Molecular mimicry in autoimmune pancreatitis: an interesting idea

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine;  July 1, 2005 ;     646 words ......might trigger autoimmune pancreatitis through induction...between human carbonic anhydrase II and...and α-carbonic anhydrase of H. pylori...could trigger autoimmune pancreatitis in genetically...Chatzopoulos D. Autoimmune pancreatitis, ...

Crystal clear; The Cambrian explosion.(The genetics of the Cambrian...

The Economist (US);  June 2, 2007 ;     445 words ......involved in shell formation is called carbonic anhydrase. It converts carbon dioxide and water...invertebrates. There are many versions of carbonic anhydrase, however, and only some are involved...branch to the evolutionary tree of carbonic anhydrase and show that the shell-making ...

Pseudocysts May Be Seen in Immunoglobulin G4-Associated Autoimmune...

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......their comprehensive review of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in the September 2005 issue...and the IgG level was normal. Autoimmune pancreatitis is an incompletely defined entity...Mino-Kenudson M, Brugge W, Lauwers GY. Autoimmune pancreatitis: more than just a pancreatic disease...

Serum Immunoglobulin G Fraction 4 Levels in Pancreatic Cancer: Elevations...

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...* Context.-Autoimmune pancreatitis is an uncommon, in...cancer. Patients with autoimmune pancreatitis frequently have elevated...imperative to differentiate autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic cancer...

New Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease From Rockefeller Institute.

PR Newswire;  November 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ......methylxanthine (in tea), and phenylalanine, a carbonic anhydrase activator (in aspartame), increased...research subjects to focus attention. Carbonic anhydrase plays a crucial role in the formation...short-term memory. By activating the carbonic anhydrase already present in the body, ...

Erratum

The Journal of Nutrition;  May 1, 1998 ;     70 words ......Nutr. 128: 43-49. On page 43, the following typographical error appears in the third paragraph: carbonic anhydrase IV should read carbonic anhydrase VI. The reference cited (Henkin 1996; page 49) refers correctly to carbonic anhydrase VI.

Ohio Inventor Develops Prophylaxis Treatment Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 23, 2007 ;     291 words ......presence of one or more cell-specific carbonic anhydrase enzymes. Such conditions include...presence of one or more cell-specific carbonic anhydrase enzymes whose levels are reduced...compound may be the cell-specific carbonic anhydrase enzyme, a compound that when absorbed...

Comparison of electron paramagnetic resonance methods to determine...

Biophysical Journal;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......doubly spin-labeled variants of human carbonic anhydrase II and corresponding singly labeled...Engineering the hydrophobic pocket of carbonic anhydrase II. Biochemistry. 30: 11064-11072...1988. Refined structure of human carbonic anhydrase II at 2.0 A resolution. Proteins...

carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      95 words ...The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, a substance that decreases the rate...to increase the amount of urine produced. Some carbonic anhydrase inhibiters, as acetazolamide, are used to increase...

A concept on the role of Helicobacter pylori infection in autoimmune...

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Autoimmune pancreatitis, an inflammatory process...this organism might trigger autoimmune pancreatitis through induction of autoimmunity...and apoptosis. Keywords: autoimmune pancreatitis * Helicobacter pylori...

Cellular waste causes retinitis pigmentosa, researchers report

Ophthalmology Times;  January 1, 2005 ;     141 words ......retinitis pigmentosa. The discovery raises concerns that carbonic anhydrase inhibitors may adversely affect vision, according to a...mutation inhibits function of a protein complex made up of carbonic anhydrase 4 (CA4) and Na+/Bicarbonate Co-transporterl (NBC1) from...

Autoimmune Pancreatitis: More Than Just a Pancreatic Disease? A...

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Context.-Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a chronic inflammatory condition...bibliographies of selected studies. Results.-Autoimmune pancreatitis predominantly affects elderly individuals...Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129:1148-1154) Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a chronic ...

Laryngeal Epithelial Defenses Against Laryngopharyngeal Reflux:...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......presence of (intracellular) pepsin and carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme III (CAIII). Methods: Fifty-fo...was reduced in patients with LPR. Carbonic anhydrase III expression was not found in the...down-regulation of E-cadherin. Key Words: carbonic anhydrase, cell biology, cellular ...

New molecular entities: Azopt

Formulary;  June 1, 1998 ;     205 words ...Topical carbonic anhydrase Inhibitor for lowering intraocular pressure Brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension 1% (Azopt, Alcon Laboratories, Inc), a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor of the sulfonamide class, has been approved for the treatment of elevated...

What the Dead Sea, mice and kidneys have in common

Jerusalem Post;  August 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......salt-tolerant Dunaliella enzyme, a carbonic anhydrase, which may hold the key. Comparisons...structural features may enable the algal carbonic anhydrase to be active in the presence of salt...researchers discovered that one other known carbonic anhydrase - found in mouse kidneys - ...