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the treatment of chronic hepatitis c ( chc ) has evolved in the last 15 years from monotherapy with interferon alpha ( ifnalpha ) to the combination treatment with pegylated ifn ( peg - ifn ) plus ribavirin for 24 - 48 weeks . up to now , several viral , host and drug - related reactions in response to ifnalpha - based...
the treatment of chronic hepatitis c ( chc ) has evolved in the past 15 years and combination of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin is its current standard therapy . however , several side effects are commonly observed and frequently lead to transient or definitive interruption of treatment . although sarcoidosis i...
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necrotising fasciitis ( nf ) is a serious soft tissue and life threatening infection , primarily involving the skin and superficial fascia , characterised by a rapid and extensive necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue . most patients have associated comorbidities , such as diabetes , hiv infection or treatment with immun...
necrotising fasciitis ( nf ) is a rare infection of the subcutaneous tissue , known to be rapidly progressive and potentially fatal . patients with systemic lupus erythematosus ( sle ) may be predisposed to this condition , and early clinical recognition can be difficult . we report a case of necrotising fasciitis...
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spontaneous perforation of rectum is a rare event ; however evisceration of the small bowel through the perforated site without predisposing factors is extremely rare , complex and worth reporting . the operative findings revealed it to be a case of spontaneous perforation of rectum with evisceration of the small bowel...
context : spontaneous perforation of rectum is a rare event ; however evisceration of the small bowel through the perforated site without predisposing factors is extremely rare , complex and worth reporting.case report : a 14 years old presented to us apparently as a case of intussception . the operative findings re...
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the motor system is a dynamic network of cortical and subcortical areas interacting through excitatory and inhibitory circuits , modulated by somatosensory input . modifications of cortical excitability enable recovery and reorganization of the remaining motor areas both in animal models [ 4 , 5 ] and in humans [ 1 , 6...
objective . stroke alters cortical excitability both in the lesioned and in the nonlesioned hemisphere . stroke recovery has been studied using transcranial magnetic stimulation ( tms ) . spontaneous brain oscillations and somatosensory evoked fields ( sefs ) measured by magnetoencephalography ( meg ) are modi...
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the u.s . food and drug administration ( fda ) has approved around 30 antidepressant medications for the treatment of major depression . among them are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ( ssris ) . these drugs change the balance of serotonin in the brain , such as fluoxetine ( prozac ) , paroxetine ( paxil ) , se...
editor s note:holy grail is a well - known metaphor for the eternal spiritual pursuit for truth and wisdom . it suggests that in order for us to find what no one has found , we must search where few have looked . in 2013 , a group led by helen mayberg published a groundbreaking paper that sought an answer to one ...
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primary mitochondrial disorders due to impaired oxidative phosphorylation ( oxphos ) are a well - established cause of severe disability and precocious death in both children and adults ( koopman et al . , 2012 ) . no effective therapies are currently available for these conditions , but encouraging results have recen...
summarymitochondrial disorders are highly heterogeneous conditions characterized by defects of the mitochondrial respiratory chain . pharmacological activation of mitochondrial biogenesis has been proposed as an effective means to correct the biochemical defects and ameliorate the clinical phenotype in these severel...
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noroviruses ( novs ) , a group of small , round - structured rna viruses constituting the norovirus genus in the family caliciviridae , infect both humans and animals . human novs cause epidemic acute gastroenteritis , affecting millions of people and claiming over 200,000 lives annually worldwide . at pres...
human noroviruses ( novs ) are known to recognize histo - blood group antigens ( hbgas ) as attachment factors . we report the first experimental evidence that sialic acid - containing glycosphingolipids ( gangliosides ) are also ligands for human novs . electrospray ionization mass spectrometry - based ...
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hypertension is one of the most common if not the commonest medical complication in pregnancy.19 hyper - tensive disorders in pregnancy are found to be the greatest single cause of maternal mortality.911 it also causes a lot of prenatal mortality.12 most of the complications caused by this problem could be reduced by e...
objective : to assess the status of knowledge , attitude and practice ( kap ) of doctors and nurses in primary health care ( phc ) centers with regard to hypertension in pregnancy and to identify factors associated with kap in al - khobar , saudi arabia.methodology:using a self - administered comprehensive questionnai...
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renal cell carcinoma ( rcc ) is the most common primary malignant neoplasm of the kidney and accounts for about 3% of all adult neoplasms . the incidence of rcc has been increasing during the past two decades in all age groups . the greatest increase has been in patients with localized tumors as a result of incidental ...
purposethe aim of this study was to investigate the association of preoperative c - reactive protein ( crp ) elevation and thrombocytosis with the prognosis of patients with non - metastatic renal cell carcinoma ( rcc).materials and methodsthis was a retrospective review of the medical records of 177 patients ( 130 me...
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angiogenesis is a constant hallmark of multiple myeloma ( mm ) progression and has prognostic potential . we have previously isolated endothelial cells ( ec ) from bone marrow of patients with mm ( mmec ) . they show intrinsic angiogenic ability , because they rapidly form a capillary network in vitro , and extrinsic a...
abstractwe have attempted a fine characterization of the angiogenic response induced by multiple myeloma endothelial cells ( mmec ) by using the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane ( cam ) assay and by reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction ( rt - pcr ) . results showed that in the cam assay mmec induce...
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six cases were reported from 2007 to 2012 to the oral and maxillofacial unit of annaswamy mudaliar general hospital , bangalore , out of which four patients were males with the lesion occurring between the second decade of life and sixth decade of life [ figures 1a3c ] . in all cases , the mandible was involved with th...
ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare odontogenic tumor exhibiting not only features of ameloblastoma , but also features of carcinoma . clinical dissemination of this lesion is more aggressive and rapid than that of ameloblastoma and it can metastasize to the lung or regional lymph node . histologically , there are fe...
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the calcium - sensing receptor ( car ) , a g protein - coupled receptor that signals through gi , gq and sometimes g12/13 pathways , is best known and understood for its role in regulating the secretion and synthesis of parathyroid hormone in response to extracellular ca in the parathyroid glands . like many other g pr...
abstractseven membrane - spanning , or g protein - coupled receptors were originally thought to act through het - erotrimeric g proteins that in turn activate intracellular enzymes or ion channels , creating relatively simple , linear signalling pathways . although this basic model remains true in that this family d...
