Báo cáo y học: "Methotrexate therapy associates with reduced prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients over the age of 60- more than just an anti-inflammatory effect? A cross sectional study" pptx

... prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients over the age of 60- more than just an anti-inflammatory effect? A cross sectional study Tracey E Toms 1,2 , Vasileios F Panoulas 1 , ... 72.9% females (282/387) and had a median age of 63.1 years. Patients had a median disease duration of 10 years, and had moderate d...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... self-reported smoking status and intensity (that is, pack-years) were noted. Data management and analyses Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 15.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, ... smoking cessation regimes in RA may need to include more general lifestyle counselling, particularly about weight control. ANCOVA = analysis of covariance; ANOVA = analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... consequent anaemia requires more study. Introduction Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective analgesics and anti-inflammatory drug therapy is an important pharmacological approach ... analysis and preparing the manuscript. SD helped with data extraction, analysis and writing. HJM helped with writing and advice. All authors read and approved the final manu...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:22

... were prepared as described above. Cells were washed and incubated in PBS containing 4% heat-inactivated rat serum, and stained with anti-CD134- biotin/streptavidin-allophycocyanin and anti-CD4-FITC. ... 3.02 (GraphPad Software, San Diego, Cali- fornia, USA). For statistical analysis of CD134 expression in vivo and liposomal drug delivery in vitro, a one-way analysis of variance...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... is a valid measure of disease activity and will have its greatest merits in clinical practice rather than research, where APRs are usually always available. The CDAI may facilitate immediate and ... Stamm TA, Uffmann M, Smolen JS: Benefit of very early referral and very early therapy with dis- ease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with early rheumatoid arthr...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... Combinations of anti-CD19, anti-HLA-DR, anti- CD27, anti-CD38 and anti-CD45 staining were used for anal- ysis of B cells. For analysis of T cells, anti-CD3, anti-CD4, anti- HLA-DR, and anti-CD69 staining ... Tokunaga M, Saito K, Kawabata D, Imura Y, Fujii T, Nakayamada S, Tsujimura S, Nawata M, Iwata S, Azuma T, Mimori T, Tanaka Y: Efficacy of rituximab (anti-CD20) for refractory s...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... expression of carbonic anhydrase I (CA1) in synovium of patients with AS. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of methazolamide, an anti-carbonic anhydrase drug, for treating patients ... to the treatment, the artic- ular surfaces of the joints became clearer and more distinct than before. The areas of the radioactive ma- terial beca...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:56

... important to decrease morbid- ity and mortality. This study was designed to define the efficacy of OT as an adjuvant to antibiotherapy in an experimental rat model of sepsis. In terms of their ... Finally, according to the results of this study OT should be regarded as an alternative therapeutic ap- proach to HBO as an adjuvant to antibiotherapy in the control...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:18

... exposure of indoor cook- ing/heating smoke and tuberculosis are the important causes of anthracosis. In our country in the rural areas wood, animal dung and crop residues are used as fuel. By winter ... between anthracofi- brosis with TB (1, 2, 7). As the mechanism for the de- position of pigment within the bronchus and fibrosis associated with tuberculosis, there...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:18

... case A 30-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of a palpable, asymptomatic right breast mass. There was no family history of breast carcinoma. No axillary lymphadenopathy was identified. ... moderately dilated compact, rounded regular glands, partially with eosinophilic proteinaceous material, without atypia or mitotic activity, typically seen in a tubular a...

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2012, 16:57