Báo cáo y học: "Bone morphogenetic proteins, genetics and the pathophysiology of primary pulmonary hypertension" ppt

... normal pulmonary vascular physiology. In the present commentary we discuss the implications of these findings in the context of BMP receptor biology, and relate these data to the genetics and pulmonary ... identified mutation in the BMPR-II open reading frame. Genetics and pathophysiology of primary pulmonary hypertension Independent genetic and/ or enviro...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... purposes) Figure 2 Enthesophytes and osteophytes are different. (a) The enthesophyte originates from the insertion of capsule and tendons (arrows). The chondrosynovial border of the articular cartilage ... is critically dependent on the balance between, and the magnitude of, anabolic and catabolic molecular pathways. However, the restoration and repair capacity o...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... at intervals of about 1 to 3 years. 3 It is not yet known whether the early intro- duction of long-term low-dose ICS therapy in young children with mild asthma may ultimately reduce the peak bone ... that merits densitometry (see Table 1). Contrary Effects of ICS Therapy on Bone Density and the Risk of Fracture Low daily doses of ICS administered to adults for 10 ± 5.5 year...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 20:23

... efficacy. Application of such auto- mated radiogrammetry to the existing clinical trial data (such as these hand X-rays) offers an opportunity to examine the effects of TNF blockade on bone loss and ... technique of metacarpal morphometry employed in these three old studies is identical with that measured by modern day automated radiogrammetry. Moreoever, automated radiogrammetry...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... USA) and cDNA synthesized using the Applied Biosystems (Foster City, CA, USA) High-Capacity cDNA Reverse Transcription Kit. Typically, 2 μg of total RNA was added to a 20 μl first strand synthesis ... sense promoter in the 3' UTR [41]. As such, explorations of sense transcription through the L1 may reveal only the tip of the ice- berg of the genomic transcripts inco...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 20:20

... University of Luxembourg-Institute for Systems Biology Program and the Primary Children’s Medical Center Foundation National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disea ses (DK069513). Part of ... along an early ‘ southern-route’ originated from the Horn of Africa, crossed the mouth of the Red Sea into the Arabian Peninsula, and subsequently migrated int...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 22:23

... every 5 minutes using mass spectrometry as described above. Measurement of right ventricular hypertrophy The degree of right ventricular hypertrophy was mea- sured by the ratio of the weight of the ... participated in the design of the study, helped to draft the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published. DAQ conceived of th...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... variations in the formation of the Brachial plexus of the right side were found. The clavicle and the scalenus anterior were cut to expose the roots and trunks of the plexus. The divisions and their ... trauma and surgical interventions to the upper limb. Background The brachial plexus is usually formed by the fusion of the anterior primary rami of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... mod- erately deforming the skin profile in the upper quadrants of the left breast and soft in consistency. The mass was not fixed to the chest wall, but the overlying skin was slightly retracted. ... aspiration may not have the same accu- racy in pregnancy and puerperium due to the hyperproliferative state of the glandular tissue, thus increasing the risk for a fal...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... secondary outcome in this study and there were only a few deaths.  is study highlights the importance of considering alternative study designs to compare diff erent dose regimens of thrombolytic therapy ... W, Zhang Z, Cheng X, Shen YH: E cacy and safety of low dose recombinant tissue- type plasminogen activator for the treatment of acute pulmonary thromboembolism: a r...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21