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throughout life , we are constantly challenged by pathogens , and re - exposure to previously encountered viruses or bacteria happens frequently . homologous re - infections are often effectively controlled by neutralizing antibodies , but pathogens that express altered serological epitopes ( heterosubtypic re - infect...
summarymany infections are caused by pathogens that are similar , but not identical , to previously encountered viruses , bacteria , or vaccines . in such re - infections , pathogens introduce known antigens , which are recognized by memory t cells and new antigens that activate naive t cells . how preexisting m...
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under innate immune conditions , the inflammatory responses mediated by macrophages , mast cells , and neutrophils comprise an important barrier against infectious pathogens , such as viruses , fungi , and bacteria , as well as chemical toxins [ 1 , 2 ] . among the cellular components of innate immunity , macrophages a...
the cordyceps species has been a good source of compounds with anticancer and anti - inflammatory activities . recently , we reported a novel compound ( 4-isopropyl-2,6-bis(1-phenylethyl)phenol , kth-13 ) with anticancer activity isolated from cordyceps bassiana and created several derivatives to increase its pharma...
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neuroendocrine tumors ( nets ) originate from neural crest cells which belong to the amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation ( apud ) lineage and have both neural and endocrine cell features . these tumors are generally seen in the gastroenteropancreatic tract and lungs and rarely in ovary . these tumors can be imag...
somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is considered as a comprehensive imaging modality for many neuroendocrine tumors . multiple radiotracers using combinations of gamma or positron emitting radionuclides and tracers are now available . newer radiopharmaceuticals using 99mtc labeled with toc , tate , noc are good al...
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recently , a single center study conducted by oiva and coworkers and published in critical care demonstrated that phospho - specific whole blood flow cytometry could be used to assess activated signaling path - ways in leukocytes isolated from pancreatitis patients . pancreatitis is an inflammatory process in which p...
recently , a single center study conducted by oiva and coworkers and published in critical care demonstrated that phospho - specific whole blood flow cytometry could be used to assess activated signaling pathways in leukocytes isolated from pancreatitis patients . the authors demonstrated that this methodology had t...
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planning , evaluating , and budget allocation for prevention programs are contingent upon estimating the size of their target groups . population size estimation of the target groups in some context , such as hiv / aids , always entail numerous challenges in countries where such diseases are concentrated in specific su...
abstractbackgroundnetwork scale - up is an indirect method for estimating the size of hidden , hard - to - count or high risk populations . social network size estimation is the first step in this method . the present study was conducted with the purpose of estimating the social network size of the tehran province...
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experimental animals : male c57bl/6ncrslc mice ( 8 weeks old ) were purchased from japan slc ( hamamatsu , japan ) . all mice were maintained in 40.5 20.5 18.5 cm individual ventilated cages ( sealsafe plus mouse ; tecniplast , buguggiate , italy ) under controlled temperature ( 23 2c ) and humidity ( 50 10% ...
neonicotinoids , some of the most widely used pesticides in the world , act as agonists to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors ( nachrs ) of insects , resulting in death from abnormal excitability . neonicotinoids unexpectedly became a major topic as a compelling cause of honeybee colony collapse disorder , ...
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women have among the highest rates of new hiv infections globally and the rate of new infections has not lessened in recent years [ 14 ] . african americans account for 66% of new hiv infections among all us women over 5 times their proportion representation ( 12% ) in the population . one in 30 african - american wome...
background . we tested an original , woman - focused intervention , based on body empowerment , and female - initiated barrier methods , including the female condom ( fc ) and cervical barriers . methods . eligible women were > = 18 years of age , hiv seronegative , and active drug users , reporting 30% or great...
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vitamin d is a fat - soluble vitamin obtained by the human body in two possible ways . there can be a dietary intake , mainly through fatty fish , eggs and fortified food as well as endogenous production , where transformation of 7-dehydrocholesterol into vitamin d in the skin occurs after exposure to ultraviolet b rad...
introduction : vitamin d deficiency in utero or early neonatal life may have a major impact on children s health . little is known on vitamin d deficiency in pregnant women in belgium , non on the impact of wearing head and/or body cover.objectives : this was a preliminary exploration of the vitamin d status in preg...
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a 7-year - old spayed domestic longhair cat from perth , western australia , presented with left - sided head tilt , dysphonia , head shaking , inappetence and weight loss . otitis media with extension into the external ear canal was suspected and investigated using video - otoscopy and computed tomography examination ...
case summarya 7-year - old spayed domestic longhair cat from perth , western australia , presented with left - sided head tilt , dysphonia , head shaking , inappetence and weight loss . a polypoid lesion had previously been removed from the external ear canal . otitis media with extension into the external ear can...
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neuroretinitis ( nr ) is considered to be an inflammatory condition which is characterized by optic disc edema and , as a result , formation of a macular star figure . nr is an atypical presentation of toxoplasmosis infection , and such cases are quite rare . a 13-year - old girl presented with painless subacute visual...
introductionneuroretinitis ( nr ) is considered to be an inflammatory condition which is characterized by optic disc edema and , as a result , formation of a macular star figure . nr is an atypical presentation of toxoplasmosis infection , and such cases are quite rare.case presentationa 13-year - old girl presented...
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three types of calibrated microspheres have recently been approved in japan as embolic agents for hypervascular tumors and arteriovenous malformations . to date , two types of embolic microspheres capable of being loaded with drug have been introduced : dc bead ( biocompatibles , farnham , uk ) and hepasphere ( biosphe...
transarterial chemoembolization ( tace ) using a drug - eluting bead ( deb - tace ) for hepatocellular carcinoma ( hcc ) is a new treatment method . we report on a case of delayed intratumoral hemorrhage after deb - tace . an 81-year - old male with hepatitis c virus - related cirrhosis was diagnosed with a hcc of...
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natriuretic peptides are a family of hormones , sharing similar chemical structure ( a characteristic 17-amino acid ring structure , stabilized by a cysteine bridge , which contains several invariant amino acids and variable c- and n - terminal tails ) and biological function , with relevant effects in cardiovascular p...
abstractthe natriuretic peptides are a family of related hormones that play a crucial role in cardiovascular and renal homeostasis . they have recently emerged as potentially important clinical biomarkers in heart failure . natriuretic peptides , particularly brain natriuretic peptide ( bnp ) and the inactive n - ...
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in cases of paraesophageal hiatal hernia with gastric volvulus , which is referred to as upside - down stomach , the first choice is surgical treatment . in high - surgical - risk patients , endoscopic repositioning and gastropexy is useful to ensure a good quality of life . however , there are no detailed reports rega...
patients with an upside - down stomach usually receive surgical treatment . in high - risk patients , endoscopic repositioning and gastropexy can be performed . however , the risk of recurrence after endoscopic treatment is not known . we treated a case of recurrent upside - down stomach after endoscopic therapy t...
