Staphylokinase is a 136 aa long bacteriophage encoded protein expressed by lysogenic
strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Present understanding of the role of staphylokinase during …

The synthesis of catecholamines by immunocompetent cells has now been demonstrated.
In addition, catecholamines have been discovered inside the nuclear membrane and may …

The adipokine resistin is suggested to be an important link between obesity and insulin
resistance. In the present study, we assessed the impact of resistin as inflammatogenic cytokine …

A solid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISPOT) is described for enumeration
of cells secreting specific antibody. Spleen cells from immunized mice are incubated in …

In contrast to the outstanding achievements made in therapy for autoimmune arthritides, not
least rheumatoid arthritis, the pace of progress in therapy for infectious arthritis remains slow…

Defensins, antimicrobial peptides of the innate immune system, protect human mucosal
epithelia and skin against microbial infections and are produced in large amounts by neutrophils…

We report that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inflammatogenic in vitro and in vivo as a result
of the presence of unmethylated CpG sequences and its oxidative status. Purified human …

α-Defensins are peptides secreted by polymorphonuclear cells and provide antimicrobial
protection mediated by disruption of the integrity of bacterial cell walls. Staphylokinase is an …

Evidence has been obtained that catecholamines and their metabolites are present in single
lymphocytes and extracts of T- and B-cell clones by use of capillary electrophoresis with …

The aim of the present study was to investigate, in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD),
and vascular dementia (VAD), patterns of local release of vascular endothelial growth factor (…