Neutrophils act as first-line-of-defense cells and the reduction of their functional activity
contributes to the high susceptibilityto and severity of infections in diabetes mellitus. Clinical …

Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality mainly because of sepsis-induced
multiple organ dysfunction. In contrast to preclinical studies, most clinical trials of promising …

Background and Purpose Clinical and experimental studies show, with few exceptions, that
type 1 diabetes mellitus is associated with a delay in bone repair around endosseous …

Fatty acids have various effects on immune and inflammatory responses, acting as intracellular
and intercellular mediators. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) of the omega-3 family …

The early local exudative cellular reaction in an inflammatory lesion was impaired in alloxan-induced
diabetic rats due to reduced migration of neutrophils to the inflamed area. …

Hormones play a modulating role in allergic inflammation. An inverse relationship between
atopy and diabetes mellitus was reported. The mechanisms regulating this interaction are not …

The proper use of anesthetics in animal experimentation has been intensively studied. In this
study we compared the use of chloral hydrate (500 mg kg −1 ) and ketamine (167 mg kg −1 …

INTRODUCTION: The antibacterial effect of ozone (O3) has been described in the extant
literature, but the role of O3 therapy in the treatment of certain types of infection remains …

PRUPOSE Bacterial translocation has been shown to occur in critically ill patients after
extensive trauma, shock, sepsis, or thermal injury. The present study investigates mesenteric …

The present study was undertaken to investigate the influence of insulin on lipopolysaccharide
(LPS)-induced acute lung injury. Diabetic male Wistar rats (alloxan, 42 mg/kg, iv, 30 days) …