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the general public is exposed to multiple sources of information on medicine , either through traditional mass media ( e.g. , television , journals , and radio ) or through the internet ( e.g. , blogs , twitter , facebook , and the many features of web 2.0 ) . the media 's potential to reach large audiences gives it an...
purposea rapid growth in the socioeconomic status of koreans has triggered an unprecedented explosion of health information for the general population . despite its obvious benefits , this increase in information could also result in potentially harmful effects for both consumers and professionals who do not use it ap...
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for the invasive treatment of symptomatic aortic stenosis several attractive options became available beyond conventional cardiosurgical implantation of stented bioprostheses or mechanical valves . besides stentless prostheses , in particular transcatheter procedures are of growing importance . nevertheless the numbe...
introductionbiological stented prostheses are currently the main type of prosthetic valve used for aortic valve replacement . the ratio of bioprotheses to mechanical prostheses has switched in the last 15 years ; the percentage of biological prostheses implanted has risen from 30 % to 85 % . moreover the total n...
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lumbosacral radicular pain is a common and disabling condition in adults with pathology of the bones in the distal spine , and it represents a significant quality - of - life issue.1 lower back pain is not always associated with radicular symptoms . clinical findings of neuropathy may vary significantly , depending on ...
objectivethe aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of epidural morphine and bupivacaine in patients with chronic lumbosacral radicular neuropathic pain after the cessation of treatment.methodstwenty-two patients with chronic lumbosacral pain with neuropathic features were enrolled . an i...
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the need for categorization of anomalies and congenital aberrancies formed due to developmental vascular defects produce identifiable birthmarks of the skin and mucosa and a variable degree of underlying soft tissue abnormalities . presently a surge in the knowledge of criterias to classify these various anomalies has ...
malformations of vascular nature originate as anomalies caused due to errors in vasculogenesis . these tumors are generally broadly classified into vascular tumors ( hemangiomas ) and vascular malformations ( venous malformations , arteriovenous malformations , lymphatic malformations ) . these descriptive tumors ...
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growing evidence has shown that early life experiences can have lasting effects on adult health ( 13 ) . low birth weight ( < 2,500 g ) , an indicator of a compromised fetal growth , has been associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes ( 4,5 ) . however , to our knowledge , there are no studies assessin...
objectiveto assess the association of birth weight with incident type 2 diabetes , and the possible mediating influence of obesity , in a large cohort of u.s . black women.research design and methodsthe black women s health study is an ongoing prospective study . we used cox proportional hazards models to estimate...
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incremental cost of pim use in the elderly is estimated to be $ 7.2 billion , pim use in ambulatory elderly patients has been found to be 50 per 1,000 person years . the elderly population is especially susceptible to use of pim as up to 94% take at least one pim . pim is defined as use of a drug with risk of an advers...
background and aim : readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge from the hospital is a common occurrence . congestive heart failure is the most common cause of readmissions in the hospital . we hypothesized that irrespective of the admission diagnosis polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate use of ...
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the northern house mosquito , culex pipiens l. ( diptera : culicidae ) , is a member of a species complex that includes vectors of lymphatic filariasis and several arboviral diseases , such as st . louis encephalitis ( sle ) , rift valley fever ( rfv ) , and west nile virus ( wnv ) . in the northeastern quadrant of the...
a pentane extract of flowers of common milkweed , asclepias syriaca ( asclepiadaceae ) , elicited significant orientation from both male and female culex pipiens in a dual - port flight olfactometer . analysis of the extract by gas chromatography mass spectrometry revealed six major constituents in order of relat...
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the paradigm of intercellular cell signaling mechanisms has until recently been assumed to be limited to direct cell cell contact and via local soluble factor release . however , there has been increasing interest in the role of plasma membrane - derived small lipid / protein vesicles in cell cell communication in th...
despite their clear relationship to immunology , few existing studies have examined the potential role of microparticles ( mp ) in infectious disease . mp have a different size range from exosomes and apoptotic bodies , with which they are often grouped and arise by different mechanisms in association with inflammat...
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since their discovery in 1967 , radio pulsars have provided insights into physics on length scales covering the range from 1 m ( giant pulses from the crab pulsar ) to 10 km ( neutron star ) to kpc ( galactic ) to hundreds of mpc ( cosmological ) . pulsars present an extreme stellar environment , with matter at nuclear...
pulsars of very different types , including isolated objects and binaries ( with short- and long - period orbits , and white - dwarf and neutron - star companions ) provide the means to test both the predictions of general relativity and the viability of alternate theories of gravity . this article presents an overv...
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recent results from the national institutes of health ( nih ) frequent hemodialysis network ( fhn ) daily trial and the following rehabilitation , economics and everyday - dialysis outcome measurements ( freedom ) study have provided confirmation of the clinical and quality of life ( qol ) benefits of short daily hemod...
thrice weekly in - center hemodialysis is the standard of care for dialysis patients with end - stage renal disease ( esrd ) . however , there is ongoing debate as to whether more frequent hemodialysis , with its readier management of both toxin and fluid removal , benefits patients . new evidence from recent studie...
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when cells migrate , they extend dynamic membrane - bound actin - rich tubular protrusions known as filopodia . formins are a family of large multi - domain proteins that nucleate and polymerize actin to form linear actin filaments like those found within filopodia . in this review formins function as dimers and nuclea...
mdia proteins are members of the formin family of actin nucleating proteins that polymerize linear actin filaments . such filaments form the core of thin , tubular , membrane - bound cell surface protrusions known as filopodia , which are a major feature of mammalian cell morphology . filopodia are dynamic structu...
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mammals are the only animals that secrete a complex fluid from an elaborated skin gland to provide both innate protection and nourishment for their newborn . there are more than 4,000 species of mammals with striking similarities in the structure and function of their mammary glands as well as in their unique milk comp...
the mammary gland ( mg ) undergoes functional and metabolic changes during the transition from pregnancy to lactation , possibly by regulation of conserved genes . the objective was to elucidate orthologous genes , chromosome clusters and putative conserved transcriptional modules during mg development . we analyz...
