferreri,Ivana Mileti Karlovi

Proinflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression by Murine Macrophages in Response to Brugia malayi Wolbachia Surface Protein

Chantima Porksakorn,Surang Nuchprayoon,Kiwon Park,Alan L. Scott

Resting Tension Affects eNOS Activity in a Calcium-Dependent Way in Airways

Eudoxia Kitsiopoulou,Apostolia A. Hatziefthimiou,Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis,Paschalis-Adam Molyvdas

Cytokine Release in HR-HPV(+) Women without and with Cervical Dysplasia (CIN II and III) or Carcinoma, Compared with HR-HPV() Controls

Aagje G. Bais,Ilse Beckmann,Patricia C. Ewing,Marinus J. C. Eijkemans,Chris J. L. M. Meijer,Peter J. F. Snijders,Theo J. M. Helmerhorst

Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is an Inducible Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis

Victor E. Reviglio,Ruben H. Sambuelli,Alejandra Olmedo,Micaela Falco,Jose Echenique,Terrence P. O'Brien,Irene C. Kuo

Angiogenic Factor Expression in Hepatic Cirrhosis

Alexandra Giatromanolaki,Stamatia Kotsiou,Michael I. Koukourakis,Efthimios Sivridis

Calotropis procera Latex Extract Affords Protection against Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Freund's Complete Adjuvant-Induced Monoarthritis in Rats

Vijay L. Kumar,Sanjeev Roy

Insights to Clinical Use of Serial Determination in Titers of Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Autoantibodies

Toshiaki Kogure,Takeshi Tatsumi,Hiroshi Fujinaga,Atsushi Niizawa,Katsutoshi Terasawa

The Serum High-Sensitive C Reactive Protein and Homocysteine Levels to Evaluate the Prognosis of \newline Acute Ischemic Stroke

Tahir Yoldas,Murat Gonen,Ahmet Godekmerdan,Fulya Ilhan,Ednan Bayram

No Correlation Exists between Disease Activity and the Expression of Killer-Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Toshiaki Kogure,Takeshi Tatsumi,Atsushi Niizawa,Hiroshi Fujinaga,Tomoyuki Ito,Yutaka Shimada,Katsutoshi Terasawa

Accumulation of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Psoriatic Skin and Changes of Plasma Lipid Levels in Psoriatic Patients

Nilgun Solak Tekin,Ishak Ozel Tekin,Figen Barut,Emine Yilmaz Sipahi

Expression of Selected Integrins and Selectins in Bullous Pemphigoid

Agnieszka ebrowska,Anna Sysa-J drzejowska,Ma gorzata W growska-Danilewicz,Ewa Joss-Wichman,Anna Erkiert-Polguj,El bieta Waszczykowska

Mediators of Pruritus in Psoriasis

Adam Reich,Jacek C. Szepietowski

Serum IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF- Levels in Early Diagnosis and Management of Neonatal Sepsis

A. Nese Citak Kurt,A. Denizmen Aygun,Ahmet Godekmerdan,Abdullah Kurt,Yasar Dogan,Erdal Yilmaz

Association of C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist and Adiponectin with the Metabolic Syndrome

Juha Saltevo,Mauno Vanhala,Hannu Kautiainen,Esko Kumpusalo,Markku Laakso

The Protecting Effects and Mechanisms of Baicalin and Octreotide on Heart Injury in Rats with SAP

Zhang Xiping,Tian Hua,Chen Hanqing,Chen Li,Wang Zhiwei,Wang Keyi,Yan Wei,Li Yun,Li Qingyu,He Qing,Wang Fei

Inflammatory Marker but Not Adipokine Predicts Mortality among Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients

Yu-Che Tsai,Chien-Te Lee,Tiao-Lai Huang,Ben-Chung Cheng,Chien-Chun Kuo,Yih Su,Hwee-Yeong Ng,Chih-Chau Yang,Fong-Rong Chuang,Shang-Chih Liao

Recent Developments in 1,3-β-Glucan Biology: Proceedings of the 5th Glucan Symposium (Tokyo, December 8, 2006)

In Memoriam of Iván Lásló Bonta (1922–2007)

Freek J. Zijlstra

Serum Levels of Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase 2 in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis With Duration More Than 2 Years: Correlation With Cardiac and Pulmonary Abnormalities

Amira Shahin,Amani Elsawaf,Shahira Ramadan,Olfat Shaker,Mona Amin,Mohamed Taha

Close Functional Coupling Between Ca2+ Release-Activated Ca2+ Channels and Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Murine Macrophages

Sheng-Wei Jin,Li Zhang,Qin-Quan Lian,Shang-Long Yao,Ping Wu,Xiao-Yan Zhou,Wei Xiong,Du-Yun Ye

Soluble CD40 Ligand Levels in Otherwise Healthy Subjects With Impaired Fasting Glucose

Ilker Tasci,Teoman Dogru,Alper Sonmez,Halil Genc,Selim Kilic,Abdullah Olgun,Mahmut Gok,Gokhan Erdem,Selahattin Erikci

Is the Association Between TNF--308 A Allele and DMT1 Independent of HLA-DRB1, DQB1 Alleles?

Gra yna Deja,Przemys awa Jarosz-Chobot,Joanna Polańska,Urszula Siekiera,Ewa Ma ecka-Tendera

A Subgroup of First-Degree Relatives of Crohn's Disease Patients Shows a Profile of Inflammatory Markers in the Blood Which Is More Typical of Crohn's Disease Patients Than of Normal Individuals

Broide Efrat,Goren Iris,Hongbin Wang,Scapa Eitan,Keisari Yona

Detection of Salivary Interleukin 2 and Interleukin 6 in Patients With Burning Mouth Syndrome

Daria Sim i ,Sonja Pezelj-Ribari ,Renata Gr i ,Jelena Horvat,Gordana Brumini,Miranda Muhvi -Urek

Tubulointerstitial Macrophage Accumulation is Regulated by Sequentially Expressed Osteopontin and Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor: Implication for the Role of Atorvastatin

Shaojiang Tian,Guohua Ding,Ruhan Jia,Guili Chu

Balance Between Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Mice Treated With Centruroides noxius Scorpion Venom

Vera L. Petricevich

IL-10 in Antilipopolysaccharide Immunity Against Systemic Klebsiella Infections

Tomislav Rukavina,Brigita Ticac,Vanja Vasiljev