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Kasprzak-Drozd K, Niziński P, Hawrył A, Gancarz M, Hawrył D, Oliwa W, Pałka M, Markowska J, Oniszczuk A. Potential of Curcumin in the Management of Skin Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3617. [PMID: 38612433 PMCID: PMC11012053 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25073617] [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: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Curcumin is a polyphenolic molecule derived from the rhizoma of Curcuma longa L. This compound has been used for centuries due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. These make it ideal for preventing and treating skin inflammation, premature skin ageing, psoriasis, and acne. Additionally, it exhibits antiviral, antimutagenic, and antifungal effects. Curcumin provides protection against skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to UVB radiation. It reduces wound healing times and improves collagen deposition. Moreover, it increases fibroblast and vascular density in wounds. This review summarizes the available information on the therapeutic effect of curcumin in treating skin diseases. The results suggest that curcumin may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated, and effective agent for treating skin diseases. However, larger clinical trials are needed to confirm these observations due to limitations in its in vivo use, such as low bioavailability after oral administration and metabolism.
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- Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (K.K.-D.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11, 20-080 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (K.K.-D.); (A.H.)
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland;
- Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Krakow, Poland
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- Science Circle of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (W.O.); (M.P.); (J.M.)
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- Science Circle of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (W.O.); (M.P.); (J.M.)
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- Science Circle of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (W.O.); (M.P.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (K.K.-D.); (A.H.)
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Raczyński L, Wiślicki W, Klimaszewski K, Krzemień W, Kopka P, Kowalski P, Shopa R, Bała M, Chhokar J, Curceanu C, Czerwiński E, Dulski K, Gajewski J, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Del Grande R, Hiesmayr B, Jasińska B, Kacprzak K, Kapłon L, Kisielewska D, Korcyl G, Kozik T, Krawczyk N, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Raj J, Rakoczy K, Ruciński A, Sharma S, Shivani S, Silarski M, Skurzok M, Stepień E, Zgardzińska B, Moskal P. 3D TOF-PET image reconstruction using total variation regularization. Phys Med 2020; 80:230-242. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Moskal P, Kisielewska D, Y Shopa R, Bura Z, Chhokar J, Curceanu C, Czerwiński E, Dadgar M, Dulski K, Gajewski J, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Del Grande R, C Hiesmayr B, Jasińska B, Kacprzak K, Kamińska A, Kapłon Ł, Karimi H, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Krawczyk N, Krzemień W, Kozik T, Kubicz E, Małczak P, Mohammed M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Pędziwiatr M, Raczyński L, Raj J, Ruciński A, Sharma S, Shivani S, Silarski M, Skurzok M, Stępień EŁ, Vandenberghe S, Wiślicki W, Zgardzińska B. Performance assessment of the 2 γpositronium imaging with the total-body PET scanners. EJNMMI Phys 2020; 7:44. [PMID: 32607664 PMCID: PMC7326848 DOI: 10.1186/s40658-020-00307-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Purpose In living organisms, the positron-electron annihilation (occurring during the PET imaging) proceeds in about 30% via creation of a metastable ortho-positronium atom. In the tissue, due to the pick-off and conversion processes, over 98% of ortho-positronia annihilate into two 511 keV photons. In this article, we assess the feasibility for reconstruction of the mean ortho-positronium lifetime image based on annihilations into two photons. The main objectives of this work include the (i) estimation of the sensitivity of the total-body PET scanners for the ortho-positronium mean lifetime imaging using 2γ annihilations and (ii) estimation of the spatial and time resolution of the ortho-positronium image as a function of the coincidence resolving time (CRT) of the scanner. Methods Simulations are conducted assuming that radiopharmaceutical is labeled with 44Sc isotope emitting one positron and one prompt gamma. The image is reconstructed on the basis of triple coincidence events. The ortho-positronium lifetime spectrum is determined for each voxel of the image. Calculations were performed for cases of total-body detectors build of (i) LYSO scintillators as used in the EXPLORER PET and (ii) plastic scintillators as anticipated for the cost-effective total-body J-PET scanner. To assess the spatial and time resolution, the four cases were considered assuming that CRT is equal to 500 ps, 140 ps, 50 ps, and 10 ps. Results The estimated total-body PET sensitivity for the registration and selection of image forming triple coincidences (2γ+γprompt) is larger by a factor of 13.5 (for LYSO PET) and by factor of 5.2 (for plastic PET) with respect to the sensitivity for the standard 2γ imaging by LYSO PET scanners with AFOV = 20 cm. The spatial resolution of the ortho-positronium image is comparable with the resolution achievable when using TOF-FBP algorithms already for CRT = 50 ps. For the 20-min scan, the resolution better than 20 ps is expected for the mean ortho-positronium lifetime image determination. Conclusions Ortho-positronium mean lifetime imaging based on the annihilations into two photons and prompt gamma is shown to be feasible with the advent of the high sensitivity total-body PET systems and time resolution of the order of tens of picoseconds.
