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Amyloidosis is a group of diseases for which extracellular deposition of a fibrillary protein called amyloid is typical. There are many types of amyloidoses. Secondary amyloidosis is con­nected with pre-existing inflammatory disorders, which also include inflammatory bowel disease. The kidneys are important target organs, which explains the fact that proteinuria is usually the first sign of amyloid deposition in the … Preberite več >>

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is as rare in Slovenia as in other Western countries. Given the etiopathogenetic interdependence of viral infection, neoplastic transformation and host immune response, nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a unique tumor model which can be studied from different perspectives. The complexity of nasopharyngeal anatomy and relationships of the nasopharynx to adjacent tissues has a decisive role in specifying treatment possibilities, … Preberite več >>

The term neurovascular coupling denotes the relationship between neuronal activity and regional cerebral blood flow. A method that would enable analysis of neurovascular coupling in humans is still to be discovered. The aim of our study was to establish whether it is pos­sible to analyze neurovascular coupling noninvasively by simultaneously measuring visual evoked potentials (VEP) and visually evoked cerebral blood … Preberite več >>

Histamine is a biogenic amine known as a primary mediator of allergic reactions. In brain, its role involves neurotransmission. Researches in the field of histamine pharmacokinetics have shown that antidepressants modify the pharmacokinetics of exogenous histamine in cats and rats. They decrease elevated histamine concentrations in plasma after an injection of exogenous histamine. Consequently, animals which have not been treated … Preberite več >>