4 risk factors and genetic changes

... physiological, genetic, environmental, cultural and psychological factors Adipose tissue can be considered as an endocrine organ that mediates biological effects on the metabolism and inflammation, ... weight adults, and the colony-forming capacity of these cells is blunted [17, 18] Alterations in endothelial cells and EPC function associated with obesity precede atherosclerosis and thrombosis ... atherosclerosis and thrombosis [19-21] Moreover, EPCs expanded from the obese subjects possessed reduced adhesive, migratory, and angiogenic capacity [22] and fail to respond to vascular endothelial growth...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:51

... investigate the nature and method of pesticide use and application which included the brand of pesticide, the active ingredients, and the concentration of the mixture and the individual component ... the rest of Luzon Island which makes certain physiologic profile of farmers different The agricultural crops grown between the lowland and highland would also be different, and thus, would have ... collection, shipping and laboratory errors, and poor record keeping and organization (Boiko, Keifer, Furman, Weyrauch, Hanks, 2005) [25] Many other hematologic changes secondary to acute and chronic pesticide...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... calls to family and friends around the country, making it evident that he was traveling His reported statements contained delusions of grandeur and wealth, and reflected impulsivity and poor judgments ... year-old right-handed male, presented to our hospital, confused, with delusions of grandeur and elevated mood He was initially found wandering our hospital lobby at night somewhat bewildered and lethargic ... vitamin B12, serum folate, and thryroid measures were normal, and RPR was non-reactive ESR, ANA, and rheumatoid factor were within normal limits Hepatitis C and B and HIV serology were negative...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... of RA [27] Genetic risk factors Genetic factors implicated in RA have been widely studied using both candidate genes and whole-genome screens [28] Whereas the strongest genetic risk factor for ... proposed as risk factors, was not associated Genetic risk factors There has been a major increase in the understanding of the genetics behind SLE, particularly over the last year, and this topic ... unravel risk factors for their causation or severity Environmental risk factors Studies on environmental risk factors for FM and CWP have focused on physical trauma and psychosocial factors Physical...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22

... Switzerland) The intra-assay and inter-assay coefficients of variation (respectively) were 5.1% and 8.6% for IL-1, 3.4% and 5.2% for IL-6, 6.9% and 7.4% for TNF-α, 3.1% and 5.2% for VCAM-1, 4.1% and ... 7.7% for ICAM-1, and 5.4% and 6.0% for ELAM-1 Statistical analysis The traditional and nontraditional risk factors were compared using the Mann–Whitney U-test (continuous variables) and the χ2 test ... cardiovascular risk factors, hs-CRP, IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-α concentrations were higher in R637 patients than in control individuals, and DMARD and prednisone were used by 56 and 11 RA patients,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... 100 patients matched on age and year of surgery The mean age of cases (± standard deviation) was 71.6 ± 8.9 years and that of controls was 71 ± 8.9 years (P = 0.69) factors, we performed gender-adjusted ... selected and unselected controls (P = 0.61) Acute-phase reactants The pre-operative ESR and CRP measurements in the cases and controls are presented in Table ESR was determined in 13 cases and 22 ... study and participated in study design, data acquisition, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation CSC carried out statistical analysis KPL, CJM, KJW, and ELM participated in study design and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... diagnoses and operations, and the retrospective design Due to these limitations, we could not methodically analyze the impact of the loss of pro- and anti-coagulation factors, total protein and immunoglobulins ... heart disease in newborns and infants – risk factors and efficacy of MCT-diet Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010 5:127 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage ... drain losses and coagulation factor imbalances Further attempts to treat chylous pleural and abdominal effusions including TPN, octreotide treatment, supraphrenic duct ligation and pleurodesis...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:23

... etiological and genetic risk factors J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2003, 25(6):866-877 28 The 45 and Up Study [http://www.45andup.org.au] 29 WHO: Technical report series 894: Obesity: Preventing and managing ... variables and the measure of psychological distress Model included demographic variables and vascular risk factors The final model, Model 4, included demographic variables, vascular risk factors and ... Model - demographic variables and psychological distress; Model - demographic variables and vascular risk factors; Model - demographic variables, vascular risk factors and psychological distress...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... addition, no study has evaluated risk factors for and impact on outcome of ICUacquired S maltophilia Identifying risk factors for S maltophilia colonisation and/ or infection could be useful for ... risk factors for, and outcome of ICU-acquired S maltophilia Materials and methods This prospective case-control study, which was a part of a cohort study, was conducted in a 30-bed medical and ... antibiotic treatment in the ICU and its duration were compared between patients with COPD and patients without COPD Results Patient characteristics One thousand eight hundred and eighty-five patients...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... Conflict and Health 2010, 4:11 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/11 Page 14 of 16 Table 5: Lifetime exposure to violence and human rights violations and family members with injury and pain ... (five for Mitrovicë, one for Skënderaj, and three for Vushtrri) and 13 rural clusters (four for Mitrovicë, four for Skënderaj, and five for Vushtrri) were randomly selected for the household survey ... and their children after the war [4,26] Emotional disturbance can be contagious among Wang et al Conflict and Health 2010, 4:11 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/4/1/11 Page of 16 a) and...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... main chapters, with chapter and studying the demographic and genetic risk factors for schizophrenia and chapter and studying the factors leading to tardive dyskinesia and poor offspring school ... we need to identify and understand: 1) the factors that increase the prevalence and exacerbate the symptoms of schizophrenia, and 2) the factors that lead to co-morbidities and the negative influence ... this thesis By elucidating the demographic and genetic risk factors of schizophrenia, and by understanding the factors leading to tardive dyskinesia and poor offspring school performance, the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 17:56

