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báo cáo hóa học: " Brain inflammation and oxidative stress in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer-like brain amyloidosis" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 22:20

... amyloidosis and brain inflammation when combined with indomethacin In summary, our findings support the hypothesis that oxidative stress and inflammation represent important but distinct therapeutic ... only a marginal effect on brain oxidative stress in the Tg2576 mice [16] This finding suggests that lipid peroxidation products contribute minimally to brain inflammation in this model, and raise ... animals were divided in two groups (n = 10 each), and randomized to receive placebo, or simultaneously indomethacin (10 mg/liter) in their drinking water, and vitamin E (α-tocopherol) in their diet...

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báo cáo hóa học: " Treatment with gelsolin reduces brain inflammation and apoptotic signaling in mice following thermal injury" potx

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 22:20

... pathology in Gsn-L mice, only the gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the brains of Gsn-H mice was determined Significant reductions in brain levels of early cytokines, including IL-1b and ... microglia and glial scarring following severe burns We observed kinetic changes in Iba-1+ cells in striatum and cortex after thermal injury, indicating a highest level of Zhang et al Journal of Neuroinflammation ... Neuroinflammation 2011, 8:118 http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/118 Treatment with gelsolin decreased burn-induced proinflammatory cytokines in the brain To further validate and explore...

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Báo cáo y học: "T-614, a novel immunomodulator, attenuates joint inflammation and articular damage in collagen-induced arthritis" docx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 13:22

... disease was indicated by increased edema and erythema of one or both ankle joints, followed by involvement of the metatarsal and interphalangeal joints Fully developed arthritis, including red and swollen ... remained almost intact The findings support the view that T614 can protect the joints from damage in an inflammatory environment, in concert with MTX Proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, and ... sharply in the PBMCs from highdose T-614 and combination treated rats In particular, T-614 inhibited the elevated IL-17 expression in inguinal lymph node cells in a dose-dependent manner IFN-γ and...

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Báo cáo y học: "Matrix metalloproteinase-8 deficiency increases joint inflammation and bone erosion in the K/BxN serum-transfer arthritis model" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 15:22

... cells in the sublining; = thickening of synovial lining and moderate infiltration of the sublining; = thickening of synovial lining and marked infiltration; and = thickening of synovial lining and ... Figure 1b) Increased joint inflammation and bone erosion in Mmp8deficient mice To quantify joint involvement, we assessed synovial inflammation and bone erosion in hematoxylin and eosin stained sections ... absence in other inflammation models such as OVA-induced airway inflammation [17], chemically-induced skin carcinomas [19] and skin wound healing [16] , in which the absence of Mmp-8 increased...

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Báo cáo y học: " The interplay of inflammation and cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus" doc

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 15:22

... metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, and this correlates with increases in homocysteine and high sensitivity CRP [94] Treatment of insulin-resistant states may improve CVD proﬁles in SLE Our group ... plaqueresiding CD4+ T cells to increase TNF-related apoptosisinducing ligand (TRAIL) expression, which results in killing of plaque stabilizing cells and a potential increase in the risk of plaque rupture ... recognizing epitopes of various molecules, including oxidized LDL, and by secreting IFN-γ, which then leads to increased in ammatory cytokine production This chronic production of in ammatory cytokines...

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Báo cáo hóa học: "The relation between neuromechanical parameters and Ashworth score in stroke patients" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 08:20

... Ashworth test including positioning and instructing of the patient was about minutes The instrumented rotation measurements were performed by an experimenter [KS] who was blind to the clinical outcome ... an increase in stiffness from within the interior of the muscle cell was found in spastic muscle tissue and which is believed to originate from altered strain properties of intracellular proteins ... understanding energy dissipation in functional tasks, e.g during walking Clinical implications The current findings that joint viscosity and reflex torque depended on the duration, and thus the...

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báo cáo hóa học: " Soluble HLA measurement in saliva and cerebrospinal fluid in Caucasian patients with multiple sclerosis: a preliminary study" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 19/06/2014, 22:20

... concentrations in the CSF and saliva of MS patients were further analyzed by subgrouping them into those with enhancing lesions vs those without enhancing lesions on brain MRI, with the understanding that ... and soluble HAL-II Drs Minagar and Kelley have contributed to this manuscript by recruiting and examining multiple sclerosis patients, interpretation of data and preparing the manuscript Dr Gonzalez-Toledo ... sHLA-I, and an increase in CSF sHLA-I, but not CSF sHLA-II concentrations, in patients with MS [12,13] However, an elevation of CSF sHLA II and I as well as an increase in serum sHLAI, but not in...

