Netherlands Journal of Medicine, 39 (1991) 375-378 375 © 1991 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. All rights reserved 0300-297/79 1 /$03.50 Contents Volume 39 Number 1 A.S.M. Dofferhoff, E. Vellenga, P.C. Lim- burg, A. Van Zanten, P.O.M. Mulder and EDITORIAL J. Weits (The Netherlands) 45 The role of cytokines in septic shock and speculations on future therapies ANNOUNCEMENT 63 A.S.M. Dofferhoff (The Netherlands) INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS iii ORIGINAL ARTICLES Effect of high-dose dexamethasone in pred- Number 2 nisone-resistant autoimmune thrombocy- EDITORIAL topenic purpura (ITP) Dopamine agonists, a new perspective in P. Dubbeld, C. Van der Heul and H.F.P. cardiovascular therapy? Hillen (The Netherlands) A.R.J. Girbes, D.J. Van Veldhuisen and Effects of chlorthalidone and mechanical A.J. Smit (The Netherlands) 65 ventilation on hydroxyprolinuria during immobilization by means of muscle re- ORIGINAL ARTICLES laxants Contrasting effects of acute and chronic vol- R.G. Van Kesteren, B. Sangster, A.N.P. ume expansion on orthostatic blood pres- Van Heijst and S.A. Duursma (The sure control in a patient with autonomic Netherlands) 11 circulatory failure J.J. Van Lieshout, A.D.J. Ten Harkel, A.M. BRIEF REPORTS Van Leeuwen and W. Wieling (The Riedel’s thyroiditis in a _ patient with Netherlands) retroperitoneal fibrosis Safety and efficacy of itraconazole in pre- W.H.J. Kruit and G.J.H. Den Ottolander vention of fungal infections in neu- (The Netherlands) 17 tropenic patients Falsely low serum thyroxine levels caused by P.L.M. Thunnissen, W. Sizoo and W.D.H. interference with the thyroxine assay Hendriks (The Netherlands) 84 M.H.A. Stehouwer, C.D.A. Stehouwer and W.H.L. Hackeng (The Netherlands) 20 BRIEF REPORTS Sjogren’s syndrome complicated by cryo- Malignant lymphoma of the testis globulinaemia and acute renal failure M.M.F. Fickers, J. Koudstaal, F.P.H. M.Y. Van Eer, P.M. Netten, G. Schrijver, Van de Weijer and T.A.M.: Verschueren K.J.M. Assmann and H. Wollersheim (The (The Netherlands) 92 Netherlands) 23 Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with re- current angiodysplastic lesions in the REVIEWS gastrointestinal tract, the lupus anticoag- Atrial natriuretic peptide ulant and eosinophilic colitis C.J. Doorenbos (The Netherlands) 28 RJ.L.F. Loffeld (The Netherlands) 101 Tumour necrosis factor (cachectin) and Subacute cutaneous lupus associated with other cytokines in septic shock: a review Hashimoto’s thyroiditis of the literature Y. Ilan and A.B. Yehuda (Israel) 105 376 REVIEWS REVIEWS Oral opioids in the treatment of cancer pain The microcirculation and essential hyper- Z. Zylicz and R.G. Twycross (The Nether- tension lands, U.K.) P. Draaijer, J.L.M.L. Le Noble, K.M.L. Theophylline intoxication, clinical features, Leunissen and H.A.J. Struyker-Boudier treatment and outcome: a case report Life-saving immunotherapy with cross-reac- and a review of the literature tive monoclonal antibodies against endo- C.A. Stegeman and J.G.M. Jordans (The toxin: a critical evaluation of experimen- Netherlands) tal and clinical studies J.J. Cornelissen, J.F.P. Schellekens, C.A. Kraaijeveld and J. Verhoef LETTERS TO THE EDITOR INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS LETTER TO THE EDITOR Human monoclonal antibodies in sepsis C. Smith, R. Straube and C. Wortel Number 3 (U.S.A.) EDITORIAL CORRIGENDUM Human monoclonal antibodies in sepsis ABSTRACTS J. De Koning and R.G.J. Westendorp Dutch Society of Gastroenterology INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS ORIGINAL ARTICLES Logistic multiple regression analysis of fac- tors predicting recurrence of hyperthy- Number 4 (Special Issue on Developments in roidism after medical treatment of toxic Human Immunology) diffuse goitre S. De Rave, H.M.J. Goldschmidt, B. Editorial Bravenboer, O.J.L. Loosveld and J.H.M. Lockefeer HUMORAL IMMUNOLOGY Sellar granulomatous mass in a pregnant From IgA to neuro-immunomodulation: a woman with active Crohn’s disease travelogue through immunology W.I. De Bruin, J.W. Van ’t Verlaat, K. J. Bienenstock (Canada) Graamans and T.W.A. De Bruin Structure-function relationships in human immunoglobulins R. Jefferis (U.K.) BRIEF REPORTS Light chain deposition disease without de- Humoral immunodeficiency: from descrip- tectable light chains in serum or