Hyperglycaemia and Inflammation are culprits of late diabetic complications

Hyperglycaemia and the inflammatory process play a crucial role in the development of late diabetic complications. In hyperglycaemic conditions glucose metabolism is enhanced in both main and alternative pathways. It res...

Association of glutathione-S-transferase P1 genotypes with susceptibility to bronchial asthma in children

Introduction: Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, a critical component of which is oxidative stress. We describe an association study designed to examine whether allelic variation at the glutathione-S-transfe...

<br /> Sensitivity of Candida albicans isolates to caspofungin – comparison of microdilution method and E-test procedure

Pulmonary abscesses – aetiology and treatment. Ten-year experience of the Department of General and Thoracic Surgery in Lodz, Poland

Introduction: Primary lung abscess is a disease developing due to aspiration or embolization of the infected material from the lung tissue or on the basis of other diseases of different aetiology (secondary abscess). In...

Osteopenia and osteoporosis in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis. Effect of gluten-free diet

Introduction: Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a rare blistering disease which is accompanied by gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Intolerance of gluten is the most important feature of both diseases. In 70% of the cases, le...