Published: 2011Authors: Lisa Lucas, Aaron Russell and Russell Keast Abstract:"Chronic inflammation is a critical factor in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory disease states including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, degenerative joint diseases and...
Ankylosing Spondylitis Research
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Unlocking the Genetics and Biology of Joint Disorder Ankylosing Spondylitis
Wellcome Trust Published: July 11, 2011 Summary: "A study involving over 5,000 people living with the joint disorder ankylosing spondylitis has identified a series of genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to the condition as well as providing new...
Fatty Acids From Fish: The Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Published: May 1, 2010 Authors: Rebecca Wall, R Paul Ross, Gerald F Fitzgerald, Catherine Stanton In Summary: A typical Western diet has too many omega-6 fats. This can increase inflammation and contribute to chronic diseases Omega-3 fats found in fish like...
Phytochemistry: Ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil
Published: 31st August, 2005Authors: Gary K Beauchamp, Russell S J Keast, Diane Morel, Jianming Lin,Jana Pika, Qiang Han, Chi-Ho Lee, Amos B Smith, Paul A S Breslin Abstract:"Newly pressed extra-virgin olive oil contains oleocanthal--a compound whose pungency induces...
Spondyloarthropathies in sub-Saharan Africa
M Mijiyawa, O Oniankitan, M A Khan Published: July 2000 Abstract: "HLA-B27 is virtually absent in most of the sub-Saharan Africa populations, and ankylosing spondylitis is rare; only a few patients have been reported from central and southern Africa. HLA-B27 was...
HLA B27 in the Population of Northern Sweden
A Bjelle, B Cedergren, S R Dahlqvist Published: June 1982 Abstract: "The frequency of HLA B27 in blood donors born in northern Sweden was found to be 16.6%. This was significantly higher than in southern Sweden or in caucasians generally, with the exception of...
The Prevalence of HLA-B27 in Northern Norway
J. T. Gran, A. S. Mellby & G. Husby Published: 22nd February 1983 Abstract: "The incidence of the tissue antigen HLA-B27 has been studied in 176 consecutive blood donors in Tromsø, Northern Norway. The prevalence of HLA-B27 was 15.9%, which was significantly...