Endoscopic vs conventional hernia repair from an immunologic point of view

The expanding universe of T-cell subsets: Th1, Th2 and more

1996 • 3,710 citations

Lymphokine Production by Human T Cells in Disease States

1994 • 1,351 citations

Detection of intracellular cytokines by flow cytometry

1993 • 992 citations

P- and E-selectin mediate recruitment of T-helper-1 but not T-helper-2 cells into inflamed tissues

1997 • 735 citations

Comparison of Conventional Anterior Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery for Inguinal-Hernia Repair

1997 • 529 citations

Major Injury Leads to Predominance of the T Helper-2 Lymphocyte Phenotype and Diminished Interleukin-12 Production Associated with Decreased Resistance to Infection

1995 • 503 citations

Unequal Death in T Helper Cell (Th)1 and Th2 Effectors: Th1, but not Th2, Effectors Undergo Rapid Fas/FasL-mediated Apoptosis

1997 • 460 citations

Surgical stress induces a shift in the type-1/type-2 T-helper cell balance, suggesting down-regulation of cell-mediated and up-regulation of antibody-mediated immunity commensurate to the trauma

1996 • 390 citations

Update on the Mechanisms of Immune Suppression of Injury and Immune Modulation

1996 • 297 citations

Interleukin-10 Counterregulates Proinflammatory Cytokine-Induced Inhibition of Neutrophil Apoptosis During Severe Sepsis

1997 • 294 citations

Hormones, peripherally activated prohormones and regulation of the Th1/Th2 balance

1994 • 286 citations

Randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open repair of inguinal hernia: early results

1995 • 191 citations

Homing of naive and memory T lymphocyte subsets to Peyer's patches, lymph nodes, and spleen.

1997 • 181 citations

Laparoscopic versus open inguinal herniorrhaphy: Preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial

1995 • 173 citations

Induction of Fas-Mediated Apoptosis on Circulating Lymphocytes by Surgical Stress

1996 • 113 citations

[Standardized laparoscopic hernioplasty vs. Shouldice repair. Results of a randomized comparative study].

1995 • 38 citations

Virus-induced cytokines regulate circulating lymphocyte levels during primary SIV infections

1997 • 32 citations

Metabolic responses after laparoscopic or open hernia repair

1996 • 29 citations

Can the Use of Growth Hormone Reduce the Postoperative Fatigue Syndrome?

1996 • 13 citations