... grouped the marker SNPs, and modeled them with clinical risk factors, to see the usage of these factors in breast cancer risk assessment Two methods (risk factors counting and OR weighted risk scoring) ... effects of the significant SNPs and two clinical risk factors (age at menarche and age at first live birth) Results: Five SNPs located at 2q35, 3p24, 6q22, 6q25 and 10q26 were consistently associated ... set (878 cases and 900 controls) and validation set (914 cases and 967 controls) samples Overall, all of the five SNPs contributed to breast cancer susceptibility in dominant genetic model (2q35,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 19:20

... intervention in completers and drop-outs Body weight, BMI, waist and hip decreased significantly from baseline to mo, mo and mo of the intervention in both completers and drop-outs (P < 0.001) ... Completers at visit B (3 mo) and visit C (6 mo) had significantly lower weight and BMI than patients who dropped out before visit B and visit C, respectively Weight and BMI were not significantly ... of patients and over short term intervals [6,9] The present study used a large sample size and a month nutritional intervention in order to investigate changes on both adiposity and metabolic...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:23

... (children with years and above and adults) have suggested that early signs of changes in retinal vascular parameters not only were associated with systemic, environmental and genetic factors such as ... life This thesis aims to describe retinal vascular changes and examine the major risk factors associated with such changes in Singapore children and pregnant women Methods: Two studies were included ... distributed both in children and pregnant women The mean central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE) and vein equivalent (CRVE) were 155.34 µm and 218.80 µm in boys and 161.07 µm and 224.17 µm in girls,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:12

... prevalence of overweight and obesity and subsequent short term and long term complications Further studies of the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the early associated factors should be conducted ... overweight/obesity On the other hand, understanding the associated factors is helping to generate hypotheses for testing causal factors To implement effective prevention and intervention, evaluation ... overweight and obesity and associated early risk factors in a very young age group (6– to 72–month–old) of Singapore Chinese children The prevalence of overweight and obesity are 8.1% and 7.1%,...

Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2015, 11:58

... Xu B and Song J Prevalence and risk factors of overactive bladder syndrome in Fuzhou Chinese women Neurourol Urodyn 2006; 25:717 Teleman PM, Lidfeldt J, Nerbrand C, Samsioe G, Mattiasson A and ... 20:327 Dallosso HM, Matthews RJ, McGrother CW, Donaldson MM, Shaw C and Leicestershire MRC The association of diet and other lifestyle factors with the onset of overactive bladder: a longitudinal study ... benefit from better detection and treat- 393 ment initiation The OAB-V8 questionnaire is a possible effective and fast screening tool Our study also examined the risk factors for OAB in men We found...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:35

... risk factors and their role in the current and future disease burden globally and in specific countries and regions His research on risk factors focuses on environmental risks, smoking, and nutritional ... Age and Sex Joint Contributions (PAFs) of the Leading Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease, by Region Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors to 10 Leading Diseases and ... Disease Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease from Site-Specific Cancers Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... coagulation factors and the risk of myocardial infarction among men: Opposite and synergistic effects of factors XI and XII Blood, Vol.108, No.13, pp.4045-4051 16 Traditional and Novel Risk Factors ... diabetics The complex and intimate relationship between atherothrombosis and traditional and novel risk factors is discussed in the following chapters of Traditional and Novel Risk Factors in Atherothrombosis ... differentiation of EPCs and their homing to sites of vascular injury are complex and involve several mediators and receptors, such as P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1, CXC chemokine, and integrins (Chavakis...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 16:20

... Relation between parity and risk of (a) early breast cancer and (b) late breast cancer Table Summary of the results on the relationship between breast cancer and reproductive factors according to ... Conti E, Rossi C: The role of reproductive and menstrual factors in cancer of the breast before and after menopause Eur J Cancer 32 :303-10, 1996 25 Gilliland FD, Hunt WC, Baumgartner KB, Crumley ... Reproductive risk factors for breast cancer in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women Am J Epidemiol 148:683-92, 1998 26 McCredie M, Paul C, Skegg DCG, Williams S: reproductive factors and breast cancer...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 17:20

... TARs in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, and Denmark; 1968-2006 Table Model Fitting by Country: Regression Intercept and Coefficients, ... incidence is available (2005 for Republic of Ireland; 2004 for England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden; 2003 for Czech Republic and Finland; 2001 for Denmark) Linear Regression Response ... within Ages 45-49 in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, and Denmark; 1943-2005 Cancer registrations in Scotland started in 1960 Rates...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21