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- P Moskal
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland.
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland.
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, 05-400, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, 00044, Italy
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, 20-031, Poland
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, 00044, Italy
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, 20-031, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, 05-400, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Division, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, 05-400, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland.,Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, 05-400, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland.,INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, 00044, Italy
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, Cracow, 30-348, Poland
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- Department of Electronics and Information Systems, MEDISIP, Ghent University-IBiTech, De Pintelaan 185 block B, Ghent, B-9000, Belgium
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- High Energy Physics Division, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, 05-400, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, 20-031, Poland
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Moskal P, Kisielewska D, Curceanu C, Czerwiński E, Dulski K, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Hiesmayr B, Jasińska B, Kacprzak K, Kapłon Ł, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Krzemień W, Kozik T, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Raczyński L, Raj J, Sharma S, Shivani, Shopa RY, Silarski M, Skurzok M, Stępień E, Wiślicki W, Zgardzińska B. Feasibility study of the positronium imaging with the J-PET tomograph. Phys Med Biol 2019; 64:055017. [PMID: 30641509 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aafe20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A detection system of the conventional PET tomograph is set-up to record data from [Formula: see text] annihilation into two photons with energy of 511 keV, and it gives information on the density distribution of a radiopharmaceutical in the body of the object. In this paper we explore the possibility of performing the three gamma photons imaging based on ortho-positronium annihilation, as well as the possibility of positronium mean lifetime imaging with the J-PET tomograph constructed from plastic scintillators. For this purposes simulations of the ortho-positronium formation and its annihilation into three photons were performed taking into account distributions of photons' momenta as predicted by the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the response of the J-PET tomograph. In order to test the proposed ortho-positronium lifetime image reconstruction method, we concentrate on the decay of the ortho-positronium into three photons and applications of radiopharmaceuticals labeled with isotopes emitting a prompt gamma. The proposed method of imaging is based on the determination of hit-times and hit-positions of registered photons which enables the reconstruction of the time and position of the annihilation point as well as the lifetime of the ortho-positronium on an event-by-event basis. We have simulated the production of the positronium in point-like sources and in a cylindrical phantom composed of a set of different materials in which the ortho-positronium lifetime varied from 2.0 ns to 3.0 ns, as expected for ortho-positronium created in the human body. The presented reconstruction method for total-body J-PET like detector allows to achieve a mean lifetime resolution of ∼40 ps. Recent positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy measurements of cancerous and healthy uterine tissues show that this sensitivity may allow to study the morphological changes in cell structures.
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- P Moskal
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Cracow, Poland
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Moskal P, Krawczyk N, Hiesmayr BC, Bała M, Curceanu C, Czerwiński E, Dulski K, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Del Grande R, Jasińska B, Kacprzak K, Kapłon L, Kisielewska D, Klimaszewski K, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Raczyński L, Raj J, Rudy Z, Sharma S, Silarski M, Shivani, Shopa RY, Skurzok M, Wiślicki W, Zgardzińska B. Feasibility studies of the polarization of photons beyond the optical wavelength regime with the J-PET detector. Eur Phys J C Part Fields 2018; 78:970. [PMID: 30636927 PMCID: PMC6315056 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6461-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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J-PET is a detector optimized for registration of photons from the electron-positron annihilation via plastic scintillators where photons interact predominantly via Compton scattering. Registration of both primary and scattered photons enables to determinate the linear polarization of the primary photon on the event by event basis with a certain probability. Here we present quantitative results on the feasibility of such polarization measurements of photons from the decay of positronium with the J-PET and explore the physical limitations for the resolution of the polarization determination of 511 keV photons via Compton scattering. For scattering angles of about 82∘ (where the best contrast for polarization measurement is theoretically predicted) we find that the single event resolution for the determination of the polarization is about 40∘ (predominantly due to properties of the Compton effect). However, for samples larger than ten thousand events the J-PET is capable of determining relative average polarization of these photons with the precision of about few degrees. The obtained results open new perspectives for studies of various physics phenomena such as quantum entanglement and tests of discrete symmetries in decays of positronium and extend the energy range of polarization measurements by five orders of magnitude beyond the optical wavelength regime.
