Paivi Karkkainen
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Recent Articles
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Kaarakainen P, Rintala H, Meklin T, Karkkainen P, Hyvarinen A, Nevalainen A
J Air Waste Manag Assoc
. 2012 Jan;
61(12):1382-92.
PMID: 22263426
Microbial particles can readily be released into the air from different types of man-made sources such as waste operations. Microbiological emissions from different biological sources and their dispersion may be...
2.
Makitalo L, Sipponen T, Karkkainen P, Kolho K, Saarialho-Kere U
Int J Colorectal Dis
. 2009 Aug;
24(10):1157-67.
PMID: 19652986
Background: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) constitute a family of enzymes capable of degrading various extracellular matrices (ECM) and basement membrane components playing a role in ECM turnover. They activate and degrade...
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Kylanpaa L, Hagstrom J, Lepisto A, Linjama T, Karkkainen P, Kiviluoto T, et al.
JOP
. 2009 Jul;
10(4):378-82.
PMID: 19581738
Context: Since benign and malignant mucin-producing tumors of the pancreas may be difficult to distinguish from each other; preoperative methods for differential diagnosis would reduce unnecessary surgery. Objective: To compare...
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Sipponen T, Savilahti E, Karkkainen P, Kolho K, Nuutinen H, Turunen U, et al.
Inflamm Bowel Dis
. 2008 May;
14(10):1392-8.
PMID: 18484671
Background: Fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin are promising noninvasive biomarkers for intestinal inflammation. In Crohn's disease (CD), during anti-TNF-alpha (TNF-alpha) treatment, the clinical significance of these markers has, however, been insufficiently...
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Nieminen U, Arkkila P, Karkkainen P, Farkkila M
Liver Int
. 2008 May;
29(2):153-8.
PMID: 18482270
Background/aims: The role of liver biopsy has been questioned in the management of patients with hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection. The aims of this study were to determine the impact...
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Pietarinen V, Rintala H, Hyvarinen A, Lignell U, Karkkainen P, Nevalainen A
J Environ Monit
. 2008 May;
10(5):655-63.
PMID: 18449403
Prolonged moisture on building materials can lead to microbial growth on them. Microbes can emit spores, metabolites and structural parts into the indoor air and thus, cause adverse health effects...
7.
Farkkila M, Rautiainen H, Karkkainen P, Karvonen A, Nurmi H, Niemela O
Liver Int
. 2008 Apr;
28(6):787-97.
PMID: 18397236
Background/aim: Liver biopsy has so far been the only method to accurately follow the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The stage and the severity of lymphocytic piecemeal necrosis (LPN)...
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Lepisto A, Karkkainen P, Jarvinen H
Inflamm Bowel Dis
. 2008 Feb;
14(6):775-9.
PMID: 18253951
Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) among patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) needing proctocolectomy. Methods: The study sample included 441 consecutive patients who...
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Vento P, Mustonen H, Joensuu T, Karkkainen P, Kivilaakso E, Kiviluoto T
World J Gastroenterol
. 2007 Jun;
13(21):2945-51.
PMID: 17589944
Aim: To explore whether preoperative chemoradiation therapy improves survival of patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing resectional surgery. Methods: Forty-seven patients with a malignant pancreatic tumor localized in the head or...
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Laukkarinen J, Chow P, Sand J, Karkkainen P, Yu S, Somanesan S, et al.
J Surg Res
. 2007 Jun;
143(2):270-5.
PMID: 17574593
Hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) is a common operation used to by-pass extrahepatic biliary obstructions and to establish biliary-enteric continuity after resections for benign and malignant diseases. Little is known about the effect...