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methylmalonic acidemia ( mma ) encompasses a heterogeneous group of disorders that is characterized by impaired metabolism of methylmalonic acid that is generated during the metabolism of certain amino acids ( isoleucine , methionine , threonine , or valine ) . the incidence rate of mma is 1 in 50,00080,000 newborns bu...
methylmalonic acidemia ( mma ) is most common inherited type of organic acidemia . it has diverse presentation in older infants without any initial apparent symptoms . mma sometimes present with sudden metabolic decompensation , which may mimics common emergencies like septic shock and diabetic ketoacidosis ( dka ...
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the ultrastructural localization of a molecule requires that a certain degree of electron - density , resulting in adequate electron scattering , be present in sufficient amount . binding of heavy atoms can be accomplished easily with regards to proteins , nucleic acids and other cellular components , in some cases wit...
we propose a tool for a rapid high - resolution detection of calcium ions which can be used in parallel with other techniques . we have applied a new approach by photo - oxidation of diaminobenzidine in presence of the emission of an excited fluorochrome specific for calcium detection . this method combines the sele...
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presence of associated anomalies suggests a developmental origin of the arachnoid cysts . we present a case of a 6-year - old boy who presented with paraparesis and a brief review of the etiology and pathogenesis in relevance to clinical decision making is also presented . a 6-year - old boy presented to us with compla...
arachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid collections in the spine that can present with neurological symptoms or be discovered accidentally . intradural location of such cysts especially in the lumbosacral region is relatively rare . the association of such cysts with other congenital anomalies such as tethered cor...
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a total of 130 consecutive p. aeruginosa isolates recovered from different clinical specimens at sanjay gandhi postgraduate institute of medical sciences in lucknow , uttar pradesh , india , during november 2013april 2014 were included in the study ; all specimens were collected from within the state ( figure 1 ) . aer...
we investigated 16s rrna methyltransferases in 38 blandm-1positive pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates and found rmtc in 3 isolates , 1 of which also harbored rmtf . the isolates were clonally unrelated ; rmtc and rmtf genes were located on a chromosome with the blandm-1 gene . strategies are needed to limit the sprea...
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statins ( 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase inhibitors ) were introduced in denmark in 1990 and are currently recommended as a preventive treatment for men and women of all ages at high risk of cardiovascular events.1 during the past two decades , statins have become one of the most commonly used groups o...
purposeto examine the annual rate and cumulative prevalence of statin use in denmark 200410 , including adherence of use and attainment of cholesterol targets.methodswe included all individuals aged 1886 years with a first statin prescription in northern denmark in 200410 . we calculated the annual rate and cumulati...
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all study subjects were from the ongoing , prospective , population - based korean genome and epidemiology study ( koges ) cohort . the original study was designed to establish a representative adult cohort in an urban area , the city of ansan , and to identify the epidemiologic characteristics , frequency , and determ...
objectivethe purpose of this study was to investigate whether the impact of obstructive sleep apnea ( osa ) on glucose metabolism was different according to the presence or absence of obesity.research design and methodsa total of 1,344 subjects > 40 years old from the korean genome and epidemiology study were included...
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cell migration requires the rearrangement of adhesions and cytoskeleton in response to extracellular stimuli to form a leading edge that allows directed locomotion . in most cell types , migration - related adhesive structures are composed of integrin heterodimers and intracellular associated proteins clustered in plaq...
summarythe wiskott - aldrich syndrome protein ( wasp ) is an adaptor protein that is essential for podosome formation in hematopoietic cells [ 1 ] . given that 80% of identified wiskott - aldrich syndrome patients result from mutations in the binding site for wasp - interacting - protein ( wip ) [ 2 ] , we examined th...
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bronchial inflammation represents one of the main pathophysiological changes in bronchial asthma ( ba ) . the intensity of the inflammation influences the frequency and extent of symptoms , as well as the level of disease control . induced sputum provides direct information about inflammation . the non - invasive chara...
backgroundinduced sputum in children with bronchial asthma represents a non - invasive method of bronchial inflammation assessment . the main objective of our study was to analyze the cellularity of sputum in patients with bronchial asthma according to the level of disease control and the controlling therapy ( with / ...
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angular deformities around the knee joint necessitate special consideration to restore normal alignment during total knee arthroplasty ( tka ) . valgus knees are defined as those with > 10 of mechanical tibiofemoral angle on standing hip to ankle anteroposterior ( ap ) radiographs . typically , a valgus deformity may b...
background : an ideal approach for valgus knees must provide adequate exposure with minimal complications due to approach per se . median parapatellar approach is most commonly used approach in tka including valgus knees . a medial subvastus approach is seldom used for valgus knees and has definite advantages of m...
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experimental groups of 20 ( 4- to 6-week old ) c57bl/6 female mice ( charles river , l'arbresle , france ) were injected intracerebrally with 20 l of 10% ( weight / volume ) homogenates per mouse prepared from brain stem samples of 3 cattle tse isolates . two of the isolates were characterized , as previously described...
we previously reported that cattle were affected by a prion disorder that differed from bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( bse ) by showing distinct molecular features of disease - associated protease - resistant prion protein ( prpres ) . we show that intracerebral injection of such isolates into c57bl/6 mice produ...
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a biloma is a rare abnormal accumulation of intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile caused by traumatic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree1 , 2 ) . it is most commonly caused by surgery , percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography ( ptc ) , percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage ( ptbd ) , and abdominal trauma11 ,...
a " biloma " is a loculated collection of bile located outside of the biliary tree . it can be caused by traumatic , iatrogenic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree . prior reports have documented an association of biloma with abdominal trauma , surgery and other primary causes , but spontaneous bile leakage...
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anteromedial , anterolateral , and superomedial portals were created and a diagnostic arthroscopy was performed . the presence of a concomitant injury to the ligament or cartilage was assessed and meniscal tear was identified . unstable fragments and fibrous tissues were removed with a motorized shaver , rasp , or bask...
as meniscal preservation particularly in younger active individuals with a symptomatic meniscal tear remains the preferred treatment option , various methods have been suggested to increase healing and success rates after meniscal repair . the recent increase in clinical use of platelet rich plasma has contributed t...
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so far , anthropometric variables and their relation to conventional coronary risk factors in railway employees have been inadequately studied in india . to assess anthropometric variables and their relation to coronary risk factors , this cross - sectional survey was carried out in solapur division of the central rail...
background and objectives : anthropometric variables and their relation to conventional coronary artery disease ( cad ) risk factors in railway employees have been inadequately studied in india . this cross - sectional survey was carried out in the solapur division of the central railway in the year 2004 , to assess...
