Active clinical trials for "Inflammation"

The aim of the study is to assess the effect of eradication of gut microbiota on 1) glucose metabolism including postprandial plasma responses of the incretin hormones GIP and GLP-1, insulin, C-peptide and glucagon, 2) metabolomic profiles and resting energy expenditure (REE) 3) appetite, satiety, food intake, gastric emptying and gall bladder emptying, 4) levels of markers of bone formation and resorption as well as serotonin, 5) markers of systemic inflammation, and 6) on the (prospective) composition of bacteria in faeces, blood and saliva. Thus, the overall objective is to provide detailed knowledge on the physiological role of gut microbiota combined with bioinformatic analyses of the functional implications of changes in bacteria composition on the level of both species and phylum.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of aging and weight loss on iron status and immune response in obese women. Iron deficiency and immune impairment are two of the numerous complications of obesity. The central hypothesis is that obesity-induced inflammation causes lower iron status through decreased iron absorption and availability in young and older obese women. Furthermore, the investigators hypothesize that this can be corrected with weight loss in both young and older obese women.

The purpose of this study is to understand how a probiotic might change the immune response of healthy infants.

The primary aim of this study will be to evaluate the effects of Lyprinol® supplementation on airway inflammation and the bronchoconstrictor response to dry air hyperpnea in individuals with asthma. The investigators hypothesize that Lyprinol® supplementation, compared to placebo, will significantly attenuate airway inflammation and hyperpnea-induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatic individuals.

Patients undergoing meningeoma resection surgery will be randomly assigned to two groups. One group will receive scalp nerve blocks with 0.5% ropivacaine, whereas the other group will receive scalp nerve blocks with 0.9% saline after anesthesia induction and before skull-pin insertion. Serum levels of TNF-α、IL-6 and IL-1β will be measured and compared at before surgery, 1h, 24h and 72h after surgery, respectively. VAS score, dosage of pain-control medicine and NRS score at the first three days after surgery, ratio of intracranial infection within 30d after surgery, and total hospitalization days and medical expenditure will also be recorded and compared between the two groups.

The study aims to investigate the effect of Permethrin 5% treatment on Signs and symptoms of Demodex-blepharitis in comparison to Synthomycine 5% and Fucithalmic (fusidic acid 1%) .

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, adaptive clinical trial, which will assess the effect of DanshenDuofensuanyan[Danshen (a kind of Chinese herbal drug) extract] treatment on Lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 level in patients with stable angina pectoris.

This study will be a multicentre randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy between balloon dilatation and self-expanding metallic stent placement for endoscopic treatment of stenosis in Crohn´s Disease.

The investigators hypothesize that subjects undergoing liver resection and who are exposed preoperatively to high illuminance blue spectrum light will exhibit reduced organ injury, specifically liver dysfunction, than subjects exposed to standard ambient white fluorescent light.

CS-AKI occurring in 20% to 70% of cases depending of the type of cardiac surgery. The systemic inflammatory response is often observed and associated with increased risk of AKI. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces a complex inflammatory response that has a multifactorial pathogenesis. The inflammatory response is triggered by exposure of the blood to artificial surfaces during extracorporeal circulation, ischemia/reperfusion injuries, translocation of gram-negative bacteria from the intestinal tract, small amounts of LPS in IV solutions. SIRS during CPB with high levels of inflammatory mediators, active complement proteins and LPS provoke endothelial dysfunction- retraction of endothelial cells with increasing vascular permeability and thrombogenic activity, also inflammatory mediators activate leukocytes and they enhance vascular permeability by affecting endothelial cells and vascular basement membrane. The systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are the basis for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Vascular integrity damage during cardiac surgery entail redistribution of fluids with interstitial fluid accumulation and require accurate volume control (pertinent removal of "CPB priming volume"), especially in patients with CKD (low GFR) with high risks of AKI.