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Brigita Gradauskiene

Other name: Brigita Sitkauskiene
professor, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Verified email at lsmu.lt
Cited by 2733

[HTML][HTML] Icatibant, a new bradykinin-receptor antagonist, in hereditary angioedema

…, C Bull, B Sitkauskiene… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Hereditary angioedema is characterized by recurrent attacks of angioedema of
the skin, larynx, and gastrointestinal tract. Bradykinin is the key mediator of symptoms. …

Proposal of 0.5 mg of protein/100 g of processed food as threshold for voluntary declaration of food allergen traces in processed food—A first step in an initiative to …

…, B Rogala, H Sampson, G Senna, B Sitkauskiene… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Food anaphylaxis is commonly elicited by unintentional ingestion of foods
containing the allergen above the tolerance threshold level of the individual. While labeling the …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of M1 and M2 macrophages in tumor islets and stroma in relation to prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer

J Jackute, M Zemaitis, D Pranys, B Sitkauskiene… - BMC immunology, 2018 - Springer
Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains the most common cause of cancer
related death worldwide. Tumor-infiltrating macrophages are believed to play an important …

UCRAID (Ukrainian Citizen and refugee electronic support in Respiratory diseases, Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology) action plan

…, A Ramanauskaite, F Raciborski, B Sitkauskiene… - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… accompanied by a person speaking both Ukrainian and the respondent's language— N (%)b
b 31 respondents did not see Ukrainian refugees accompanied by a person speaking both …

[HTML][HTML] Vilnius Declaration on chronic respiratory diseases: multisectoral care pathways embedding guided self-management, mHealth and air pollution in chronic …

…, B Samolinski, S Sargsyan, B Sitkauskiene… - Clinical and translational …, 2019 - Springer
Background Over 1 billion people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma,
COPD, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. They cause an enormous burden and are considered as …

Once daily fluticasone furoate nasal spray is effective in seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by grass pollen

…, R Jõgi, S Reinartz, I Sidorenko, B Sitkauskiene… - Allergy, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Fluticasone furoate is a new enhanced‐affinity glucocorticoid with a unique
combination of pharmacodynamic and physicochemical properties suitable for topical activity. …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of airway inflammation and MMP-12 expression in smokers and ex-smokers with COPD

…, J Jeroch, J Lötvall, R Sakalauskas, B Sitkauskiene - Respiratory …, 2007 - Springer
Background Smoking activates and recruits inflammatory cells and proteases to the airways.
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-12 may be a key mediator in smoke induced emphysema. …

[HTML][HTML] Serum and bronchial lavage fluid concentrations of IL-8, SLPI, sCD14 and sICAM-1 in patients with COPD and asthma

C Hollander, B Sitkauskiene, R Sakalauskas… - Respiratory …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Airway inflammation is associated with an increased expression and
release of inflammatory reactants that regulate processes of cell migration, activation and …

[HTML][HTML] The prognostic influence of tumor infiltrating Foxp3+CD4+, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in resected non-small cell lung cancer

J Jackute, M Zemaitis, D Pranys, B Sitkauskiene… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Different subsets of tumor infiltrating T lymphocytes are believed to play
essential role in the immune response to cancer cells. The data of these cells in NSCLC are …

[HTML][HTML] Immune response after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in kidney transplant patients

R Vaiciuniene, B Sitkauskiene, IA Bumblyte… - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
… -CoV-2 antibody titers and B cell proportions after Rituximab treatment (B lymphocyte depletion)
directly correlate, and for seroconversion only a small amount of B lymphocytes (<1%) is …