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aegypti was maintained in the laboratory of chemical ecology of vector insects of the federal university of minas gerais from 2007 . the breeding room was kept at a temperature of 27 1c , 75 - 80% relative humidity ( rh ) and a 12l:12d photoperiod ( eiras & jepson 1991 ) . the larvae were kept in plastic tubs co...
despite the importance of the mosquito aedes aegypti in the transmission of arboviruses , such as yellow fever , chikungunya fever and dengue fever , some aspects of their behaviour remain unknown . in the present study , the oviposition behaviour of ae . aegypti females that were exposed to different dens...
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molecular diagnostics of cancer predisposition is very important for the medical treatment of the patient and persons belonging to the high risk group . molecular studies enable the detection of mutation carriers and release from unreasonable stress of persons from the group with increased risk of cancer occurrence . t...
the molecular diagnostics of genetically conditioned disorders is based on the identification of the mutations in the predisposing genes . hereditary cancer disorders of the gastrointestinal tracts are caused by mutations of the tumour suppressor genes or the dna repair genes . occurrence of recurrent mutation all...
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a total of 2,634 fecal and intestinal samples were collected from pigs exhibiting diarrhea from 569 swine farms in all 9 provinces of south korea , during january 1december 31 , 2008 ; age groups of the pigs are defined in the table . all samples were processed as 10% ( vol / vol ) suspensions with phosphate - buffered...
since 1992 , porcine epidemic diarrhea virus ( pedv ) has been one of the most common porcine diarrhea associated viruses in south korea . we conducted a large - scale investigation of the incidence of pedv in pigs with diarrhea in south korea and consequently identified and characterized a novel pedv variant with ...
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there is increasing evidence that higher levels of high sensitivity c - reactive protein ( hs - crp ) is a marker of inflammation and a potential independent predictor of cardiovascular disease , as it may play a role in the development of atherosclerosis , adversely affecting mortality.1)2 ) rate of obesity is increas...
background and objectivesserum high sensitivity c - reactive protein ( hs - crp ) is a marker of inflammation and may lead to the development of atherosclerosis , adversely affecting mortality . the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between baseline hs - crp level and 12-month clinical outcomes in p...
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specific learning disabilities ( slds ) are a generic term that refers to a heterogeneous group of neurobehavioral disorders manifested by significant unexpected , specific , and persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of efficient reading ( dyslexia ) , writing ( dysgraphia ) , or mathematical ( dyscalculia...
background : specific learning disabilities ( slds ) are an important cause of academic underachievement in children and are also associated with comorbidities like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( adhd ) which further have an impact on the child 's education.aims:to estimate the prevalence and psychosocial ...
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the global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease ( gold ) strategy document recommends that the pharmacological therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) should be predicated according to the individual patient s level of symptoms , airflow limitation , and history of exacerbations.1 the prefe...
background and aimlong - acting bronchodilators are the preferred option for maintenance therapy of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) . the aim of this review is to provide an overview of the clinical studies evaluating the clinical efficacy of the once - daily fixed - dose dual bronchodil...
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only several cases have been reported in the literature and most of them concerned mucous cysts ( 1 - 3 ) . although many theories have been suggested for the late cyst formation after rhinoplasty , migration or incorporation of mucosal tissue in the subcutaneous space during the surgical procedure has been accepted as...
development of a cystic mass on the nasal dorsum is a very rare complication of aesthetic rhinoplasty . most reported cases are of mucous cyst and entrapment of the nasal mucosa in the subcutaneous space due to traumatic surgical technique has been suggested as a presumptive pathogenesis . here , we report a case ...
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surgical excision of abnormal parathyroid tissue whether adenoma , carcinoma , or hyperplasia is considered as the definitive treatment of hyperparathyroidism . surgery is the standard of care due to potential long - term skeletal , cardiovascular , and neuropsychiatric effects of even mild hyperparathyroidism . nuclea...
recently , the role of 18f - choline in the detection of parathyroid adenomas has been reported . at our institution , we are currently studying the role of this tracer in comparison to the standard methoxy - isobutyl - isonitrile.(mibi ) scan with single photon emission tomography / computed tomography . our init...
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stairway falls are a leading cause of injury in patients less than 5 years of age [ 1 , 2 ] . while the majority of these injuries occur when a child steps down the stairs , approximately 3 % of injuries will be associated with a caregiver falling while carrying a child . this specific mechanism has been shown to res...
backgroundthe purpose of this study was to describe fractures sustained by children and to analyze the associated costs when a caretaker falls down stairs while holding a child.materials and methodsbetween 2004 and 2012 , 16 children who sustained a fracture after a fall down stairs while being carried by a caregiver ...
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ubiquitination is a process in which one or multiple ubiquitin moieties are covalently attached to a substrate through an enzymatic cascade involving ubiquitin - activating enzyme ( e1 ) , ubiquitin - carrier protein ( e2 ) , and ubiquitin - protein ligase ( e3 ) . formation of a ubiquitin lys48 chain on the -nh2 group...
ubiquitination is crucial for cellular processes , such as protein degradation , apoptosis , autophagy , and cell cycle progression . dysregulation of the ubiquitination network accounts for the development of numerous diseases , including cancer . thus , targeting ubiquitination is a promising strategy in cancer ...
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male sprague - dawley rats ( n = 24 ) weighing approximately 250 g were used for the study . permission for the experimental work was obtained from the institutional animal ethics committee ( 767/iaec/13 dated 1 - 1 - 2014 ) . rats were divided into 4 equal groups and injected physiological saline ( twice daily subcuta...
objectives : opioids such as morphine form the cornerstone in the treatment of moderate to severe pain . however , opioids also produce serious side effects such as tolerance . fosaprepitant is a substance p ( sp ) receptor antagonist , which is used for treating chemotherapy - induced nausea and vomiting . sp i...
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collagen is a major connective tissue protein that plays an important role in the extracellular matrix in animals . as such atelocollagen is a type of soluble collagen produced from tropocollagen , the collagen molecule that makes up collagen fibrils , via the elimination of the telopeptide moieties , which are conside...
atelocollagen is a major animal protein that is used as a highly biocompatible biomaterial . to date , atelocollagen has been used as an effective drug delivery technology to sustain the release of antitumor proteins and to enhance the antitumor activity of oligonucleotides in in vivo models . however , the biolog...
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cardiac disease and hypertension have been the third and eighth leading causes of death in taiwan since 2000 . according to a recent study , the percentage of the population with a prescription for antihypertensive drugs in taiwan has increased from 2001 to 2006 . the authors of this study report that during this perio...
introductionto evaluate the risk of breast cancer associated with long - term use of antihypertensive agents ( ahs ) in taiwanese women with hypertension.methodsa search of the taiwan national health insurance research database identified 330,699 patients with hypertension who were treated with antihypertensive drugs ...
