[Incidence of valvular cardiopathies secondary to rheumatic infection in relation to the therapy adopted. Follow-up study of 148 patients for 2 to 8 years].
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Biomedical subjects
L Amati
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[Electro-mechanical dissociation in the heart rupture and intrapericardial aortic aneurysms].
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Relationship among red blood cell polyamine content, phagocytic activities and plasma endotoxins in untreated colorectal cancer patients.
Polyamines are actively involved in immune processes and it is known that patients with cancer often exhibit immune deficits. Twenty-two patients with colorectal cancer were enrolled into this study, before starting conventional treatments. The relationship among the content of polyamines in red blood cells and phagocytosis and killing of monocytes and polymorphonuclear cells, and endotoxemia was investigated. The data show a negative correlation among levels of total polyamines and spermine and monocyte phagocytosis. Higher levels of spermine were present in patients with detectable circulating endotoxins. Our findings suggest a down-modulating effect of polyamines on the monocyte phagocytosis in untreated colorectal cancer patients; this effect could explain the presence of circulating endotoxins in cancer bearing patients.
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Effects of 17beta-estradiol administration on apoptosis and polyamine content in AGS cell line.
BACKGROUND: Estrogens and polyamines seem to play an important role not only in cell growth and differentiation, but also in programmed cell death. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of 17beta-estradiol supplementation on apoptosis as well as on the polyamine content of an ER-positive human gastric cancer cell line (AGS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Apoptosis was investigated by evaluating DNA fragmentation, using enzyme immunoassay and agarose gel electrophoresis and the phosphatidylserine exposure by flow cytometry analysis. Polyamine levels were evaluated by HPLC. RESULTS: 17Beta-estradiol gave rise to a marked pro-apoptotic effect at concentrations of 16 microM or higher compared to the control. Moreover, the hormone significantly reduced the contents of polyamines compared to control cells. The apoptotic effect of 17beta-estradiol was partially counteracted by exogenous spermine administration. CONCLUSION: 17Beta-estradiol administration induces apoptosis in AGS cells. Further, an increase in cell sensitivity to apoptosis due to a decline in the polyamine content may be suggested.
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