bone joints and muscles

... incision on the bone tissue surrounding the lesion with bone drills and by harvesting a squared wedge bone on the alveolar ridge, in order to avoid the persistence of fibrotic tissue and to permit ... use of autologous bone graft with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene titaniumreinforced membrane (Gore-Tex ®) to guide the bone regeneration assures a predictable healing and the possibility ... analyze the healing of OAF with the associated use of an autologous bone graft, integrated by xenologous particulate bone graft, and a non- reabsorbable membrane CASE REPORT We report a 65-years-old...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:48

... WBC number on day and 11 (80% and 88% respectively) in mice Recovery of WBC count started on day and day 11 in all treatment groups and returned back to the normal level on day and day 14 in NS ... significantly increased the number of blood vessel and PCNA-positive cell in both the gastric (Fig 2A and 2B respectively) and duodenal tissues (Fig 3A and 3B respectively) Dosedependent effects were ... Apigenin inhibits VEGF and HIF-1 expression via PI3K/AKT/p70S6K1 and HDM2/p53 pathways FASEB J 2005; 19: 342-53 28 Moallem SA, Hales BF The role of p53 and cell death by apoptosis and necrosis in 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide-induced...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 10:19

... dairy, and calcium have the world’s highest fractures rates; (2) milk, dairy foods, and calcium supplements not reduce fracture risk and in some studies increase it; and (3) a diet high in fruits and ... Johanna Bowman, and Deborah Brody, and everyone at McGraw-Hill • Their families and friends, who graciously put up with their bone obsession during the writing of this book • And Neal Barnard, ... yogurt and cheese And to be sure we’re getting enough calcium to protect our bones, take a calcium supplement But why we think that milk, dairy foods, and calcium supplements prevent the broken bones...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 20:20

... either lymph nodes or bone The spine, pelvis, ribs, and bones of the arm and thigh are the most common sites if cancer spreads to the bone Prostate cancer that has spread to the bone is called metastatic ... metastases in the bones Less often, pain is caused by fractures Cancer can cause bones to weaken and break Not all bone metastases result in pain Q How are bone metastases detected? A Bone metastases ... be found by a number of tests Bone scan is the standard method for detecting bone metastases from prostate cancer It is highly sensitive A bone scan often detects bone metastases before they cause...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... discussed in (4) and (3,does not occur Thus, if for mild-steel plates and rivets, a 1% (4.5) Joints and connections 80 we can disregard the modes of failure discussed in (4) and (5) In the case ... d andf; r = 0.050 m For bolts g and h, r = g C = a C = 0.0902m Then 23 = 4(0.0902)' + 2(0.050)' = 0.0376 m' Now e = 0.225m and P=5OlcN Pe = (0.225) (50 x lo3) = 11.25 x lo3Nm Then 85 Joints and ... bolts and the plates may become excessive; the total bearing load taken by a bolt is Pb, Figure 4.3, so that the average bearing pressure between a bolt and its surrounding hole is Pb td Joints and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 11:28

... AL, DN, and JP carried out the 2D electrophoresis and all other experimental work PS, ET, and WKH coordinated the laboratory work and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved ... differentially within bone marrow and peripheral blood cells of selected individuals (Table 2) Spot No (14-3-3 related) was only present in patient C, spot No 121 and 122 (TCHTP and variant) was only ... Involved in the regulation and inhibition of binding between urokinase-type plasminogen activator and its receptor, involved in physiological and pathological proteolysis and extracellular matrix...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... group and level of the geometric system base parameters, thus analyzing the femur structure on the basis of a complex and thorough investigation Methods Anatomical samples and analysis The bones ... measurement of the linear and angular parameters and their applications (B) The special tool (A) for the one-moment measurement of the linear and angular parameters and their applications (B) ... interquartile range and 75th percentile as the cut-off points for categorization of the data were not used because the kurtosis and theskewness were not equal at different classes of bones and parameters...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... data sets, bone volume fraction (VF), trabecular number (Tb.N), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), trabecular separation (Tb.Sp), bone surface to total volume ratio (BS/TV) and bone surface to bone volume ... transplanted bone in isochronograft and heterochronograft limbs for measuring osteoporosis (Table 1) The parameter values of bone mass indicated significantly inferior bone quality of transplanted bone ... conception and design of data, drafting the manuscript, and giving the final approval; JHY, YHP, JML and YHK have contributed in analysis of data and performing the experiment All authors read and approved...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... measuring bone density The T-score relates bone density to young, healthy, race and gender-matched bone It is easily obtained and provides an objective quantitative number The T-score and body ... factors such as bone mineral density, body mass index, age, gender, and femoral component size has been demonstrated in many studies as an aid in decreasing the rate of revisions and improving ... femoral neck fracture and two for femoral component loosening These occurred in two female and three male patients In the multi-variable regression model, only T-score and body mass index showed...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... complex bone ailments (for drug elution inside bones) The wire can easily be inserted inside the bones and could potentially open up new possibilities for enhanced bone fixation/repair and targeted ... ability to design TNT-Ti wire implants with multiple drug release and complex bone therapies, including bone infections and metastatic bone cancer Drug release profiles of gentamicin loaded into the ... between the bone and the implant, resulting in a lower incidence of bone degradation due to stress shielding Also, a TNT layer has a much closer elastic modulus to that of natural bones, and hence,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 22:20

