Báo cáo y học: "More intrinsic parameters should be used in assessing degeneration of articular cartilage with quantitative ultrasound" ppt

... speed of sound. Furthermore, with respect to a specific ultrasound system setup (including the parameters used for Editorial More intrinsic parameters should be used in assessing degeneration of articular ... of the intrinsic physical characteristics of cartilage, as reported in this study, should be interpreted more carefully as they can be affecte...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... intrinsic parameters should be used in assessing degeneration of articular cartilage with quantitative ultrasound Yong-Ping Zheng 1,2 and Yan-Ping Huang 1 1 Department of Health Technology and Informatics, ... study, should be interpreted more carefully as they can be affected by many experimental and physical factors. In this editorial, we offer our opinio...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22

... the production of both type 1 and 2 cytokines including interleukin- 17, as well as proliferation, independently of diagnosis. Thus, irrespective of the inflammatory joint disease investigated, CD25 bright CD4 + ... local production of proinflam- matory cytokines. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a T cell-derived cytokine with similar proinflammatory properties to IL-1 and TNF in the inf...

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... expression of citrullinated proteins, but might be the result of an abnormal humoral response. Intriguingly, this antibody response may occur years before any clinical symptoms, as shown by the presence ... groups symptoms started with pain and swelling, predominantly symmetrical and in the small joints of the hands and feet. In the statistical analysis without correction for mu...

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... 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 could be ... response. Identifying the signalling pathways that are involved in inducing the observed alterations in MMP expression may contribute to our understanding of the initiation...

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... response in psoriasis [9]. In addition, vitamin D may play an important role in the maintenance of B cell homeostasis and the correction of vitamin D deficiency may be useful in the treatment of B ... loop involving changes in serum calcium that alter the secretion of parathyroid hormone (a stimulator of the renal 1-hydroxylase), which modulates the output of the D ste...

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... the creatinine concentration normalized again within two months. Twelve days after the treatment discontinuation she pre- sented with fever (39–39.5°C), lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and abundant ... mononucleosis-like symptoms, together with typical laboratory findings and profound rapid viral rebound reinforce the diagnosis. Retroviral rebound syn- drome is a diagnosis of exclusion an...

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... activity for the severity of the patient's illness [4]. In our study, the overall incidence of RAI was 77.5%. In agreement with previous studies describing the incidence of RAI in patients with ... The initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedure increases blood concentrations of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and cortisol[10]. In this regard, several studies...

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... consistent with the CT find- ings. The aneurysm was covered by only 1 mm of infarcted myocardium (Fig. 3c). There was no evidence of rupture into the pericardium. During surgery, which was performed within ... date. As in our case, SEAs typically occur post AMI, usu- ally within the first few weeks. Additionally, there are reports of SEAs (1) in an avascular region without history...

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... leukaemia, in which it inhibits a tyrosine kinase produced by the bcr-abl fusion gene. In addition to the tyrosin kinase produced by bcr-abl, imatinib inhibits the tyrosine kinase signalling of other ... effects. With regard to safety, 37% of the patients included in the masitinib study withdrew before they reached the 12-week end-point, primarily because of adverse events. The...

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