Inflammation & Allergy-Drug Targets (Discontinued) - Volume 11, Issue 3, 2012

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Adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) continuously replenish the blood with immune and blood cells with a finite life span, from the bone marrow (BM) reservoir of immature and maturing leukocytes. Regulation of HSC migration and development is essential for their function and blood cell production. These diverse and multiple states require a tight regulation to efficiently address host defense and repair requirements. Nu Read More

Osteoimmunology is an interdisciplinary field addressing the interplay between the skeletal and the immune system. A substantial body of evidence demonstrated the existence of two-way regulatory mechanisms that affect both systems, placing them in much closer association to each other than one could ever predict. Inflammatory diseases have long been known to induce alterations in bone metabolism, and inflammatory Read More

Bone is a dynamic tissue undergoing constant remodelling and repair. Its homeostasis is regulated by a coordinated process executed by bone forming and bone resorbing cells. Apart from being a major component of the locomotive system, bone provides protection for internal organs and represents a main mineral storage. Furthermore, it houses the haematopoietic system and is hence essential for the body’s immune res Read More

The maintenance of bone homeostasis is tightly controlled, and largely dependent upon cellular communication between osteoclasts and osteoblasts, and the coupling of bone resorption to bone formation. This tight coupling is essential for the correct function and maintenance of the skeletal system, repairing microscopic skeletal damage and replacing aged bone. Cells in osteoclast and osteoblast lineages communica Read More

In mammals, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which give rise to all blood cells and their progenies, including immune cells are controlled by special microenvironments, termed niches in the bone marrow during homeostasis and infection. However, the identity, nature and function of these niches remain unclear. It has been reported that HSCs are in contact with osteoblasts lining the bone surface and osteoblasts act as nich Read More

objective: In this paper, we reviewed plants being effective in treatment of BPH for the purpose of finding new sources of pharmaceutical agents. Methods: All pertinent literature databases were searched. The search keywords were plant, herb, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH, and prostate. All of the human, animal and in vitro studies were evaluated. Results: According to the studies, some of t Read More

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is associated with defective function of the NADPH-oxidase system in conjunction with phagocytic defects which leads to granuloma formation and serious infectious complications. This is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The association of defective phagocyte function with other coincidental immune defects is unknown. Defects in innate pathways seen with C Read More

The antiretroviral agent abacavir can cause hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) and the presence of HLA-B*57:01 is predictive of abacavir-HSR in Caucasian HIV-infected patients. However, abacavir-HSR also occurs in HLA-B*57:01 negative patients. In these patients, a safe diagnostic tool to dissect clinically suspected HSR against abacavir from adverse reactions against co-administered drugs is mandatory, and abacavir-ELIS Read More

Chronic idiopathic urticaria is a common skin disorder characterized by recurrent appearance of wheals and/or angioedema for more than 6 weeks without an identifiable cause. Consensus guidelines suggest use of leukotriene receptor antagonists (montelukast or zafirlukast) in patients whose urticaria is resistant to antihistamines. Our objectives were (1) document the efficacy of montelukast in our patients, and (2) evaluate w Read More

Probiotics survive in gastric environment competing with H. pylori. We studied probiotic “multistrain” administration in dyspeptics with H. pylori (placebo-controlled study). Forty patients with H. pylori (urea breath test - UBT - and IgG) were treated for 10 days with a mixture of 8 species of probiotics. Control group represented by 40 positive subjects received placebo. A second UBT and H. pylori stool antigen (HpSA) detectio Read More