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- P. Moskal
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati CP 13, INFN, Via E. Fermi 40, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Methods, Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 1, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati CP 13, INFN, Via E. Fermi 40, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Methods, Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 1, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Świerk Computing Centre, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Świerk Computing Centre, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- High Energy Department, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
- Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Świerk Computing Centre, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Świerk Computing Centre, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
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- Świerk Computing Centre, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Methods, Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 1, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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Kowalski P, Wiślicki W, Shopa RY, Raczyński L, Klimaszewski K, Curcenau C, Czerwiński E, Dulski K, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Gupta-Sharma N, Hiesmayr B, Jasińska B, Kapłon Ł, Kisielewska-Kamińska D, Korcyl G, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Raj J, Rakoczy K, Rudy Z, Sharma S, Shivani S, Silarski M, Skurzok M, Zgardzińska B, Zieliński M, Moskal P. Estimating the NEMA characteristics of the J-PET tomograph using the GATE package. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 63:165008. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aad29b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Raczyński L, Wiślicki W, Krzemień W, Kowalski P, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Curceanu C, Czerwiński E, Dulski K, Gajos A, Głowacz B, Gorgol M, Hiesmayr B, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Korcyl G, Kozik T, Krawczyk N, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma NG, Silarski M, Smyrski J, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Zgardzińska B, Zieliński M, Moskal P. Calculation of the time resolution of the J-PET tomograph using kernel density estimation. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:5076-5097. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa7005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Czajkowska A, Mazurek K, Wiśniewski A, Kęska A, Tkaczyk J, Krawczyk K, Pałka M, Mazurek T. Insufficient physical activity increases cardiovascular risk in women with low birth mass. Biomedical Human Kinetics 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/bhk-2017-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Summary
Study aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between low birth mass and concentration of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) as a cardiovascular risk factor in young women with various levels of physical activity.
Materials and methods: 102 female students aged 19.7 ± 0.8 (18.6-23.0) were included. The study group was divided according to the declared physical activity: high physical activity (HPA, n = 69) and low physical activity (LPA, n = 33). Anthropometric indices were measured: body mass, height, hip and waist circumference. hsCRP levels were obtained from venous blood samples. Birth body mass (BBM) and birth height were collected from medical documentation.
Results: Women with low BBM and LPA had a significantly higher concentration of hsCRP than women with low BBM and HPA, as well as women with normal BBM.
Conclusions: Low birth mass together with low physical activity is a strong predictor of raised concentration of hsCRP, which correlates with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Regular physical activity in women with low birth mass may prevent an increased hsCRP concentration, and as a result decrease the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Czajkowska
- Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- I Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw , Poland
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Głowacz B, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma N, Silarski M, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Wiślicki W, Zieliński M, Zgardzińska B, Moskal P. Hybrid TOF-PET/MRI local transceiver coil. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.479] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Kubicz E, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Głowacz B, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Mohammed M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma N, Silarski M, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Wiślicki W, Zieliński M, Zgardzińska B, Moskal P. Novel J-PET scanner combined with positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy technique as a tool for morphometric imaging. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.478] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Zielinski M, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Głowacz B, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma N, Silarski M, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Wiślicki W, Zieliński M, Zgardzińska B, Moskal P. Mobile PET insert for simultaneous PET/MRI imaging. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.477] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Wieczorek A, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Głowacz B, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma N, Silarski M, Strzelecki A, Wiślicki W, Zieliński M, Zgardzińska B, Moskal P. Novel plastic scinitllators for the fully digital and MRI compatible J-PET scanner. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.480] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Moskal P, Rundel O, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Giergiel K, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Kapłon Ł, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Sharma NG, Słomski A, Silarski M, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Wiślicki W, Witkowski P, Zieliński M, Zoń N. Time resolution of the plastic scintillator strips with matrix photomultiplier readout for J-PET tomograph. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:2025-47. [PMID: 26895187 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/5/2025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Recent tests of a single module of the Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomography system (J-PET) consisting of 30 cm long plastic scintillator strips have proven its applicability for the detection of annihilation quanta (0.511 MeV) with a coincidence resolving time (CRT) of 0.266 ns. The achieved resolution is almost by a factor of two better with respect to the current TOF-PET detectors and it can still be improved since, as it is shown in this article, the intrinsic limit of time resolution for the determination of time of the interaction of 0.511 MeV gamma quanta in plastic scintillators is much lower. As the major point of the article, a method allowing to record timestamps of several photons, at two ends of the scintillator strip, by means of matrix of silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) is introduced. As a result of simulations, conducted with the number of SiPM varying from 4 to 42, it is shown that the improvement of timing resolution saturates with the growing number of photomultipliers, and that the [Formula: see text] configuration at two ends allowing to read twenty timestamps, constitutes an optimal solution. The conducted simulations accounted for the emission time distribution, photon transport and absorption inside the scintillator, as well as quantum efficiency and transit time spread of photosensors, and were checked based on the experimental results. Application of the [Formula: see text] matrix of SiPM allows for achieving the coincidence resolving time in positron emission tomography of [Formula: see text]0.170 ns for 15 cm axial field-of-view (AFOV) and [Formula: see text]0.365 ns for 100 cm AFOV. The results open perspectives for construction of a cost-effective TOF-PET scanner with significantly better TOF resolution and larger AFOV with respect to the current TOF-PET modalities.
