... have no competing inter- ests. Authors' contributions EP is the senior author and was involved in collecting patient details, reviewing the literature and final proof- reading of the manuscript. ... drafting the manuscript. AC was involved in reviewing the literature and proofreading the manuscript. VA approved the final manuscript. Consent Written informed consent wa...
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... and endothelial cells into the damaged site. It has been showed that fibroblasts cultured in presence of increasing doses of HA have an increased production of pro-inflammatory cyto- kines such ... characteristic is largely responsible for the consistency of the active component that can act as a barrier to the spread of any bacteria penetrating the tissues includin...
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Báo cáo y học: " MRI bone oedema scores are higher in the arthritis mutilans form of psoriatic arthritis and correlate with high radiographic scores for joint damage" ppt
... higher in the AM group than in those with non-AM ero- sive PsA, despite there being no evidence of greater disease activity in terms of clinical scores (skin or joint) or inflammatory markers. Interestingly, ... the wrist was within the coil; unenhanced imaging of the wrist; contrast injection; enhanced imaging of the wrist; the patient was repositioned so that the...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22
Báo cáo y học: "Hepatocyte growth factor ameliorates dermal sclerosis in the tight-skin mouse model of scleroderma" doc
... were maintained in a pathogen-free facility at the Hyogo College of Medicine (Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan). Animal experiments were performed in accordance with the guidelines of the National Institutes ... markers of endothe- lial injury (thrombomodulin) and interstitial lung injury (KL-6), suggesting that elevation of serum HGF counteracts the endothelial and interstitial...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22
Báo cáo y học: "Glomerular matrix metalloproteinases and their regulators in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis" pdf
... of inflammatory diseases of the glomerulus, the results of studies of the involvement of MMP activity in other renal pathologies should provide valuable guidance in elucidating the role of these ... response. Identifying the signalling pathways that are involved in inducing the observed alterations in MMP expression may contribute to our understanding of the...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22
Báo cáo y học: "Trends towards an improved disease state in rheumatoid arthritis over time: influence of new therapies and changes in management approach: analysis of the EMECAR cohort" ppt
... erythrocyte sedimentation rate on the disease activity score, the use of this score represents a handicap for the evaluation of the efficacy of cyclosporin A on disease activ- ity. On the other ... efficient treatment of RA in Spain. Throughout the follow-up of the EMECAR cohort, the percentage of patients without any DMARD declined while the frequency of p...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22
Báo cáo y học: "MRI bone oedema scores are higher in the arthritis mutilans form of psoriatic arthritis and correlate with high radiographic scores for joint damage" ppsx
... addition of the PIP and DIP joints. These data were obtained from review of a very large number of bony regions (1013) by two readers working completely independ- ently in different institutions. ... greater disease activity in terms of clinical scores (skin or joint) or inflammatory markers. Interestingly, the MRI bone oedema score was also higher in the AM group and corr...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22
Báo cáo y học: "Enhanced glutamate, IP3 and cAMP activity in the cerebral cortex of Unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine induced Parkinson’s rats: Effect of 5-HT, GABA and bone marrow cell supplementation" ppsx
... nm. Analysis of the Receptor-Binding Data Linear Regression Analysis for Scatchard Plots Thedatawereanalysed[25].Thespecificbindingwas determined by subtracting non-specific binding from the total. The ... bound/free on the Y- axis. The maximal binding is a measure of the total number of r eceptors present in the tissue and the equilibrium dissociation constant is th...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21
Báo cáo y học: " Solitary Peutz-Jeghers type hamartomatous polyps in the duodenum are not always associated with a low risk of cancer: two case reports" pptx
... sex of the patient, or the locati on, size or endoscopic appearances of the polyp. The most serious problem in PJS is an increased risk of cance r in the gastrointestinal tract. The occurrence of cancer ... adenocarcinoma. Hematoxylin and eosin staining (objective 10 ×). Figure 3 Pedunculated duodenal polyp measuring 15 mm in diameter in the second part of the...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:21
Báo cáo y học: " A solitary primary subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the abdominal wall of a 70-year-old woman: a case report" pptx
... [3,4]. The clinical course is non-specific and depends on the site of involvement, the size of the cyst, and the pressure caused b y the enlarged cyst [1]. Usually, it presents as an inert, painless, ... treatment is the total excision of the cyst with an intact wall. Introduction Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation that is caused by Echinococcus granulosis, th...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:21