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the first step in a typical computational pipeline for protein identification through database searching is comparing ms / ms spectra to peptide sequences to identify the best matching peptide for each spectrum , referred to as peptide - to - spectrum matches ( psms ) . these psms are then processed by protei...
tandem mass spectrometry ( ms / ms ) followed by database search is the method of choice for protein identification in proteomic studies . database searching methods employ spectral matching algorithms and statistical models to identify and quantify proteins in a sample . in general , these methods do not ...
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the leading cause of nontraumatic extremity amputation is complications of diabetes , with over 96,000 amputations per year.1 neuropathy associated with diabetes predisposes to pain , numbness , ulceration , infection , gangrene , and amputation . somatic and autonomic diabetic neuropathy contribute to 87% of these amp...
purposeto assess the effects of topiramate on c - fiber function , nerve fiber morphology , and metabolism ( including insulin sensitivity , obesity , and dyslipidemia ) in type 2 diabetes.patients and methodswe conducted an 18-week , open - label trial treating patients with topiramate . twenty subjects with type 2...
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the cytoskeleton has a well - organized and dynamically regulated subcellular architecture composed of core filaments and various accessory proteins . a variety of cellular signaling events are supported by cytoskeletal / scaffold components , which in some cases constitute structural hubs for signaling and/or in other...
various nuclear functional complexes contain cytoskeletal proteins as regulatory subunits ; for example , nuclear actin participates in transcriptional complexes , and actin - related proteins are integral to chromatin remodeling complexes . nuclear complexes such as these are involved in both basal and adaptive nuc...
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organizations increasingly use teams to do their work which was traditionally given to individuals ( 1 ) . the reason why organizations seek teamwork is that teams can , in most cases , be more successful than individuals who work alone . more effective and better decisions can be made when people work together ( 2 ) ....
introduction : patients health and safety is not only a function of complex treatments and advanced therapeutic technologies but also a function of a degree based on which health care professionals fulfill their duties effectively as a team . the aim of this study was to determine the attitude of hospital committee me...
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acute myocardial infarction ( ami ) is a secondary thrombus formation in coronary artery induced by unstable atheromatous plaque rupture and bleeding . the thrombus can further cause coronary artery occlusion , as well as serious and long - term myocardial ischemic and myocardial necrosis [ 15 ] . treatment options for...
backgroundthis study aimed to decrease leukocytes counts by hydroxyurea ( hu ) in an acute myocardial infarction ( ami ) rat model and examine its effect on the inflammatory response of myocardial infarction and cardiac functions.material/methodsami was successfully caused in 36 rats , and 12 control rats received sha...
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road traffic injuries are responsible for the death of 1.23 million people around the world annually ( 1 ) . in terms of disability adjusted life year ( daly ( ( 1 ) . road traffic injuries ranked ninth in 1999 , and are expected to rise to the third place by 2020 ( 2 ) . these events account for 1 - 2% of gross nati...
background : more than 20% of deaths from traffic crashes are related to pedestrians . this figure in tehran , the capital of iran , reaches to 40% . this study aimed to determine the high - risk areas and spatially analyze the traffic crashes , causing death to pedestrians in tehran . methods : mapping was...
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dilated cardiomyopathy ( dcm ) is the most common form of primary cardiomyopathy and is a leading cause for heart transplantations approximately 30%50% of affected individuals have a familial form of dcm . to date , at least 40 disease genes have been reported to be associated with familial dcm , in which ; mutations...
our previous study of a chinese family with dilated cardiomyopathy ( dcm ) suggested that a1180v of the cardiac sodium channel gene ( scn5a ) was associated with the disease within this family . according to data deposited in dbsnp , however , a1180v has been found in some small samples of the asian population . in ...
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the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction is considerably increased in subjects with diabetes . already at the time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes , many patients have manifest cardiovascular disease ( cvd ) . this could be due to a long presymtomatic period with increased glucose level as evident by the increased ...
backgroundimpaired fibrinolysis is found in impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes , associated with components of the metabolic syndrome . there are no data concerning fibrinolysis in subjects with normal glucose tolerance that convert to diabetes.methodswe studied the activities of tissue plasminogen activ...
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palatal rugae are irregular , asymmetric ridges of mucous membrane extending laterally from the incisive papilla and the anterior part of the median palatal raphe . these structures have been used as internal cast reference points for quantification of tooth migration . a few investigators have shown the medial rugae r...
introduction : rugae patterns are significant markers for analyzing anteroposterior changes in adolescence , and forensic investigations.aim:the purpose of this study was to ascertain the gender - wise predisposition of rugae patterns and to analyze anteroposterior alterations along with any developmental changes in p...
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hypophosphatemic rickets ( hr ) is a metabolic bone disorders manifested by musculoskeletal disorders specially in the lower extremities , growth retardation and dental problems[1 , 2 ] . this disorder affects all ages and both sexes and is characterized by a low concentration of serum phosphate , elevated alkaline pho...
objectivehypophosphatemic rickets is an uncommon metabolic bone disorder which affects all ages and both sexes . it is characterized by low concentration of serum phosphate levels , impairment of mineralization of bone matrix and teeth with variable etiology . dental problems in this disorder have not been describ...
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melanin is a heterogeneous polymer produced and concentrated within the melanosomes of the melanocytes , and tyrosinase is a key rate - limiting enzyme for melanin biosynthesis . tyrosinase catalyzes three steps in melanin biosynthesis : the hydroxylation of tyrosine to 3 , 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine ( dopa ) , the oxida...
tyrosinase is a bifunctional enzyme which oxidizes the initial step of melanin biosynthesis , that is , conversion of tyrosine to dopa and subsequently dopa to dopaquinone . it is a glycosylated protein and a major regulator of melanogenesis . to date , many approaches have been tried to regulate tyrosinase activity...
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the most recent estimates indicate that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders ( asd ) in the united states has raised to 1 in 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls . although increased awareness and changes in diagnostic criteria have been proposed as the major contributors to this increased prevalence , as of today , the e...
maternal immune activation ( mia ) is a potential risk factor for autism spectrum disorder ( asd ) and schizophrenia ( sz ) . in rodents , mia results in changes in cytokine profiles and abnormal behaviors in the offspring that model these neuropsychiatric conditions . given the central role that mitochondria have in ...