urine. tion to the cellular and molecular basis Report of a case and review of the litera- of the defect ture B.J.M. Zegers, G.T. Rijkers and J.W. Stoop G. Van Ingen, H. Van Bronswijk, C.J.L.M. (The Netherlands) Meijer and H.V. Stel Monoclonal gammopathy as a model for Bartter’s syndrome, hypomagnesaemia and B-cell differentation: from “paraprotein” chondrocalcinosis to artificial antibodies L.J.M. De Heide and J.C. Birkenhdger E.J.E.G. Bast and B. Van Camp (The Aseptic bone necrosis in patients on gluco- Netherlands, Belgium) corticoid replacement therapy Generation of the (auto)-antibody reper- S.G.S. Vreden, A.R.M.M. Hermus, P.A. toire: a case of narcissism? Van Liessum, G.F.F.M. Pieters, A.G.H. T. Logtenberg, A. Bloem and F. Smals and P.W.C. Kloppenborg Gmelig Meyling (The Netherlands) 377 CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY Number 5 Immunoregulation in man G.T. Rijkers and B.J.M. Zegers (The EDITORIAL Netherlands) 222 Gastrointestinal manifestations of diabetic Human B-lymphoid differentiation: normal autonomic neuropathy versus malignant A.J.P.M. Smout, H.J.A. Jebbink and B. G. Janossy, M. Bofill and H.-J. Schuur- Bravenboer (The Netherlands) 329 man (U.K., The Netherlands) 232 B-cell activation and regulation of im- ORIGINAL ARTICLES munoglobulin synthesis by platelet acti- Regional and systemic CD4 and CD8 sub- vating factor sets in bronchogenic carcinoma B.D. Mazer, H. Sawami, R. Franklin and H.P. Liss, M.A. Baumann, C.C. Paul and E.W. Gelfand (U.S.A.) 244 C.B. Payne, Jr. (U.S.A.) 333 Recent developments in idiotypic network Retroperitoneal fibrosis: report of 12 cases theory and a review of the literature RJ. De Boer (The Netherlands) 254 E.F.H. Van Bommel, J. Van Spengler, B. PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOG Y Van der Hoven and P. Kramer (The Conditioning of the immune response Netherlands) 338 R. Ader and N. Cohen (U.S.A.) 263 Feed-back interactions between immunolog- BRIEF REPORTS ical cells and the hypothalamus-pitui- Deep-vein thrombosis — an unusual cause tary-adrenal axis of low abdominal pain H.O. Besedovsky and A. Del Rey (Switzer- M.M.W. Koopman, M. Sluzewski and C. land) 274 Van der Heul (The Netherlands) 346 The contribution of neuroendocrine sub- Porphyria cutanea tarda associated with stances to the immune response autoimmune hypothyroidism, vitiligo and C.J. Heijnen and A. Kavelaars (The alopecia universalis Netherlands) 281 J. Saban, J.L. Rodriguez-Garcia, J. Gil, Cloning and direct sequencing from A cDNA J.R. Pais and S. Medina (Spain) 350 libraries using the polymerase chain re- Late relapse of testicular cancer. A case action: suppressin and the vasopressin report and a review of the literature receptor as models K.G. Van der Hem, C.J. Van Groeningen R.D. LeBoeuf, M.M. Green, K.H. Berecek, and H.M. Pinedo (The Netherlands) 353 B.H. Swords and J.E. Blalock (U.S.A.) 295 Stress and differential alterations in im- REVIEWS mune system functions: conclusions from Evaluation of somatostatin and the somato- social stress studies in animals statin analogue octreotide as therapeutic B. Bohus, J.M. Koolhaas, A.J.H. De Ruiter agents in gastrointestinal disorders and C.J. Heijnen (The Netherlands) 306 A.A.M. Masclee, J.B.MJ. Jansen and IMMUNOLOGY IN MEDICINE C.B.H.W. Lamers (The Netherlands) 356 Contributions of basic immunology to hu- Quantitative and qualitative aspects of car- man health diopulmonary resuscitation in aged in- E.J. Ruitenberg (The Netherlands) patients Clinical immunology: past, present and P.L.J. Dautzenberg and P.D. Bezemer future challenges and prospects (The Netherlands) 366 T.A. Waldmann (U.S.A.) INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS 378 Number 6 (Special Issue) LETTER TO THE EDITOR Cholesterol embolism after intravenous anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase ABSTRACTS activator complex (APSAC) Internistendagen, 18 and 19 April 1991 J.J. Beutler, M.A. Sulzer and R. Van Stra- Diseases of connective tissue and joints ten (The Netherlands) Blood disorders and tumours Respiratory diseases CONTENTS VOLUME 39 Diseases of the kidney and urogenital sys- SUBJECT INDEX VOLUME 39 tem AUTHOR INDEX VOLUME 39 Endocrine and metabolic disorders INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS Diseases of the cardiovascular system Diseases of the gastrointestinal system Others