Fibrosis - Etiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Postoperative epidural fibrosis.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Epidural fibrosis (EF) is defined as nonphysiologic scar formation, usually at the site of neurosurgical access into the spinal canal, in intimate vicinity to and around the origin of the radicular sheath. From the very onset, EF behaves ... Read more...

Renal fibrosis is attenuated by targeted disruption of KCa3.1 potassium channels.

11 Aug 2009 Proliferation of interstitial fibroblasts is a hallmark of progressive renal fibrosis commonly resulting in chronic kidney failure. The intermediate-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel (K(Ca)3.1) has been proposed to promote mitogenesis in ... Read more...

The shrinking rates of different meshes placed intraperitoneally: a long-term comparison of the TiMesh, VYPRO II, Sepramesh, and DynaMesh.

30 Jul 2009 AIM: The aim of our study was to determine and compare the shrinking rates of different prosthetic materials used in ventral hernia repair and to establish a possible correlation with macroscopic adhesions, histopathologic inflammation, and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fibrosis - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Postoperative epidural fibrosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Renal fibrosis is attenuated by targeted disruption of KCa3.1 potassium channels. 11 Aug 2009
• The shrinking rates of different meshes placed intraperitoneally: a long-term comparison of the TiMesh, VYPRO II, Sepramesh, and DynaMesh. 30 Jul 2009
• Screening of vesicoureteral reflux in pediatric patients with kidney transplantation showing non-specific interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy with interstitial Tamm-Horsfall protein deposits in protocol allograft biopsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Deletion of mineralocorticoid receptors from macrophages protects against deoxycorticosterone/salt-induced cardiac fibrosis and increased blood pressure. 25 Jul 2009
• Are macrophages the foot soldiers in the war waged by aldosterone against the heart? 25 Jul 2009
• Heme oxygenase-1 inducer hemin attenuates the progression of remnant kidney model. 7 Jul 2009
• Critical role of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 in aldosterone/salt-induced cardiac inflammation and fibrosis. 4 Jul 2009
• A novel treatment for postoperative mondor's disease: manual axial distraction. 29 Jun 2009
• Gingival vascular damage in atherosclerotic rabbits: hydroxytyrosol and squalene benefits. 19 Jun 2009
• [Molecular mechanisms of tissue fibrosis] 30 May 2009
• BMP-7 as antagonist of organ fibrosis. 30 May 2009
• Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis following cytotoxic chemotherapy for small-cell lung cancer. 12 May 2009
• Outcome in a prospective phase II trial of medically inoperable stage I non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy. 2 May 2009
• Case of post Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty retrocorneal fibrous membrane. 29 Apr 2009
• Fibrosis and carcinoid syndrome: from causation to future therapy. 29 Apr 2009
• [Selected indices of peritoneal fibrosis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis] 28 Apr 2009
• Defective peroxisomal proliferators activated receptor gamma activity due to dominant-negative mutation synergizes with hypertension to accelerate cardiac fibrosis in mice. 22 Apr 2009
• Ureteral obstruction as a model of renal interstitial fibrosis and obstructive nephropathy. 30 Mar 2009
• Intestinal fibrosis in IBD--a dynamic, multifactorial process. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Fibrosis'

Definition: Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.

Descriptor UI: D005355

Alternative terms: Fibrosis; Fibroses; Cirrhosis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.550.355;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: NIM only as pathol process with no qualif: coord with Cat A term /pathol (IM); several specific fibrosis terms are also available