PURPOSE: We evaluated the immunological response in patients with hormone sensitive
and refractory prostate cancer, and untreated benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). …

BACKGROUND.: Although biological glues have been used clinically in cardiovascular
operations, there are no comprehensive comparative studies to help clinicians select one glue …

Activated T lymphocytes play an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS).
These T cells secrete both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. We have studied the …

Prior to vaccination with a trivalent influenza vaccine (AT/Texas, AB/Beijing, and BP/Panama),
sera from 19 MS patients had a significantly higher mean level of antibody than 9 normal …

Purpose: We studied the effect of adenovirus-mediated p53 gene transfer on the injured rat
carotid artery to determine its ability to decrease the formation of neointima. Methods: In vivo …

Three fishermen from Maryland who swallowed live bait-minnows developed severe abdominal
pain within 24 hr; 2 required abdominal surgery. Larvae of the nematode Eustrongylides …

PURPOSE: We evaluated the immunological response in patients with persistent
candiduria with or without occult candidemia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Levels of Th1 (pro-…

Levels of circulating tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α) and its soluble receptors are elevated in
chronic human schistosomiasis. However, the kinetics of TNF-α production and release of …

Background: Numbers of intercellular and vascular cell adhesion molecules (ICAM and
VCAM) and major ligands on endothelial cells for adherence of activated polymorphonuclear …

Introduction: Because transmission of HIV to health care workers after needlestick injury has
occurred mainly a result of deep insertion of large gauge needles, blood and viable …