Báo cáo y học: " Pulmonary arterial dysfunction in insulin resistant obese Zucker rats" docx

... hypertension. The aim of this study was to analyze pulmonary vascular function in the insulin resistant obese Zucker rat. Methods: Larg e and small pulmonary arteries from obese Zucker rat and their lean ... Perez-Vizcaino * Abstract Background: Insulin resistance and obesity are strongly associated with systemic cardiovascular diseases. Recent reports have also suggested...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... 3-hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase (an enzyme that is involved in β-oxidation of fatty acids) are both significantly reduced in patients with COPD. Citrate synthase activity significantly Respiratory ... independently of lung function [18]. In one study [16], phosphofructokinase (a glycolytic enzyme that is involved in anaerobic metabolism) was sig- nificantly increased in patie...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... more days of any combination of walking, or activity of moderate intensity or vigorous intensity achieving a minimum of at least 3,000 MET-minutes/week. All study participants were examined by a ... calculated for both supine and standing (beginning 1 minute after standing) positions over a 5-minute recording interval. Frequency domain (spectral) analysis Cross-spectral analysis of the beat-t...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... events [13]. Interestingly, atherosclerotic plaque and rheumatoid synovium share an array of inflammatory cells and cytokines [14], suggesting that chronic rheumatoid inflam- mation may contribute ... quality control procedures as MESA. Study coordinators were trained and certified by MESA train- ers. Information on demographics, smoking, and family history was collected by questionnaire. Res...

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... cardio- vascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus or rheuma- toid arthritis on postmortem examination [3]. Arteritis remains a possibility, however, in PMR and GCA. A study of biopsy- proven GCA ... demonstrated no increase in carotid intimal thickness, so atherosclerosis alone does not explain the increased cardiovascular mortality seen in GCA [9]. Although Warrington and coll...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:20

... L: Pulmonary artery remodeling and pulmonary hypertension after exposure to hyperoxia for 7 days. A morphometric and hemodynamic study. Am J Pathol 1984, 117:273-285. 20. Rich S: Primary pulmonary ... pulmonary capillary pressure (PCP) using four different methods in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)Est...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:21

... appears that a grand chapter in the intensive care medicine story may be coming to an end. The PAC first came into widespread use after its introduction by Swan and Ganz in 1970 [2]. Their balloon-tipped, ... of heart dysfunction in both heart failure and sepsis. This study, while small and retrospective, adds to mounting evidence that routine use of the PAC is probably no longer warr...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... appears that a grand chapter in the intensive care medicine story may be coming to an end. The PAC first came into widespread use after its introduction by Swan and Ganz in 1970 [2]. Their balloon-tipped, ... of heart dysfunction in both heart failure and sepsis. This study, while small and retrospective, adds to mounting evidence that routine use of the PAC is probably no longer warr...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... treated by clozapine or olanzapine, especially in the high body mass index (BMI) subgroup [3]. The purpose of this study is to assess binge eating symp- tomatology in a group of individuals receiving ... disorder and psychiatric comorbidity in obese subjects. Am J Psychiatry 1993, 150:1472-1479. 9. Telch CF, Agras WS: Obesity, binge eating and psychopathol- ogy: are they related? Int...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... Photomicrography s (hematoxylin and eosin staining). (A) Lobules separated by thick fibrous bands (× 40). (B) Microscopic findings of transition between lymphocyte-rich area and the lymphocyte-poor ... microscopy demonstrated the tum or comprised a mixture of lymphocyte-poor spindle cell areas and lymphocyte-rich areas. These histopathologic findings were consistent with a type AB according t...

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