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Bozovic I, Perovic V, Basta I, Peric S, Stevic Z, Popadic D, Vukovic I, Stojanov A, Milosevic E. Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Cells 2023; 12:2033. [PMID: 37626843 PMCID: PMC10453148 DOI: 10.3390/cells12162033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Innate and adaptive immune responses exert their role in CIDP pathogenesis through cytokine production. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may alter cytokine gene expression, with a potential influence on the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. However, cytokine gene SNPs have not been assessed in CIDP patients yet. We assessed functional SNPs in the genes encoding IL-10 (rs1800896, rs1800871, rs1800872 and rs3024505), IL-6 (rs1800795), TNF (rs1800629 and rs361525), IL-12B (rs3212227), IFN-γ (rs2430561), GM-CSF (rs25882) and IL-17F (rs11465553) in a cohort of 88 CIDP patients and 486 healthy controls (HCs) via qPCR. We found an association of SNP in the IL10 promotor and CIDP occurrence. Major homozygotes (AA) were more frequent in the HCs compared to CIDP patients (p = 0.049), but the GA genotype prevailed among the patients (p = 0.032). A lower frequency of the C allele was observed for rs1800871 and rs1800872 in CIDP patients compared to the HCs (p = 0.048). A higher proportion of A carriers at position -1082 (rs1800896) (presumed to be a low IL-10 producer) was noted in patients with milder disability (low INCAT). All mild-INCAT patients were C carriers for rs1800871 and rs1800872 in IL10 (p = 0.038). Furthermore, the IL6 rs1800795 GG genotype was more frequent in patients (p = 0.049) and the CG heterozygote in the HCs (p = 0.013). Among the CIDP patients, being a G carrier for this SNP was associated with a higher frequency of type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to being a non-carrier (p = 0.032). Our data indicate a possible association of the IL10 and IL6 SNPs with CIDP, but also with disease severity and T2D occurrence. Given the paucity of CIDP patients, multicentric studies are necessary to draw definite conclusions on these associations.
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- Ivo Bozovic
- Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (V.P.); (D.P.); (I.V.)
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- Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.B.); (S.P.); (Z.S.)
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- Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.B.); (S.P.); (Z.S.)
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- Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.B.); (S.P.); (Z.S.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (V.P.); (D.P.); (I.V.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (V.P.); (D.P.); (I.V.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (V.P.); (D.P.); (I.V.)
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Tassone G, De Santis D, Vukovic I, Downing J, Martinez OP, D'Orsogna LJ. Different eplet software programs give discordant and incorrect results: An analysis of HLAMatchmaker vs Fusion Matchmaker Eplet calling software. HLA 2020; 96:52-63. [PMID: 32281731 DOI: 10.1111/tan.13897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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HLA eplet matching is a novel approach to define acceptable HLA mismatches for transplant recipients. We performed an eplet analysis of three different transplant case-series to determine if the available software programs gave accurate results. Eplet analysis was performed for three different transplant case-series typed by NGS for all HLA class I and II loci. The three different HLA datasets were entered into both the HLAMatchmaker program (v2.1) and OLI Fusion MatchMaker (v4.2) software tools. Eplet results which were discordant were cross referenced against eplet registry and published HLA allele sequence data to determine the correct assignments. The comparison reveals that there was poor concordance between the two eplet programs. Analysis of the same donor/recipient pair often gave rise to different total eplet scores, incorrect eplet mismatches and antibody verification status, and both programs have eplets assigned to incorrect HLA alleles. Overall, the OLI Fusion MatchMaker eplet tool gave more accurate and useful eplet results. Eplet matching is still primarily a research tool. Before eplet matching can enter routine clinical practice further work is required to validate the accuracy of available eplet software programs. Incorrect eplet assignment could have serious adverse consequences in the clinical transplant setting.
