Volume 58 (2012) No. 2

Review Article

Endogenous Morphine: Up-to-Date Review 2011

(endogenous morphine / dopamine / catecholamine / nitric oxide / nitric oxide synthase)

G. B. Stefano1,2, R. Ptáček2, H. Kuželová2,3, R. M. Kream1

1Neuroscience Research Institute, State University of New York – College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY, USA

2Department of Psychiatry of the First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

3Department of Biology and Medical Genetics, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 49 - 56 (PDF)

Corresponding author: George B. Stefano, Neuroscience Research Institute, SUNY College at Old Westbury, P.O. Box 210, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA. Phone: (+001) 516-876-2732; Fax: (+001) 516-876-2727; e-mail: gstefano@sunynri.org

Received November 3, 2009. Accepted January 5, 2010.

Original Article

Novel Flow Cytometric Method for the Detection of Podocalyxin-Positive Elements in Urine of Patients with Glomerulonephritides – First Promising Results

(podocyte / podocalyxin / CD10 / glomerulonephritis / flow cytometry)

P. Habara1,2, H. Marečková2 , K. Malíčková1, Z. Potyšová3, Z. Hrušková3, T. Zima1, V. Tesař3

1Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, 2Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, 3Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 57 - 63 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Peter Habara, Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Karlovo náměstí 32, 121 11 Prague 2, Czech Republic. Phone (+ 420) 774 528 923; e-mail: peter.habara@gmail.com

Received August 25, 2011. Accepted december 9, 2011.

Original Article

Mutational Analysis of the NPHS2 Gene in Czech Patients with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

(nephrotic syndrome / NPHS2 gene / focal segmental glomerulosclerosis / mutation / polymorphism)

J. Reiterová1,2, H. Šafránková1, L. Obeidová2, J. Štekrová1,2, D. Maixnerová1, M. Merta2,3, V. Tesař1

1Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, 2Institute of Biology and Human Genetics, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

3Department of Metabolic Care and Gerontology, University Hospital in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Pages: 64 - 68 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Jana Reiterová, Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, U Nemocnice 2, 128 08 Prague 2, Czech Republic, Phone: (+420) 224 966 790; Fax: (+420) 224 923 268; e-mail: jreiterova@seznam.cz

Received October 21, 2011. Accepted January 30, 2012.

Original Article

Microsatellite Polymorphism in Haem Oxygenase 1 Gene Promoter in Multiple Sclerosis

(multiple sclerosis / haem oxygenase 1 / HMOX1 / promoter polymorphism / EDSS / disability progression)

P. Zborníková1, L. Králík2, P. Lelková2, T. Kalinčík1, E. Havrdová1, P. Martásek2

1Department of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, 2Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 69 - 74 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Pavlína Zborníková, Department of Neurology and Centre for Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Kateřinská 30, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic. e-mail: zbornikova@gmail.com

Received December 7, 2011. Accepted December 23. 2012.

Original Article

Anti-proliferative and Anti-angiogenic Effects of CB2R Agonist (JWH-133) in Non-small Lung Cancer Cells (A549) and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells: an in Vitro Investigation

(angiogenesis / cell proliferation / matrix metalloproteinase)

B. Vidinský1, P. Gál2,5,6, M. Pilátová1, Z. Vidová1,3, P. Solár4, L. Varinská1, L. Ivanová1, J. Mojžiš1

1Department of Pharmacology, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic

2Department of Pathological Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice, Slovak Republic

31st Department of Psychiatry, Louis Pasteur University Hospital and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic

4Institute of Biology and Ecology, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic

5East-Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department for Biomedical Research, Košice, Slovak Republic

6Institute of Histology and Embryology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, CzechRepublic

Pages: 75 - 80 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Peter Gál, East-Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department for Biomedical Research, Ondavská 8, 040 11 Košice, Slovak Republic. e-mail: galovci@yahoo.com or pgal@vusch.sk

Received July 12, 2011. Accepted August 17, 2011.

Short Communication

PAR2 Knock-Out C57Bl6 Mice as a Model for Evaluating Metastases of Cancer Cells: Pilot in Vivo Study of the Metastatic Potential of B16 Melanoma in Knock-Out (PAR2-/-) Animals

(PAR-2 / trypsin / melanoma / metastasis / knock-out)

R. Matěj1,2, M. Zadinová3, P. Poučková3, J. Kukal4, T. Olejár1,3

1Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Thomayer Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

2Department of Pathology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

3Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

4Department of Software Engineering in Economy, Faculty of Nuclear Science and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 81 - 86 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Radoslav Matěj, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Thomayer Teaching Hospital, Vídeňská 800, 140 59 Prague 4 – Krč, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 261 083 741; Fax.: (+420) 261 083 742; e-mail: radoslav.matej@ftn.cz

Received August 7, 2011. Accepted November 16, 2011.

Correction and Addendum

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Correction and Addendum of Folia Biol (Praha), 2003;49(2):63-8.

The article “Böhm M, Ittenson A, Klatte T, Schierbaum KF, Röhl FW, Ansorge S, Allhoff EP: Pretreatment with interleukin-2 modulates perioperative immunodysfunction in patients with renal cell carcinoma, Folia Biol (Praha), 2003;49(2):63-8” was incorrectly classified as Original Article. This publication is a synopsis of the work awarded by the Clinical Science Award 2002 given by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immuntherapie and has to be classified as Award Synopsis.