Báo cáo y học: "Accelerated hand bone mineral density loss is associated with progressive joint damage in hands and feet in recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis" ppt

... first year of RA hand BMD loss is associated with pro- gressive joint damage in hands and feet, and that the association seems stronger with damage in hands than in feet. Moreover, hand BMD loss in ... Accelerated hand bone mineral den- sity loss is associated with progressive joint damage in hands and feet in recent-onset...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:21

... arthritis measure- ments of bone mineral density and geometry by pQCT have shown that articular and periarticular inflammation is associated with bone loss and changes in bone geome- try, in particular ... Odegard S, Syversen SW, Landewe R, van der Heijde D, Kvien TK: Cortical hand bone loss after one year in early rheumatoid arthritis predicts radiogra...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:22

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... ELISA Cytokine and chemokine levels in the cell-free BAL were determined as part of a Luminex ® 100™ assay System (Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX) and Endogen ® Search- Light™ Mouse Cytokine and ... 4 days and intra-cellular SP-D and SP-A levels were assayed by Western blot analysis. Day 0 SP-D and SP-A signals were obtained from freshly isolated alveolar type II cells. To mai...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... that in this particular case, the mechanism by which the immune system destroys developing malignancies is evaded by the malignant cell by reducing its intrinsic immunogenicity, possibly through ... silencing of viral genes, including the oncoprotein Tax, is associated with tumor onset. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that silencing is critical for tumor progression and identif...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:22

... data cleaning, initial statistical analy- sis, and drafting the manuscript. JS provided statistical analysis and assisted in drafting of the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Acknowledgements The ... after ICU discharge, and stay of less than 43 days (upper trim point for the disease- related group [DRG] for tracheostomy). Analysis included trend by ye...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... local inventory allows for this without substantially increasing RBC waste. Prospective randomized study in this population is needed. Competing interests No conflict of interests existed with any ... designed to investigate mecha- nisms associated with findings, our hypothesis was based on previous literature reviewed by Park and colleagues regarding the interplay between inflamm...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... uncontrolled intra-abdominal hypertension and may result in AKI or mortal- ity, is being increasingly observed in the general surgical pop- ulation [7]. Thus it was assumed that abdominal surgery is probably associated ... statistical analysis. TWK, YCY, and YMC participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript. MTL, AC, WJK, and KDW revised...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... the final version of the manuscript and agrees with all reported findings and interpretations. NPJ was instrumental in developing the study’s hypothesis and was intimately involved in the interpretation ... manuscript and agrees with all reported findings and interpretations. JJH was instrumental in data gathering and analysis. He read the final version of the manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... design, data collection and analysis. RN was responsible for statistical analysis and contributed to the manuscript. ADR was involved in performing the assay and data analysis, and contributed to the ... aortocoronary bypass grafting surgery; ACT: activated clotting time; CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass; EAA: Endotoxin Activity Assay; IL: interleukin; IQR: inter-quartile range; LAL: Lim...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21