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báo cáo hóa học:" Assessment of the structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in musculoskeletal patients" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 15:20

... common in patient populations The HADS consists of an anxiety and depression subscale, each containing seven items, making it quick and easy to use in clinical settings Since its publication in the ... facing clinicians wishing to screen for high levels of anxiety and depression among their patients is the choice of a screening tool In a hospital setting, the tool needs to be quickly administered, ... used in a growing number of studies across a variety of patient groups and clinical contexts (see review by Bjelland, et al., [8]) As a brief screening tool the HADS scale is increasing in popularity,...

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Patent Foramen Ovale and Cryptogenic Stroke in Older Patients pptx

Ngày tải lên : 27/06/2014, 00:20

... identified by means of routine diagnostic testing in 276 patients (54.9%) The stroke was classified as cryptogenic in the remaining 227 patients (45.1%), including 82 of the 131 patients younger than ... the remaining 503 patients The following routine diagnostic tests were performed in all patients: cranial computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, or both; and duplex ... angiography in patients who underwent MRI or by means of digital subtraction angiography before intraarterial thrombolysis therapy in the remaining patients Angiography was not performed in 272 patients...

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SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS ppt

Ngày tải lên : 27/06/2014, 18:20

... one Olinked acidic oligonucleotide side-chain at serine 126 Human EPO has two disulphide bridges, between cysteines and 161 , and between cysteines 29 and 33, which are important in maintaining ... representing a risk of infection for both patients and staff, and suggest some precautions including HBV DNA screening for all hemodialysis patients (Minuk et al., 2004) 13 HBV variants in the ... the patients on hemodialysis and pre-dialysis (Fig.4) In relationships between renal function and gastroendoscopic findings, in the patients on hemodialysis the frequency of GERD and erosion increased,...

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SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS pptx

Ngày tải lên : 28/06/2014, 00:20

... one Olinked acidic oligonucleotide side-chain at serine 126 Human EPO has two disulphide bridges, between cysteines and 161 , and between cysteines 29 and 33, which are important in maintaining ... representing a risk of infection for both patients and staff, and suggest some precautions including HBV DNA screening for all hemodialysis patients (Minuk et al., 2004) 13 HBV variants in the ... the patients on hemodialysis and pre-dialysis (Fig.4) In relationships between renal function and gastroendoscopic findings, in the patients on hemodialysis the frequency of GERD and erosion increased,...

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Báo cáo y học: "Low self-esteem and psychiatric patients: Part II – The relationship between self-esteem and demographic factors and psychosocial stressors in psychiatric patients" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 20:23

... Ivani-Chalian C and Robindon M Self-esteem and its sources: stability and change in later life Aging and Society 1993, 13:171-192 Brandtstadter J and Greve W Explaining the resilience of the aging self: reply ... adjusting for age using ANCOVA (p < 0.05) or adjusting for sex using two way ANOVA (p < 0.05) Of interest was the finding that employed patients had significantly higher selfesteem compared to patients ... examined the relationship between selfesteem and several demographic and psychosocial factors in psychiatric patients This is the largest study to date in psychiatric patients and is unique in...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "High-dose intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer using daily fiducial marker-based position verification: acute and late toxicity in 331 patients" potx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 09:22

... delineated on a CT-scan and a margin of mm was applied to the prostate and seminal vesicles to create a planning target volume (PTV) Patients received an IMRT treatment using a five-beam step-andshoot ... Seventy-three patients (22%) showed pre-treatment GU symptoms of grade ≥ and six patients (2%) experienced grade proctitis complaints before radiotherapy for both GU and GI Ninety-nine percent of the patients ... of the patients with pre-treatment GU complaints of < grade As grade toxicity seldom occurred, most patients with pretreatment grade complaints mainly continued having grade toxicity during treatment...

