Autoimmune thyropathies are frequently linked to many infections, such as Helicobacter pylori, which are also supposed to play a role in their pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between thyroid and gastric autoimmunity and H. pylori infection on a large sample of Czech population (n=1621) by monitoring the autoantibodies against thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) and thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and gastric parietal cell (anti-GPC, representing thyrogastric syndrome) in correlation with antibodies against Helicobacter pylori (anti-H. pylori) of classes IgG and IgA. The interrelation between autoantibodies and H. pylori antibodies was assessed by H. pylori seropositivity. In H. pylori seropositive persons as compared to seronegative irrespective of age and sex, a higher occurrence of anti-TPO (10.4 % vs. 5.8 %, p=0.001) and anti-GPC (6.1 % vs. 1.7 %, p<0.001) was found. Differences in anti-TPO occurrence were significant in both men (7.0 % vs. 3.3 %, p=0.03) and women (12.7 % vs. 8.0 %, p=0.02), differences in anti-GPC occurrence were significant only in women (7.2 % vs. 1.7 %, p<0.001). Results of this study support the idea of a connection between infection of H. pylori and the occurrence of anti-TPO autoantibodies representing thyroid autoimmunity and gastric parietal cells autoantibodies representing the thyrogastric syndrome., I. Šterzl, P. Hrdá, P. Matucha, J. Čeřovská, V. Zamrazil., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
Neceliakální glutenová senzitivita byla recentně uznána odbornou veřejností jako součást spektra chorob vyvolaných lepkem. Je definována jako onemocnění projevující se gastrointestinálními nebo extraintestinálními symptomy, jež vyvolává konzumace stravy obsahující lepek u jedinců, kteří netrpí celiakií ani alergií na pšenici. V současnosti pro tuto jednotku není dostupný žádný specifický sérologický marker, a tak bývá diagnóza neceliakální glutenové senzitivity stanovena per exclusionem: vyžaduje vyloučení celiakie sérologickým a histologickým vyšetřením, vyloučení alergie na pšenici, zlepšení či vymizení symptomů po bezlepkové dietě a definitivní potvrzení expozičním testem. Článek popisuje současné znalosti o patofyziologii neceliakální glutenové senzitivity, rozebírá klinický a epidemiologický obraz, diagnózu a léčbu této nové klinické jednotky., Non-celiac gluten sensitivity has recently been recognized by the scientific community as a part of gluten-related disorders, and is defined as a condition with gastrointestinal and/or extra-intestinal symptoms triggered by gluten ingestion in the absence of celiac disease and wheat allergy. Currently, there is no specific serological marker and non-celiac gluten sensitivity remains a diagnosis of exclusion: testing for celiac disease and wheat allergy must be negative, symptoms must improve with a gluten-free diet, and diagnosis must be confirmed by the gluten challenge. In this article, we discuss current knowledge of pathophysiology, clinical and epidemilogical spectrum, diagnosis, and treatment of NCGS., and Iva Hoffmanová, Daniel Sánchez
The influence of neuroprotector cortexin with significant immunomodulating, antiinflammatory, neurotrophic, and neuroprotective effects on subjective and neurological symptoms, as well as immunological parameters (IL1β, TNFa) in chronic brain ischemia is shown in the article., Yakutkhon Madjidova, Durdona Usmanova, and Literatura