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E Milone

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PubMed1991

Polymorphonuclear cell function impairment in patients with Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital infections.

The phagocytic and killing functions of polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) and monocytes in patients with culturally and serologically proven Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital infections, and the distribution of peripheral blood T cell subsets in the same patients were analysed. A significant impairment of PMNs function was observed in infected patients as compared to the control group, whereas the monocyte function was not affected. In addition, a decrease of CD4+ cells frequency was observed in these patients. Since the PMNs are the most prominent cells observed at the site of C. trachomatis infection, we suggest that a defect of PMNs function may play a role in the host susceptibility to C. trachomatis.

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PubMed1991

Gastrospirillum Hominis associated chronic active gastritis: the first report from Italy.

Recently a spiral bacterium different from Helicobacter Pylori (HP) was observed in the human stomach and the name of Gastrospirillum Hominis (GH) was proposed for this organism. GH presence is reported to be not associated to HP but related to chronic active gastritis. We describe the case of a 31 year old male suffering from upper abdominal symptoms, who underwent oesophagogastroduodenoscopy, which revealed a picture of duodenal hyperemia. Gastric body showed a normal mucosa and absence of HP, while active chronic gastritis associated with HP was found in the antrum. In addition few spiral bacteria showing 4-5 spirals, larger than HP were observed within the gastric crypts and beneath the mucus layer in this site. This case represents the first report from our geographic area (Southern Italy) of the possibility of finding bacteria different from HP in the human stomach. The simultaneous HP presence does not allow us to relate the chronic active gastritis of the patient with the GH like bacteria. Our finding, however, suggests the possibility that HP and GH may be simultaneously present in the course of type B antral chronic inflammation. This association was not observed in previous investigations.

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PubMed1977

[Total colectomy in the rat : its metabolic and functional consequences].

A number of total colectomies with end-to-end ileo-rectal anastomosis was performed in the inbred Lister rat. The following data were studied: survival rate, body weight curves, variations of appetite, thirst and diuresis, daily weight and electrolytes content of feces, intestinal transit time, histology of terminal ileum, rectum, liver and kidney. After an initial lose of body weight, rats gained their original weight at about two months after colectomy; at this time a syndrome was observed caracterized by anemia, leucocitosis with neutrophilia, ipoproteinemia, remarkable increase of thirst (up to 400%) and of water and sodium content of feces; appetite and diuresis were normal; intestinal transit tice was slightly reduced. Histologically there was a "coloni" transformation of the terminal ileum and vacuolization of the proximal renal tubules.

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PubMed1977

[Metabolic and histological changes induced in the rat by massive resection of the small intestine].

The aim of this paper was o study the long-term changes induced in the rat as a consequence of a 90% resection of small intestine. At 6 months after operation the surviving rats were stable and showed: hypoproteinemia, hyperlipemia, and a decrease of bile flow, total lipids, and cholesterol of bile. What residual intestine concern there was an increase in length and size, and decreased transit time; stomach, duodenum and colon too showed increase size. Histologically there was hypertrophy of villi, regressive changes of pancreas and kidney, as well as deposit of iron in the kidney. The reasons for these changes are discussed.

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