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- P Moskal
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Cracow, Poland
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Głowacz B, Zieliński M, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Kapłon Ł, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma N, Silarski M, Słomski A, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Wiślicki W, Zgardzińska B, Moskal P. Hybrid TOF-PET/MRI local transceiver coil. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)30097-4] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Zieliński M, Głowacz B, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Kapłon Ł, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Pawlik-Niedźwiecka M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma N, Silarski M, Słomski A, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Wiślicki W, Zgardzińska B, Moskal P. The mobile PET insert for simultaneous PET/MRI imaging. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)30242-0] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Krzemień W, Alfs D, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Gajos A, Głowacz B, Gorgol M, Jasińska B, Kamińska D, Kapłon Ł, Korcyl G, Kowalski P, Kozik T, Kubicz E, Mohammed M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Rundel O, Sharma N, Silarski M, Słomski A, Strzelecki A, Wieczorek A, Wiślicki W, Zgardzińska B, Zieliński M, Moskal P. Front-end electronics and hit position reconstruction methods for the J-PET scanner. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)30129-3] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Moskal P, Bednarski T, Białas P, Czerwiński E, Kapłon Ł, Kochanowski A, Korcyl G, Kowal J, Kozik T, Krzemień W, Molenda M, Niedźwiecki S, Pałka M, Pawlik M, Raczyński L, Rudy Z, Salabura P, Sharma N, Silarski M, Słomski A, Smyrski J, Strzelecki A, Wiślicki W, Zieliński M, Zoń N. 141: A novel TOF-PET detector based on organic scintillators. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)34162-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bragadireanu M, Pietreanu D, Vasile M, Idzik M, Przyborowski D, Kulessa P, Pysz K, Biernat J, Jowzaee S, Korcyl G, Pałka M, Salabura P, Smyrski J, Bettoni D, Fioravanti E, Garzia I, Savriè M, Gianotti P, Lucherini V, Pace E, Mertens M, Ohm H, Orfanitski S, Ritman J, Serdyuk V, Wintz P, Dobbs S, Tomaradze A, Boca G, Costanza S, Genova P, Lavezzi L, Montagna P, Rotondi A, Spataro S. Tracking with Straw Tubes in the PANDA Experiment. EPJ Web of Conferences 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146611007] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Czokało M, Pałka M, Kralisz P, Filipkowski T. Kallikrein-kinin system in patients with neoplastic diseases. Rocz Akad Med Bialymst 1996; 41:417-28. [PMID: 9020555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The concentrations of kininogens, prokallikrein, fibrinogen, plasma protein, proteinase inhibitor antigens, and the kininase, fibrinolytic and antipapain activities in plasma of 29 patients with various tumours (lung cancers, lymphomas, and others) during chemotherapy were measured. The same studies were performed on blood plasma of female patients operated on because of cervical or endometrial carcinoma (37 subjects) and submitted to subsequent local radiotherapy (before and after radiotherapy). A weak activation of kallikrein-kinin system and significant decrease in kininase and fibrinolytic activities were found in those patients. It may suggest a role of bradykinin in prevention of therapy-induced hypercoagulability in patients with neoplastic diseases.
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- M Czokało
- Department of General and Experimental Pathology, Medical Academy of Białystok
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