Despite undergoing a curative resection, many patients with colorectal cancer will develop
and die of metastatic disease. It has been shown clinically and experimentally that surgery …

BACKGROUND: Laparotomy under general anesthesia is associated with depressed
natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) and compromised clearance of tumor cells. We tested …

Covering some of the most important topics in modern toxicology, the Handbook of Human
Toxicology is a unique and valuable addition to the current literature. It addresses issues …

Two experiments were performed. In the first, a 20 min conditioned emotional response
(CER) paradigm was used to compare the neurochemical, endocrine and immunological …

Two studies were conducted to determine the effects of dexamethasone (DEX) on immune
function in mallard ducks. Each day ducks were injected intramuscularly with DEX at doses …

Aim: To study the effect of oral budesonide and prednisolone on peripheral blood natural
killer (NK) cell activity in patients with active ileocaecal Crohn's disease (Crohn's disease …

The in vitro effect of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on natural killer (NK) cell activities of normal
lymphocytes was investigated. NPY at 10− 9 to 10− 12 M concentrations produced …

Natural killer (NK) cell activity was studied together with tumor marker serotests (PSA, PAP)
and blood testosterone, estradiol, cortisol, and prolactin concentrations in treated prostate …

We recently showed that patients with active ileocecal Crohn's disease (CD) have a
temporarily suppressed peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cell activity during treatment with …

The effect of sodium butyrate (NaB) alone and in combination with a glucocorticoid was
studied on Y-79 retinoblastoma cells both in vitro and in vivo. Both NaB (0.5 and 4 mM) and …