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- Gabriella Tassone
- Department of Clinical Immunology and PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Vukovic I, Djordjevic D, Bojanic N, Babic U, Soldatovic I. Predictive value of [-2]propsa (p2psa) and its derivatives for the prostate cancer detection in the 2.0 to 10.0ng/mL PSA range. Int Braz J Urol 2017; 43:48-56. [PMID: 28124526 PMCID: PMC5293383 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2016.0256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction To assess predictive value of new tumor markers, precursor of prostate specific antigen (p2PSA) and its derivates-%p2PSA and prostate health index (PHI) in detection of patients with indolent and aggressive prostate cancer (PC) in a subcohort of man whose total PSA ranged from 2 to 10ng/mL. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study included 129 consecutive male patients aged over 50 years, with no previous history of PC and with normal digital rectal examination findings, but with serum PSA in interval between 2 and 10ng/mL. All patients underwent standard transrectal ultrasonography guided prostate biopsy for the first time. For all patients, serum PSA, free PSA (fPSA) and p2PSA were measured and PHI and %p2PSA were calculated. Results PHI and %p2PSA levels were significanlty higher in patients with PC compared to those without this malignancy. The same findings have been observed in group of patients with Gleason score ≥7 compared to those with Gleason score <7. ROC analysis reveled the highest area under the curve with these two markers. Multivariate logistic regression showed significant improvement in PC detection and its agressive form (assumed as Gleason score ≥7). Conclusions New markers, derivates of p2PSA (especially %p2PSA and PHI), represente potentially very important clinical tool for predicting presence of PC, and even more important, to discriminate patients with Gleason score <7 from those with Gleason score ≥7 with total PSA in range from 2 to 10ng/mL.
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- I Vukovic
- Clinic of Urology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Belgrade, Serbia
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Kalezic T, Vukovic I, Andjelkovic M, Gajic M, Potic J, Stojkovic M. [The effects of cycloplegic eyedrops on corneal tomography]. J Fr Ophtalmol 2016; 39:829-835. [PMID: 27843084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2016.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Whether cycloplegics affect standard keratorefractometric and tomographic measurements is unknown. The purpose of our study was to compare the effects of cycloplegics (cyclopentolate and atropine) on corneal shape and refractive power of the eye. METHODS This study was performed on 84 eyes of 49 study participants. Patients were randomized into two groups: atropine 1% (32 eyes) and cyclopentolate 1% (52 eyes). Corneal tomography was performed with the Orbscan IIz. To evaluate the corneal shape, simulated keratometry values, anterior and posterior best-fit sphere, white-to-white and tangential and axial corneal power were performed for the anterior and posterior corneal surfaces before and during cycloplegia. Pupil diameter, anterior chamber depth, corneal thickness at the 3, 5 and 7mm optical zones, thinnest area of the cornea and corneal thickness at the visual axis were examined. Data were analyzed using an SPSS statistical package. RESULTS The anterior and posterior BFS (in the atropine 1% group, anterior BFS was P=0.188; anterior BFS in the cyclopentolate group was P=0.227) and tangential and axial corneal power showed no change during cycloplegia in either group. SimK showed no statistical significance. The ACD was deeper when using atropine than cyclopentolate. Corneal thickness remained unchanged during cycloplegia in both groups. Pupil diameter was larger in light-colored irides in the cyclopentolate group than the atropine group. There was no change in W to W before (P=0.473) and during cycloplegia (P=0.287) in either group. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that usage of atropine or cyclopentolate does not alter corneal shape.
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- T Kalezic
- Département de cornée et des maladies externes, clinique des maladies des yeux, centre clinique de Serbie, faculté de médecine, université de Belgrade, 2, rue Pasterova, 11000 Belgrade, Serbie.
