A meta-analysis of the benefit of probiotics in maintaining remission of human ulcerative colitis: evidence for prevention of disease relapse and maintenance of remission

Heart rate variability in patients with recurrent syncope

Introduction: The autonomic nervous system participates in the pathophysiology of vasovagal syncope. The disturbances in the autonomic nervous system can be measured by heart rate variability (HRV). The aim of the stud...

Adenosine and neutrophil CD11b/CD62L and oxidative burst in stable ischemic heart disease

Objectives: The immune response to endogenous as well exogenous stimuli is modified by various factors including drugs. Adenosine is an endogenous nucleotide involved in cellular energy metabolism. Adenosine receptors ma...

Changing concepts on prostatitis

Comparatively little research has been directed to the pathogenesis and treatment of prostatitis, an infectious, inflammatory disabling condition that can cause considerable pelvic pain, with a range of associated sympto...

TGF-β regulates invasive behavior of human pancreatic cancer cells by controlling Smad expression

Introduction: To investigate the role of Smads in tumor cell activation, we examined changes in Smad expression as well as changes in proliferative and invasive behaviors in transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) – stimula...