The role of environmental factors in autoimmune thyroiditis.

Journal Article 2010; 31(3): 283-289 PubMed PMID: 20588228 Keywords: Dental Amalgam:adverse effects, Environmental Exposure:adverse effects, Helicobacter pylori:immunology, Humans, Inflammation:chemically induced, Lymphocyte Activation:drug effects, Metals, Heavy:adverse effects, Thyroiditis, Autoimmune:chemically induced,.

: Environmental factors can play an important role in the development of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) and other autoimmune diseases. This a.....

Parkin mutations and phenotypic features in Czech patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 187-192 PubMed PMID: 20424582 Keywords: Adult, Age of Onset, Czech Republic, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heterozygote, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Parkinson Disease:genetics, Phenotype, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Genetic, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases:genetics,.

OBJECTIVES: Mutations in several genes such as parkin can be detected in up to 20% of patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD).....

Comparative Study 2008; 29(6): 953-957 PubMed PMID: 19112399 Keywords: Analgesics:administration & dosage, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Anticonvulsants:administration & dosage, Disease Models, Animal, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Male, Morphine:administration & dosage, Pain, Postoperative:prevention & control, Piracet.

OBJECTIVES: Preemptive versus therapeutic effects of levetiracetam were investigated in a model of postoperative incisional pain in rats.<.....

Journal Article 2006; 27(Suppl 1): 61-68 PubMed PMID: 16892010 Keywords: Adult, Aged, Chronic Disease, Corrosion, Dental Alloys:adverse effects, Electron Probe Microanalysis, Female, Gingiva:drug effects, Humans, Hypersensitivity:etiology, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Metals:adverse effects, Middle Aged, Mouth Mucosa:drug effe.

OBJECTIVE: Corrosion products of different metallic alloys used in prosthetic dentistry often cause the development of a bluish-grey pigme.....

Clinical Trial 2006; 27(Suppl 1): 53-58 PubMed PMID: 16804514 Keywords: Dental Amalgam:adverse effects, Electrodiagnosis:methods, Electrogalvanism, Intraoral, Female, Humans, Hypersensitivity:complications, Male, Metals:adverse effects, Middle Aged, Pain:etiology, Saliva:chemistry,.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: The occurrence of galvanism with its heterogeneous symptomatology is often the source of considerable problems. Ab.....

Clinical Trial 2006; 27(Suppl 1): 25-30 PubMed PMID: 16804512 Keywords: Autoantibodies:blood, Autoantigens:immunology, Dental Amalgam:adverse effects, Female, Humans, Hypersensitivity:etiology, Iodide Peroxidase:immunology, Iron-Binding Proteins:immunology, Lymphocyte Activation, Mercury:adverse effects, Thyroiditis, Autoimmu.

OBJECTIVES: The impact of dental amalgam removal on the levels of anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti-thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) anti.....