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For a good number of years now, in the Principality of Asturias, medical doctors in the fields of pneumology, pathological anatomy and thoracic surgery, together with technical specialists in extra-corporal perfusion and circulation have been pursuing two new lines of research. One of these, supposing an innovation in the growth of malign tumour cells by means of "in vitro" cultivation of these cell complexes taken from live surgically treated patients, has obtained neoplasic cell survivals of four weeks initially, now considerable greater; at the same time, areas of mitosis or cellular multiplication have been histologically detected. |
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Another line, initiated in 1985, involving the study of ameboflagellates in asthma patients, shows the presence of certain forms of protozoa, which may serve as an aid in the clinical diagnosis of asthma and may also point to new therapeutic alternatives.
The finding, recently, of protozoal forms in extracts of the stomach of dust mites that were very similar in morphology to those observed in the sputa of asthmatic patients and to the nasal discharge of patients with allergic rhinitis, adds a significant new dimension to this research, as it may constitute a nexus relating the presence of these micro-organisms with respiratory allergy.
SCIENTIFIC BASIS, PRACTICAL RESULTS
We have come a long way, but there is likely to be still further to go. The solid scientific basis of the results obtained allows us to be optimistic about their practical applications. Indeed, to give just one example, one very important advance has already been made: tumour cells cultivated by means of reperfusion based on mechanisms maintaining extra-corporal circulation are not contaminated in artificial biological growth media.
THE NEED FOR A FURTHER TURN OF THE SCREW IN OUR RESEARCH
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In the light of the experience obtained, it is time for a qualitative leap forward in our research. Essential to all research are knowledge, ideas, persistence and enthusiasm, and our team is committed, now and for the future, to implementing these prerequisites. And yet this commitment, while fundamental, is not sufficient to carry out research in optimum conditions. New technical means and infrastructure are now needed, and, more than anything else, the specific involvement of society, and especially of Asturias. All this will help achieve the purely scientific goals we have set, and will also favour the involvement of other specialities to broaden the field of action in combating the illnesses we are investigating. |
CONFIDENCE IN OUR CAPABILITIES
The concept that motivates us is the personal and collective conviction that success in experimental clinical studies is not always the preserve of large research groups with massive infrastructure. History offers many examples of how the individual alternative or the action of small multidisciplinary teams has been able to decipher great enigmas.
THE INCLINICA FOUNDATION
It is for this reason that we have set up the INCLINICA Foundation for Clinical, Pneumological and Carcinogenic Research , a non-profit making, Asturian institution devoted to medical, scientific, practical and multidisciplinary research, that will be a meeting point for the efforts of medical professionals and the will to help and collaborate of the society which supports it and which it is dedicated to serve.
THE INCLINICA FOUNDATION: THE ANSWERS ARE TO BE FOUND IN THE NATURAL WORLD THAT SURROUNDS US, AND TO WHICH WE BELONG.
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