Báo cáo y học: "Rheumatic Diseases in China" doc

... toward increased prevalence in China in recent years. Fibromyalgia was rarely seen in China. China includes a vast territory with more than 50 ethnic groups. Most minority groups live in the ... relating to rheumatic complaints to increase with increasing latitude in locality. In Malaysian Chinese living at 5° north latitude, the prevalence of rheumatic complaints was only 13% in...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:22

... Takayama Y, Kanda T, Sakamaki T, Kurabayashi M: Effects of hormone replacement therapy on serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity and plasma bradykinin in postmenopausal women according ... preferentially in women taking the OC pill o r during pregnancy [ 33,34]. Whilst the attacks appear ed to be estrogen-dependent in Binkley’sseries (in which attacks began in the 15 days foll...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... [55]. Cell sources for tissue engineering in rheumatic diseases Today, autologous chondrocytes represent the only cell type routinely used for joint cartilage repair. In the future, autolo- gous or ... purpose, 3D in vitro high-density chondrocyte pellet and alginate cultures help to preserve/regain the chondrocyte phenotype following monolayer expansion by offering cell-cell and cell...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22

... and synovial cell hyperplasia. The induction of proinflammatory cytokines produced primarily in the synovium, but also by chondrocytes, results in the upregulation of cartilage-degrading enzymes ... anti-inflammatory effects in joint tissues and may serve as a link between the neuroendocrine and immune systems [85]. Leptin expression is enhanced during acute inflammation, correlating ne...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22

... the understanding of MetS. The insulin receptor has an intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity. Binding of insulin to its receptor induces both autophosphorylation and phosphorylation of tyrosine residues on insulin ... [8]. Pathophysiology: complementary roles of insulin resistance and abdominal obesity Insulin signaling Since insulin resistance is a key feature of this syndrome, a brief overview...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... similarly to the RA joint, are characterized by enhanced accumulation of inflammatory monocytes/ macrophages and T cells. These inflammatory leukocytes abundantly produce proinflammatory cytokines, ... subtypes of inflammation. For example, whereas CXCR3 and CCR5 may be involved primarily in Th1 type diseases (such as RA), CCR3, CCR4, and CCR8 may play a role in leukocyte migration unde...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... 17-year prospec- tive study. Clin Rheumatol 2001, 20:123-127. 23. Young A, Koduri G, Batley M, Kulinskaya E, Gough A, Norton S, Dixey J: Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis. Increased in the early course ... epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus A population-based study examined the incidence and mortality of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a geographically defined population...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:20

... Heijde D, Bellamy N, Calin A, Dougados M, Khan MA, van der Linden S: Assessments in Ankylosing Spondylitis Working Group. Preliminary core sets for endpoints in ankylosing spondylitis. J Rheumatol ... treatment in the inflammatory rheumatic diseases nowadays has become reaching and sustaining remission. Clinical remission, meaning absence of clinically visible disease manifestations,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... to target key cytokines implicated in JIA, including TNFα, IL-1, IL-6 as well as signaling molecules involved in the regulation of B-cell and T-cell lymphocyte responses (Table 4). Although promising ... Wallace CA, Chon Y, Lin SL, Baum- gartner SW, Giannini EH, Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group: Safety and efficacy of up to eight years of con- tinuous etanercept therapy...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22

... planning, teaching and training responsibilities offers possibilities for planning, teaching and training disaster medicine by giving immediate feed- back based on real incidents. Background Introduction To ... be included in the risk assessment regarding possible major incidents in this region. The purpose of this study was to find whether this institution has achieved its primary tasks...

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