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Báo cáo y học: "The association between disease activity and NT-proBNP in 238 patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 10-year longitudinal study" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 09/08/2014, 10:23

... assuming them to be missing at random without removing the individual from the dataset We investigated the change in NTproBNP levels over time and examined associations between measures of inflammation, ... longitudinally with comprehensive assessments of clinical and radiographic data at baseline and after and 10 years [15] The patients had all been recruited to the EUropean Research on Incapacitating ... anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], and cyclooxygenase-2 [COX-2] inhibitors) and NT-proBNP levels in patients with RA Our objective, therefore, was to examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal...

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Báo cáo y học: " Hepatitis B virus genotypes and precore and core mutants in UAE patients" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 04:20

... We determined the HBV genotype, subtype, viral load, and HBeAg antibody status and examined those and other clinical characteristics (including age and gender) of the patients included in our study ... observed in Southeast Asia and the Far East Genotype D is distributed worldwide and is most prevalent in the Mediterranean region Genotypes E and F are prevalent in West Africa and in the Amerindian ... in Table Precore mutants were more frequent in patients infected with genotype C and D virus (P < 0.0001) Analysis of nt 1858 showed the presence of thymine in all patients with genotypes C and...

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Báo cáo y học: " Acute bronchodilator responsiveness and health outcomes in COPD patients in the UPLIFT trial" pot

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 13:22

... randomized patients with acceptable preand post-bronchodilator measurements at baseline were included in this analysis Patients were split according to initial FEV1 response to short-acting inhaled ... requirements included withholding short- and long-acting b-agonists (for ≥8 and ≥12 hours, respectively), shortand long-acting theophylline preparations (for ≥24 and ≥48 hours, respectively) and antileukotrienes ... absence of achieving a pre-defined threshold for increases in FEV1 after single occasion administration of maximal doses of short-acting bronchodilators in COPD patients (BDR) does not influence whether...

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Báo cáo y học: "The acute effects of body position strategies and respiratory therapy in paralyzed patients with acute lung injury" doc

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 18:20

... activity and increased sympathetic output contribute to the increase in VO2 seen during P&PD Interestingly, our patients tolerated turning and percussion by the bed better than manual turning and ... 10 during CLR During P&PD, all patients showed a rise in VO2 and VCO2 associated with the procedure In each case, the increase in VO2 and VCO2 during manual P&PD was greater than that during P&PD ... position in 10 ARDS patients They found an increase in PaO2/FIO2 from 174 ± 82 to 217 ± 137 and decrease in intrapulmonary shunt from 23 ± 14% to 19.1 ± 15% Using the multiple inert-gas elimination...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "Influence of insulin on glucose metabolism and energy expenditure in septic patients" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 20:20

... increase in EE was lower in septic patients in step and in step The RQ findings are presented in Table RQ increased in both groups, and the increases were statistically significant, but findings ... two-step insulin clamp, each step being 120 in duration, was performed using a primed continuous insulin infusion (Humulin R; Ely Lilly, Pensylvania, Penn USA) In step insulin was infused, using a ... compared with 87% in the injured patients and 46% in healthy individuals In septic cancer bearing patients, resistance to insulin's effect on plasma free fatty acid turnover (an index of lipolysis)...

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Báo cáo y học: " Changes in health-related quality of life and clinical implications in Chinese patients with chronic cough" pot

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 08:20

... cough The causes of chronic cough in 110 patients were shown in Table Beside the single cause, cough symptoms in 10 patients could be explained by two causes, including cases of cough variant asthma ... explanation since we recruited the patients consecutively It is likely that in previous studies reporting gender differences in HRQOL, female patients were coughing more frequently than men, and in this ... source document The Chinese version of LCQ was then finally determined [see Additional file 1] LCQ consists of 19 items, involving physical, psychological and social domains, and each item represents...

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Báo cáo y học: "Bronchial hyperreactivity and spirometric impairment in polysensitized patients with allergic rhinitis" doc

Ngày tải lên : 13/08/2014, 13:22

... symptoms, including cough, wheezing, dyspnoea, chest tightness, and shortness of breathing, acute upper respiratory infections and use of nasal or oral corticosteroids, and antihistamines within the ... findings underline the relationship between BHR and airway caliber in patients with airway inflammation Moreover, these data, taken together, partially confirm previous results observed in patients ... spirometry and methacholine bronchial challenge during the pollen season, i.e in the spring, season with pollens in our geographic area [3] A detailed clinical history and a complete physical examination,...

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