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RESEARCH Open Access
Endothelial-like cells in chronic thromboembolic
pulmonary hypertension: crosstalk with
myofibroblast-like cells
Seiichiro ... MM, Lin GY, Yuan JX: Multipotent
mesenchymal progenitor cells are present in endarterectomized tissues
from patients with chronic thromboembolic...
... COPD is independently associated with low-grade
systemic inflammation, with a different inflammatory pattern than that observed in healthy subjects.
Background
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... a
single laboratory (Hospital Clinic, Barcelona) for central-
ized analysis approximately every 2 months. TNF-α, IL-6
and IL-8 were determined in duplicate with a high sensi-
tiv...
... statistical in-
ference and underpins the basis of probability theory
[18, 19]. Gotway and Young [17] outline a combination
of spatial smoothing and geostatistical upscaling or
aggregation of data with ... other. When including areal information, such as
income by zip code or education by census tract in an
analysis, not taking into account area proximity could
result in less pr...
... behind this study was based on the findings
that angiotensin converting enzyme and angiotensin II are
both involved in the pulmonary vascular remodelling
associated with hypoxic pulmonary hypertension ... Atochina EN, Morris KG, Danilov SM, Stenmark KR:
Angiotensin converting enzyme expression is increased in
small pulmonary arteries of rats with hypoxia-induced pul-
monary hype...
... kidney injury biomarkers in both serum and urine
have been discovered using genomic and proteomic
technology and they are demonstrating superiority in
detecting kidney injury before changes in ... underestimating the degree of change in
GFR [17, 18].
Acute kidney injury network criteria for staging
acute kidney injury
In 2005 the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) was
formed,...
... boys and 20 girls with a mean age of 4
years by videotaping them every morning during free play
in the classroom during 4 months. They found that higher
levels of testosterone were associated with ... always been very quiet, however, since
the beginning of 2002 he had started withdrawing himself
more and more from social interactions, both at home
and in school. To obtain standardized...
... and infliximab shown in this
study [12]. In a small study, anti-infliximab antibody developed
more commonly in non-responders and in patients who had
infusion reactions [44]. In a recent study with ... the increased risk of serious infections
and malignancies. TNF-α, although an important pro-
inflammatory cytokine, also has a role in fighting infection and in
the regulation o...
... cord-stro-
maltypeintheovarybutthetumorwasdifficultto
classify further (Figure 1). The main left component
comprised dense spindle cells interspersed with small
groups of cells with a prominent eosinophilic cytoplasm.
Crystals of Reinke, a marker ... distinguished only by the presence of crys-
tals of R einke and that, o wing to the difficulty i n
identifying these structures; s ome l...
... extra-luminal
pressures [1]. The case we report here is rare in that
our patient was systemicall y well with only a short his-
tory of cough. In the absence of any signs of soft tissue
infection, pulmonary ... malig-
nancy[6].Hence,theremayhavebeenlittlevalueina
swallow study in a patient presenting like this with sub-
cutaneous emphysema, and CT may be a more useful
first line...
... activity.
Physical examination and psychological investigation
Physical examination revealed a young boy with features
of oculocutaneous albinism (Figures 1 and 2). There were
no other specific skin ... be
traced.
Medical and psychiatric history
The patient was born with oculocutaneous albinism and
on growing up he had been a child in a world of his own.
He rarely played with other ch...