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- Clinique de gynécologie et d'obstétrique, centre clinique de Serbie, faculté de médecine, université de Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbie
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- Département de prosthodontie, faculté de médecine dentaire, université de Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbie
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- Institut de statistique médicale, faculté de médecine, université de Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbie
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- Département de cornée et des maladies externes, clinique des maladies des yeux, centre clinique de Serbie, faculté de médecine, université de Belgrade, 2, rue Pasterova, 11000 Belgrade, Serbie
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- Département de cornée et des maladies externes, clinique des maladies des yeux, centre clinique de Serbie, faculté de médecine, université de Belgrade, 2, rue Pasterova, 11000 Belgrade, Serbie
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Ivkovic V, Parini A, Vrdoljak A, Karanovic S, Baric MA, Bachelli S, Cagnati M, Cicero A, D’Addato S, Esposti DD, Fucek M, Grandi E, Kos J, Laganovic M, Rogic D, Rosticci M, Vukovic I, Borghi C, Jelakovic B. [PP.03.07] PREDICTORS OF INCIDENT HYPERTENSION IN PREHYPERTENSIVES. J Hypertens 2016. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000491674.49360.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Karanovic S, Vrdoljak A, Ivkovic V, Dika Z, Domislovic V, Dapic K, Gallineo L, Ivandic E, Josipovic J, Vukovic I, Kos J, Laganovic M, Vrkic TZ, Fodor L, Matijevic V, Fucek M, Culig J, Stevanovic R, Jelakovic B. [PP.30.14] SALT CONSUMPTION IN CROATIAN CONTINENTAL RURAL POPULATION. J Hypertens 2016. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000492249.42673.0b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Djordjevic D, Vukovic I, Milenkovic Petronic D, Radovanovic G, Seferovic J, Micic S, Kisic Tepavcevic D. Erectile dysfunction as a predictor of advanced vascular age. Andrology 2015; 3:1125-31. [PMID: 26446405 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Vascular age (VA) represents chronological age (CA) adjusted for individual's atherosclerotic burden. The presence of erectile dysfunction (ED) has been considered as a clinical sentinel of premature atherosclerosis. The objective of this study was to explore the predictive value of ED in assessing the discrepancy between VA and CA. In the period from 1 January 2014 to 1 January 2015, all consecutive men referring to the outpatient departments of the Clinics of Urology and Cardiology in Belgrade (Serbia) were considered for enrolment in this cross-sectional study. General exclusion criteria were: age below 18, heart failure, history of myocardial infarction, impaired renal and liver function, acute infection, history of endocrine disease other than type 2 diabetes, pelvic surgery or trauma, and acute coronary syndrome within the last 6 months. According to the presence of ED, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and history of coronary artery disease participants were assigned into five study groups. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the predictive value of ED in detection of advanced VA. The mean age of males enrolled in the study was 52.9 ± 7.7 years. The predominance of VA over CA was statistically significantly higher in the group of participants with coexistence of ED and hypertension compared to the group of patients with ED and type 2 diabetes (p = 0.027) and the group of patients with ED (p = 0.014) and control group (p < 0.01). Regression analysis highlighted that ED represented a highly important marker (p < 0.01) of advanced VA, which independently accounted for 6.1% of the variance in the discrepancy between VA and CA. Our study suggests that assessment of ED could be a part of a more comprehensive prediction of patients' advanced VA. Screening among such a highly selected population may help identify those that would most benefit from drug treatments and life style changes.
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- D Djordjevic
- Clinic of Urology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Cardiology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Urology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Vukovic M, Vukovic I, Stojanovik V. Investigation of language and motor skills in Serbian speaking children with specific language impairment and in typically developing children. Res Dev Disabil 2010; 31:1633-1644. [PMID: 20537858 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2010] [Accepted: 04/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Specific language impairment (SLI) is usually defined as a developmental language disorder which does not result from a hearing loss, autism, neurological and emotional difficulties, severe social deprivation, low non-verbal abilities. Children affected with SLI typically have difficulties with the acquisition of different aspects of language and by definition, their impairment is specific to language and no other skills are affected. However, there has been a growing body of literature to suggest that children with SLI also have non-linguistic deficits, including impaired motor abilities. The aim of the current study is to investigate language and motor abilities of a group of thirty children with SLI (aged between 4 and 7) in comparison to a group of 30 typically developing children matched for chronological age. The results showed that the group of children with SLI had significantly more difficulties on the language and motor assessments compared to the control group. The SLI group also showed delayed onset in the development of all motor skills under investigation in comparison to the typically developing group. More interestingly, the two groups differed with respect to which language abilities were correlated with motor abilities, however Imitation of Complex Movements was the unique skill which reliably predicted expressive vocabulary in both typically developing children and in children with SLI.
