... matrix and scavenging of free radicals [4,5]. However, recent data indicated a certain role played by undersulfated glycosaminoglycans, such as HA, on hydroxyapatite crystal formation [7]. ... characteristic is largely responsible for the consistency of the active component that can act as a barrier to the spread of any bacteria penetrating the tissues including thos...
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... clinical and MRI findings. Clinical definition of arthritis mutilans Clinical digitised photographs of the hands and feet were obtained in 25 of the 28 patients. These were examined by a rheumatologist ... the wrist was within the coil; unenhanced imaging of the wrist; contrast injection; enhanced imaging of the wrist; the patient was repositioned so that the fin...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22
Báo cáo y học: "Gene expression induced by interleukin-17 in fibroblast-like synoviocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: upregulation of hyaluronan-binding protein TSG-6" doc
... IL-17-induced inflammation and joint damage, implying a pathway independent of IL-1 [40]. The interaction of the cytokines IL-1β, IL-17, and TNF-α sus- tained inflammatory processes within the joint ... resus- pended in water. The first strand of DNA was synthesized (after a 10 min incubation at 20°C) at 42°C for 50 min by using 500 ng of total RNA in 5.5 µl of diethyl...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22
Báo cáo y học: "Hepatocyte growth factor ameliorates dermal sclerosis in the tight-skin mouse model of scleroderma" doc
... changes in murine lung injury induced by bleomycin. A morphologic study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997, 156:1937-1944. 19. Blank M, Levy Y, Amital H, Shoenfeld Y, Pines M, Genima O: The role of intravenous ... markers of endothe- lial injury (thrombomodulin) and interstitial lung injury (KL-6), suggesting that elevation of serum HGF counteracts the endothelial and interstit...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22
Báo cáo y học: "Glomerular matrix metalloproteinases and their regulators in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis" pdf
... with evidence of central nervous system involvement. There are reports indicating a central role for MMPs in increasing permeability of the blood-brain barrier in inflammatory settings [52], which ... the glomerulus, the results of studies of the involvement of MMP activity in other renal pathologies should provide valuable guidance in elucidating the role of...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22
Báo cáo y học: "MRI bone oedema scores are higher in the arthritis mutilans form of psoriatic arthritis and correlate with high radiographic scores for joint damage" ppsx
... addition of the PIP and DIP joints. These data were obtained from review of a very large number of bony regions (1013) by two readers working completely independ- ently in different institutions. ... the wrist was within the coil; unenhanced imaging of the wrist; contrast injection; enhanced imaging of the wrist; the patient was repositioned so that the fingers wer...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22
Báo cáo y học: "Candidate autoantigens identified by mass spectrometry in early rheumatoid arthritis are chaperones and citrullinated glycolytic enzyme" pot
... The intensity increase observed for the second peak of the isotopic clusters in (d) is linked to the rate of acidification of the protein; this indicates the citrullination process. Beyond the ... of citrulline in the anti- FUSE-BP antibody response was demonstrated herein by the lower reactivity to the arginine-containing control peptide. Fur- thermore, th...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22
Báo cáo y học: "Enhanced glutamate, IP3 and cAMP activity in the cerebral cortex of Unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine induced Parkinson’s rats: Effect of 5-HT, GABA and bone marrow cell supplementation" ppsx
... nm. Analysis of the Receptor-Binding Data Linear Regression Analysis for Scatchard Plots Thedatawereanalysed[25].Thespecificbindingwas determined by subtracting non-specific binding from the total. The ... measured by incorporation of 3 H-thymidine. Since then, many other workers have shown a role for serotonin in neuronal differentiation [11]. GABA, the main inhibitory ne...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21
Báo cáo y học: "Medicinal plants used for traditional veterinary in the Sierras de Córdoba (Argentina): An ethnobotanical comparison with human medicinal uses" ppt
... description of the main ethnoveterinary features of the peasants in the Sierras de Córdoba. The aim of this study was to analyze the use of medicinal plants and other tradi tional therapeutic practices ... cured by word using a glass of water with wheat for three days. Diagnosis and treatment involve asking the number of years the animal has and throwing 9 grains...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22
Báo cáo y học: "Novel model for end-neuroma formation in the amputated rabbit forelimb" ppsx
... sections of the specimens. Otherwise, all stained myelinated fibers were included in the database for analysis. In order to prevent grading bias, the observe r was blinded to the origin of the prepared ... contributed to the neuropathicpainseenintheirstudysubjects[21] .Of note, the findings in our study study were measured at a static length from the distal end of...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20