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in the era of prostate - specific antigen ( psa ) screening , more and more patients are diagnosed with insignificant prostate cancer . because many of these cancers will not become clinically symptomatic , active surveillance ( as ) with delayed treatment has been introduced and has been reported to have similar thera...
purposeto evaluate prospectively the role of prostate - specific antigen ( psa ) density in predicting gleason score upgrading in prostate cancer patients eligible for active surveillance ( t1/t2 , biopsy gleason score6 , psa10 ng / ml , and 2 positive biopsy cores).materials and methodsbetween january 2010 and novemb...
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traditionally , barium examinations have been the mainstay of radiological investigations of the small and large intestines . however , the standard barium follow - through ( sbft ) examination has high false - negative and false - positive rates for the detection of abnormalities this is because only 2535% of the bowe...
in recent years , advances in scanner technology and competition from other specialties have produced rapid changes in the way the intestines are imaged . mri and ct scan along with the traditional enteroclysis examination have emerged at the forefront of intestinal imaging . functional modalities such as diffusio...
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the longevity of the world 's population is increasing , and in male patients , so are the complaints of lower urinary tract symptoms ( luts ) . testing to diagnose luts and to differentiate between the various causes should be quick , easy , cheap , specific , not too bothersome for the patient , and noninvasive or mi...
the longevity of the world 's population is increasing , and among male patients , complaints of lower urinary tract symptoms ( luts ) are growing . testing to diagnose luts and to differentiate between the various causes should be quick , easy , cheap , specific , not too bothersome for the patient , and noninvasiv...
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exacerbations of copd are associated with accelerated loss of lung function , poor quality of life , and mortality.1,2 these events can be predicted by numerous clinical factors , including prior exacerbations , airflow obstruction , symptom burden , gastroesophageal reflux , and leukocytosis.3 it is important to detec...
purposepulmonary hypertension and exercise - induced oxygen desaturation ( eid ) influence acute exacerbation of copd . computed tomography ( ct)-detected pulmonary artery ( pa ) enlargement is independently associated with acute copd exacerbations . associations between pa to aorta ( pa : a ) ratio and eid in pat...
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we thank all the members of the cytoskeleton and cancer group and our collaborators , who collectively participated to the original manuscripts . this work was supported by grants from anr-13-jjc - jsv10005 , la ligue nationale contre le cancer and fondation arc pour la recherche sur le cancer . v.m . is supported by f...
accumulation of type i collagen fibrils in tumors is associated with an increased risk of metastasis . we recently demonstrated that the collagen sensor discoidin domain receptor 1 ( ddr1 ) interacts with type i collagen fibrils to allow proteolysis - based cancer cell invasion through the formation of a new class o...
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diosmin ( 3 , 5 , 7-trihydroxy-4-methoxyflavone 7-rutinoside = diosmetin 7-o - rutinoside ) is a naturally occurring flavonoid glycoside found in various plant materials , mainly citrus fruits . due to the high demand for the substance , it is obtained semi - synthetically from hesperidin ( 3 , 5 , 7-trihydroxy-4-metho...
diosmin and hesperidin are natural flavonoid glycosides found in various plant materials , mainly in citrus fruits in different concentrations . diosmin for pharmaceutical use is obtained mainly semi - synthetically from hesperidin . hesperidin often accompanies diosmin as a natural impurity in different pharmaceu...
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carbohydrates play critical roles during pollen growth and development , then in the final phase prior to dispersal carbohydrates change to prepare pollen for dispersal . following dispersal and during pollen storage , the various metabolites comprising the carbohydrate pool change in relative proportion , a behavior t...
cycad biology , ecology , and horticulture decisions are not supported by adequate research , and experiments in cycad physiology in particular have been deficient . our recent report on free sugar content in a range of cycad taxa and tissues sets the stage for developing continued carbohydrate research . growth a...
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the study is a retrospective , single - center , observational study approved by the institutional review board . there were 1872 patients that underwent ffr assessment between october 2002 and july 2010 at our institution . from 2002 to 2008 , an ffr value 0.75 was used to defer revascularization based on the defer ( ...
backgroundthe safety of deferring revascularization based on fractional flow reserve ( ffr ) during acute coronary syndrome ( acs ) is unclear . we evaluated the association of ffr and adverse cardiac events among patients with coronary lesions deferred revascularization based on ffr in the setting of acs versus non...
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descriptive epidemiologic statistics assist public health planning and provide valuable information about the burden of illness to policy makers , funding agencies , resource planners , healthcare insurers , and manufacturers . information on malignancies that is compatible with their clinical classifications is of par...
the compilation of comprehensive , worldwide epidemiologic data can inform hypotheses on cancer etiology and guide future drug development . these statistics are reported by a multitude of sources using varying methods ; thus , compiling a complete database of these statistics is a challenge . to this end , this pap...
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the prevalence rate in the general population ranges between 10% and 12% , making this disease one of the most common causes of pain , activity limitation , and restrictions in participation . knee osteoarthritis ( gonarthrosis ) is one of the most frequent forms of degenerative osteoarthritis . in knee osteoarthritis ...
abstractbackground : pes anserine bursitis strongly affects quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis . treatment includes nonsteroidal anti - inflammatory drugs ( nsaids ) , physiotherapy , and injections of corticosteroid , with highly variable responses ; recovery can take 10 days to 36 months . mesothera...
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antidepressants represent the sixth leading substance category causing intoxication in the usa , with tricyclic antidepressants ( tcas ) being the most important category in that group . tca intoxications led to 69 fatalities in 2012 . with 6305 exposures in 2012 , amitriptyline was the single most important tca involv...
antidepressants , especially amitriptyline , are among the most frequent drug classes involved in intoxications . despite its small molecular weight , amitriptyline is not considered to be eliminated by extracorporeal treatment methods due to its high protein binding and large volume of distribution . new high cut...
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hunter syndrome ( mucopolysaccharidosis type ii or mps ii ) is an x - linked metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase ( i2s ) [ 1 , 12 ] . i2s catalyzes a step in the degradation of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate , and in affected patients , these enzyme substrates a...
the hunter outcome survey ( hos ) , an international , long - term observational registry of patients with hunter syndrome , was used to develop a simple mnemonic screening tool ( hunter ) to aid in the diagnosis of hunter syndrome . data regarding the prediagnosis prevalence of ten specific signs and symptoms prese...
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it is known as the fast enemy that should be treated and destroyed very fast as well . most women do not like to hear the word cancer , and feel worried and stressed over it . it can be the beginning of learning how to fight , getting the facts , and finding hope . this is followed by lack of patient 's personal contro...
cancer is a disease wherein abnormal cells divide without control and are able to attack other tissues . most of the patients and their families face some degree of depression , anxiety , and fear when cancer becomes a part of their lives . they feel helpless and eager to find ways on how to get rid of it . the st...
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this article briefly reviews the need for emergency care in africa and barriers to its integration into health systems in the region . we describe an example of an emergency care initiative at muhimbili national hospital ( mnh ) in dar es salaam that has integrated a multi - cadre training program with development of a...
even though sub - saharan africa faces a disproportionate burden of acute injury and illness , few clinical facilities are configured to take an integrated approach to resuscitation and stabilization . emergency care is a high - impact and cost - effective form of secondary prevention ; disease surveillance at facil...
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sexually transmitted infections ( stis ) , including human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) , continue to present major health , social , and economic problem in the developing world , leading to considerable morbidity , mortality , and stigma . unprotected sex with an infected partner is by far the most important risk f...
background : sexually transmitted infections ( stis ) increase the risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) infection causing immense need to understand the patterns of stis prevailing in the regions of a country for proper planning and implementation of sti control strategies . due to the lack of ...
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t1d is a chronic autoimmune disease where cd4 + and cd8 + t cells recognizing islet autoantigens are likely the mediators of selective destruction of pancreatic islet beta cells . although direct demonstration of the prominent role of t cells in the disease progression is provided only in animal models , the preclinica...
type 1 diabetes ( t1d ) is an autoimmune disease , in which pancreatic cells are destroyed in genetically predisposed individuals . while the direct contribution of autoantibodies to the disease pathogenesis is controversial , it is generally recognised that the mechanism of cell destruction is mediated by autorea...
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small non - coding rnas are transcribed into mrna but remain untranslated in eukaryotic cells . they include sirna ( small interfering rna ) , mirna ( microrna ) , pirna ( piwi - interacting rna ) and snorna ( small nucleolar rna ) . mirnas are a class of multifunctional singled - stranded small rna which are ~20 nt i...
small non - coding rnas include sirna , mirna , pirna and snorna . the involvement of mirnas in the regulation of mammary gland tumorigenesis has been widely studied while the role for other small non - coding rnas remains unclear . here we summarize the involvement of mirna in breast cancer onset and progression ...
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turner syndrome ( ts ) is caused by partial or complete monosomy of the x chromosome . only a few cases of ts with ischemic stroke have been reported [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] . in previously reported cases , various arteriopathies affecting the cerebral arteries such as fibromuscular dysplasia , hypoplasia , moyamoya syndrome...
only a few cases of turner syndrome ( ts ) with ischemic stroke have been reported . various arteriopathies of the cerebral arteries , including fibromuscular dysplasia , congenital hypoplasia , moyamoya syndrome , and premature atherosclerosis have been assumed to be the cause of ischemic stroke in ts . there has...
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statins or 3-hydroxy - methylglutaryl coenzyme - a ( hmg - coa ) reductase inhibitors are a potent class of cholesterol synthesis inhibitors and an established therapy for primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery diseases . several large studies confirmed reduction in cardiac mortality and morbidity through ...
statins or 3-hydroxy - methylglutaryl coenzyme a ( hmg coa ) reductase inhibitors not only prevents the synthesis of cholesterol biosynthesis but also inhibits the synthesis of essential isoprenoid intermediates such as farnesyl pyrophosphate , geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate , isopentanyl adenosine , dolichols and polyi...
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chronic hepatitis b virus ( hbv ) infection is a potentially life - threatening liver disease with serious complications such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma . the prevalence of hbv infection varies widely , with rates ranging from 0.1% to 20% worldwide . iran is an area of intermediate endemicity and the p...
background it is important to differentiate whether isolated anti - hbc is due to false positive results or the prior exposure to hepatitis b virus , because individuals with false - positive anti - hbc can benefit from vaccination and their blood can be safely transfused . to distinguish between these two con...
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percutaneous nephrolithotomy ( pcnl ) is a widely accepted treatment for urinary calculi > 2 cm or resistant to other modalities . complications of this procedure are well reported ; however , to our knowledge no mention has occurred in the literature of a retained nephrostomy tube after pcnl . thus , we will present t...
percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a widely accepted treatment for urinary calculi , but it is not without complications . we present the case of a 76-year - old male with a retained council tip catheter after percutaneous nephrolithotomy . fluoroscopic guidance was used to perform percutaneous puncture of the catheter...
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high - throughput biochemical screens , used to identify pharmacologically active small - molecule compounds , are a staple of modern drug discovery . in these screens , hundreds of thousands to even millions of compounds are tested in highly automated assays . although robotics and miniaturization have led to increase...
as high - throughput biochemical screens are both expensive and labor intensive , researchers in academia and industry are turning increasingly to virtual - screening methodologies . virtual screening relies on scoring functions to quickly assess ligand potency . although useful for in silico ligand identification...
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t cells and b cells derived from the lymphoid lineage belong to the adaptive immune system . function via production of effector cytokines after differentiation and activation . in comparison to the cytotoxic feature of both adaptive cd8 t cells and innate cnk cells , the helper feature of cd4 th cells was conside...
recent studies on innate lymphoid cells ( ilcs ) have expanded our knowledge about the innate arm of the immune system . helper - like ilcs share both the innate feature of conventional natural killer ( cnk ) cells and the helper feature of cd4 + t helper ( th ) cells . with this combination , helper - like il...
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sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of non - caseating granuloma consisting of epithelioid cells . heart , spleen , bone marrow and less often eye , skin and salivary glands are common extrapulmonary sites of disease manifestation . the liver has sarcoi...
sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology . hepatic involvement was reported in about 11% of patients with sarcoidosis . however , cases of sarcoidosis in which the granuloma is solitary and limited in the liver are very rare . a 51-year - old woman with tumors in the liver underwe...
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our survey covered all small molecule new molecular entity ( nme ) drugs that are intended for systemic use and were approved by the fda between january 2013 and august 2016 . the new drug application ( nda ) review documents ( drugs@fda , http://www.fda.gov/drugsatfda ) and product labels were examined for pbpkrelated...
physiologically based pharmacokinetic ( pbpk ) modeling can be used to predict drug pharmacokinetics in virtual populations using models that integrate understanding of physiological systems . pbpk models have been widely utilized for predicting pharmacokinetics in clinically untested scenarios during drug applicati...
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