Are humoral factors involved in the colonic mucosal lesion in portal hypertensive rats?
These data suggest the involvement of the upregulation of iNOS, ET-1 and TNF-alpha in the colonic mucosal lesion of portal hypertensive rats.
Because Type D personality could represent a frequent type of personality among individuals with moderate to severe psoriasis, it could serve as a 'marker' of more psychologically vulnerable patients, probably related to dysfunctional coping strategies. The Type D personality could represent a profile more frequently encountered among patients with psoriasis, and might therefore help identify subjects physiologically more vulnerable to disease, most likely due to inadequate adaptation mechanisms.