Báo cáo y học: "The effect of tiotropium therapy on markers of elastin degradation in COPD" doc

... are cross-linking amino acids which are present only in mature elastin. Changes in their concentration in body fluids indicate changes in elastin degradation and can be a reflection of tissue ... com- ponent in urine[5]. The use of these markers of lung elastin degradation in disease offers the prospect of evaluating levels of D/I as indicators of possible e...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:20

... enzymatic reaction steps of aldosterone synthesis from DOC, s uggesting only minor functional relevance of lysine 152 in human C YP11B2. In contrast to the insertion of glutamic acid in position 147, ... representing the strongest effect on the 11b- hydroxylation a ctivity o f all single mutants investigated here. When both mutations were introduced into CYP11B2, the 11b-hydr...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 03:21

... the effects of the intervention, beyond any seasonal effects. It is encourag- ing that findings indicate improvements in a number of self-reported measures including aspects relating to con- centration, ... those seen in the intervention arm. Certainly the direction of observed changes within the control arm was often in the same direction as that seen within the intervention arm....

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20

... 3) The insulin administration may protect the heart in ischaemic conditions by increasing glucose uptake by myocytes, increasing glycogenesis and redu- cing the concentration of free fatty acids ... may reduce mortality and morbidity in cardiac surgery patients. The effect of tight glycaemic control on mortality following cardiac surgery The results of our meta-analysis on ear...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:23

... levels in ASMC. In asthma, inflammatory cells can re lease cytokines that in turn induce increased cal- cium concentration i n ASMC, airway smooth muscle contraction, and airway hyper-responsiveness. ... Airway responsiveness of rats in the asthmatic group increased in comparison to the control group after induction by MCh (Figure 1). Inflammatory cells in BAL fluid The number...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... guidelines? Conclusion In conclusion, a multi-faceted implementation approach leads to provider acceptance of clinical guidelines. Imple- mentation may be most effective in achieving provider buy -in when ... directly involved in CPG implementation in their facility's primary care clinics. Regional level quality managers were contacted to identify local quality manag- ers and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... demonstrated tha t NK-1R antagonist WIN62577 had the effect of inhi- biting ASMC migration in vitro, indicating that WIN62577 may contribute to the inhibition of airway remodeling. Taken together, our ... levels in ASMC. In asthma, inflammatory cells can re lease cytokines that in turn induce increased cal- cium concentration i n ASMC, airway smooth muscle contraction, and airwa...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 06:23

... Role of interferons and other cytokines in the reg- ulation of the immune response. APMIS 1995, 103:161-179. 47. Hayes MP, Wang J, Norcross MA: Regulation of interleukin-12 expression in human monocytes: ... respond to stimulus comparably to adult horse cells in cytokine expression. In addition, this investigation revealed an age-dependent limitation in the expression of MHC...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... never/antenatal only/ incident postnatal/chronic). None of the findings showed statistically significant effect of CMD on nutritional sta- tus of infants (result not shown). Use of the SRQ score as a continuous ... 0.73, indicating an acceptable level of internal consistency. b. Poor sanitary conditions scale including: not having a toilet facility, not having safe water and dis...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... 50 seconds of still illumina- tion (baseline recording) followed by three cycles of 20 seconds of flicker stimulation interspersed with 80 sec- onds still illumination (representing recovery time). ... dehydration and/or fasting is also capable of alter- ing vascular dynamics and BP [13]. Indeed, Alghadyan et al. [14] found a significant increase in onset of retinal vein occlusion...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21