[Amyloidosis: state of the art]

Minerva Med. 1995 Jul-Aug;86(7-8):291-7.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Amyloidosis is characterized by a heterogeneous group of diseases due to deposition of a fibrillar, proteinaceous material, in different tissues. In this review pathogenetic mechanisms, clinical and therapeutic findings of the most important aspects of the disease, are described.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Editorial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Amyloid / analysis
  • Amyloidosis* / diagnosis
  • Amyloidosis* / therapy
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azathioprine / therapeutic use
  • Colchicine / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Interferon Type I / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Prognosis
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Serum Amyloid A Protein / analysis
  • Serum Amyloid P-Component / analysis

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Amyloid
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Interferon Type I
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Serum Amyloid A Protein
  • Serum Amyloid P-Component
  • Azathioprine
  • Colchicine
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide