Báo cáo y học: "Relationship between radiographic grading of osteoarthritis and the biochemical markers for arthritis in knee osteoarthritis" doc

... for analysis was the higher of the two knees. We define generalized OA (GOA) by the hypothesis that OA found in the hand is an indicator of disease in other large joints, including the spine. An individual ... CRP, pyridinoline, YKL-40, MMP-3 and TIMP-1 levels each related to at least one of the radiographic gradings. Furthermore, pyridinoline related to every type...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... assay (The Binding Site, Birmingham, UK) in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer [8]. Expression of results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests ODs from all of the assays ... by 18% for every twofold increase in anti-nucleo- some level and by 27% for every twofold increase in anti- dsDNA level. There were significant negative linear trends b...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... antiretroviral therapy (HAART), for instance. The determination of CD4 count has become a standard measure of immunodeficiency in adults infected with HIV in resource rich areas where the burden of the pandemic is ... may still be used in resource limited area with the understand- ing of its low sensitivity and specificity. Stebbing and col- leagues also indicated...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... latency can be thought of as the difference between each of the five line pairs (the dashed line is the SRAM and the marked line is the SDRAM). The graph shows that the performance exceeds the HDTV ... play- ing a central role in the daily life of the majority of homes. Embedded video applications contained in home entertain- ment systems are becoming more...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 22:20

... Silman A, Sym- mons D, Barton A. The performance of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in predicting the severity of radiologic damage in inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk ... reported. SOD, the first line of defense against ROS, catalyzes the dis- mutation of the superoxide anion into hydrogen per- oxide. Hydrogen peroxide can then be t...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:15

... was performed in the knee- chest position [14] by inspection of the anal verge followed by digital examination of the anal ca- nal, and anoscopy. Colono-, sigmoido- or rectoscopy were performed ... [14,15]. Definitions were tested in a two year pilot study, and adopted into routine use ten months before start of the study. Findings were en- tered into a personal com...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:24

... Explain the Link between Upper and Lower Airways Anumber of mechanisms have been suggested to explain the link between upper and lower air- ways and the concept of united airway disease. They include ... PhD Abstract Over the last few years, the evidence of links between rhinitis and asthma has been strengthened. This has led to the introduction of the conc...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 20:23

... activity and risk of self-reported arthritis in women. In con- trast, being in the highest quartile of total daily physical activity in the Framingham cohort study [8] increased the risk of inci- dent ... currently experiencing SPJ should routinely include counseling on the importance of physical activity for preventing the onset of these symptoms. Introducti...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... analysis [42]. Any between- subject variability in hydration level in the current study would therefore have resulted in greater attenuation of the relationship between FM and the risk of primary ... OA. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing of interests. Authors' contributions YW participated in the design of the study, perf...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... anxiety, and increased social isolation in adults [14]. The purpose of this research was to explore the lifestyle of today’s youth by utilizing the characteristics of melato- nin and GH, both of ... related to dysfunction or desynchrony of the circadian system [2-4]. Psychosomatic complaints refer to symptoms experienced by the indivi- dual with physical symptoms (e....

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20