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- Mile Vukovic
- Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Vukovic I, Momcilov P, Vukovic S, Bila J, Vitosevic S. P641 Success of different operative techniques in the treatment of stress incontinence. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)62132-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vukovic M, Vuksanovic J, Vukovic I. Comparison of the recovery patterns of language and cognitive functions in patients with post-traumatic language processing deficits and in patients with aphasia following a stroke. J Commun Disord 2008; 41:531-552. [PMID: 18571195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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UNLABELLED In this study we investigated the recovery patterns of language and cognitive functions in patients with post-traumatic language processing deficits and in patients with aphasia following a stroke. The correlation of specific language functions and cognitive functions was analyzed in the acute phase and 6 months later. Significant recovery of the tested functions was observed in both groups. However, in patients with post-traumatic language processing deficits the degree of recovery of most language functions and some cognitive functions was higher. A significantly greater correlation was revealed within language and cognitive functions, as well as between language functions and other aspects of cognition in patients with post-traumatic language processing deficits than in patients with aphasia following a stroke. Our results show that patients with post-traumatic language processing deficits have a different recovery pattern and a different pattern of correlation between language and cognitive functions compared to patients with aphasia following a stroke. LEARNING OUTCOMES (1) Better understanding of the differences in recovery of language and cognitive functions in patients who have suffered strokes and those who have experienced traumatic brain injury. (2) Better understanding of the relationship between language and cognitive functions in patients with post-traumatic language processing deficits and in patients with aphasia following a stroke. (3) Better understanding of the factors influencing recovery.
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- Mile Vukovic
- Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation of the University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Vukovic I, Stankovic V, Arsenijevic N. IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MORPHOLOGICAL LESIONS OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS DURING THE STAGE OF FATTY STREAK. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(08)70964-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vukovic I, Stankovic V, Arsenijevic N. ULTRASTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MORPHOLOGICAL LESIONS OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS DURING THE STAGE OF FATTY STREAK. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(08)71041-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vukovic I, Arsenijevic N, Lackovic V. PO9-257 CYTOMORPHOLOGICAL CONCEPTIONS OF PLAQUE STRUCTURE IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESION. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(07)71267-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Vukovic I, Arsenijevic N, Lackovic V, Todorovic V. The origin and differentiation potential of smooth muscle cells in coronary atherosclerosis. Exp Clin Cardiol 2006; 11:123-128. [PMID: 18651048 PMCID: PMC2274860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the phenotypical state of smooth muscle cells during the pathogenesis of an atherosclerotic lesion, and to determine the morphological state of the endothelium and the origin of foam cells. METHODS Twenty-one samples of atherosclerotically changed right coronary arteries, which were divided into six subgroups based on the stage of atherosclerosis, were analyzed. The tissues were fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin. Sections of 5 mum thickness were stained immunocytochemically using a labelled streptavidin-biotin/horse radish peroxidase kit (Dako, Denmark) for the identification of vimentin, alpha-smooth muscle actin, myosin heavy chains, desmin, S-100 protein, CD3, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD68 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen protein. RESULTS The present study showed that there is first functional and then morphological damage of the endothelium in the late stages of atherosclerosis. The preatheroma stage revealed the presence of intimal changes of smooth muscle cells, with expression of vimentin and alpha-smooth muscle actin and a lack of expression of desmin, which led to a switch to a synthetic phenotype. The described changes progressed into the later stages of atherosclerosis. Along with these changes, a large number of foam cells of variant origin were observed; some of the foam cells developed from monocyte-macrophage lineage (CD68-immunoreactive) and others originated from smooth muscle cells (vimentin- and S-100-immunoreactive). The late stages of atherosclerosis development, such as the atheroma stage, include intimal changes with the formation of a lipid core (S-100-immunoreactive cells and cell necrosis), while fibrosis in the lipid core and the accumulation of collagen fibres with extreme hypocellularity are characteristics of the fibroatheroma stage.
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- Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
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- Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
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Jankovic MB, Vukovic I. Elimination of T cells from human bone marrow and peripheral blood by means of E-rosettes and density gradient centrifugation. Bone Marrow Transplant 1989; 4 Suppl 3:110. [PMID: 2576387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- M B Jankovic
- University Children's Hospital, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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