... the tumor-suppressor gene p53 and an increased incidence of soft tissue sarcomas and other malignancies, including breast cancer, osteosarcoma, brain tumor, leukemia, and adrenal carcinoma (Chap ... Chemical carcinogens such as polycyclic hydrocarbons, asbestos, and dioxin may be involved in the pathogenesis Iatrogenic Factors Sarcomas in bone or soft tissues occur in patients who are treated with ... Soft tissues include muscles, tendons, fat, fibrous tissue, synovial tissue, vessels, and nerves Approximately 60% of soft tissue sarcomas arise in the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... best with plain radiographs and MRI for tumors of the extremities or head and neck and by CT for tumors of the chest, abdomen, or retroperitoneal cavity A radiograph and CT scan of the chest are ... as the retroperitoneum, mediastinum, and subcutaneous tissue Rhabdomyosarcomas, Ewing's sarcoma, and other small-cell sarcomas tend to be more aggressive and are more responsive to chemotherapy ... of malignant GISTs have activating mutations of the c-kit gene that result in ligand-independent phosphorylation and activation of the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase, leading to tumorigenesis Diagnosis...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... angiosarcomas, and vincristine, etoposide, and irinotecan are effective in rhadomyosarcomas and Ewing's sarcomas Imatinib mesylate targets the KIT tyrosine kinase activity and is standard therapy ... time-consuming, and less expensive Adjuvant Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for Ewing's primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) and rhabdomyosarcomas Meta-analysis of 14 randomized ... incorporating the biopsy site, is the standard surgical procedure for local disease The adjuvant use of radiation therapy and/ or chemotherapy improves the local control rate and permits the use of limb-sparing...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... common benign bone tumors include enchondroma, osteochondroma, chondroblastoma, and chondromyxoid fibroma, of cartilage origin; osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma, of bone origin; fibroma and desmoplastic ... origin; and giant cell tumor, of unknown origin Malignant Tumors The most common malignant tumors of bone are plasma cell tumors (Chap 106) The four most common malignant nonhematopoietic bone tumors ... Ewing's sarcoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma Rare malignant tumors include chordoma (of notochordal origin), malignant giant cell tumor and adamantinoma (of unknown origin), and hemangioendothelioma...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... all bone sarcomas, is a spindle cell neoplasm that produces osteoid (unmineralized bone) or bone About 60% of all osteosarcomas occur in children and adolescents in the second decade of life, and ... appearance), and a cuff of periosteal new bone formation at the margin of the soft tissue mass (Codman's triangle) A CT scan of the primary tumor is best for defining bone destruction and the pattern ... defining intramedullary and soft tissue extension A chest radiograph and CT scan are used to detect lung metastases Metastases to the bony skeleton should be imaged by a bone scan Almost all osteosarcomas...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Metastatic to Bone Bone is a common site of metastasis for carcinomas of the prostate, breast, lung, kidney, bladder, and thyroid and for lymphomas and sarcomas Prostate, breast, and lung primaries ... fli-1 gene on chromosome 11 and ews on 22 This disease is very aggressive, and it is therefore considered a systemic disease Common sites of metastases are lung, bones, and bone marrow Systemic chemotherapy ... and lung primaries account for 80% of all bone metastases Metastatic tumors of bone are more common than primary bone tumors Tumors usually spread to bone hematogenously, but local invasion from...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... may relieve pain and inhibit bone resorption, thereby maintaining bone mineral density and reducing risk of fractures in patients with osteolytic metastases from breast cancer and multiple myeloma ... inhibition (antiandrogens for prostate cancer, antiestrogens for breast cancer) Strontium 89 and samarium 153 are bone- seeking radionuclides that can exert antitumor effects and relieve symptoms ... osteoporosis, the cortical bone may be preserved, whereas cortical bone destruction is usually noted with metastatic cancer Metastatic Bone Disease: Treatment Treatment of metastatic bone disease depends...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... IFN-γ, and granulocyte colonystimulating factor), chemokines (e.g CXC chemokine ligand [CXCL]2/MIP-2/IL-8, CXCL1/Groα/KC, CC chemokine ligand [CCL]2/MCP-1, CCL5/RANTES, and CXCL5/LIX), and other ... osteoclastogenesis indirectly favor bone destruction Conversely, chemotactic factors promote neutrophil recruitment and activation, which can exert both bone protective and bone destructive effects G-CSF, ... cooperative/synergistic signaling The immune system and bone homeostasis Bone undergoes a continuous cycle of remodeling that is required for its maintenance and healing, and recent advances have elucidated...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... assessment and analysis of the protein data and participated in writing the manuscript AS, EB, and CBSW assessed and analyzed the mRNA data EPK critically read and edited the manuscript FE and RB ... 70°C Sandwich ELISA Concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α, IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-10 were determined by sandwich ELISA using the monoclonal antibodies MAB501, BAF501 and recombinant ... cytokine and time point, the levels of mRNA and protein expression were compared with baseline levels (day 0) and with the respective preceding time point Correlations between cytokine mRNA levels and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... with large joint OA and hand OA, suggesting an increased rate of bone turnover [34] Recently, Garnero and colleagues [36] examined the relation between bone marrow abnormalities and CTX-II – a type ... Crutchfield M, Jannausch ML: The associations of bone mineral density and bone turnover markers with osteoarthritis of the hand and knee in pre- and perimenopausal women Arthritis Rheum 1999, 42:483-489 ... knees On bone histology, areas of bone affected by BMLs exhibit reversal lines indicative of bone remodeling [10] Small areas of bone necrosis are also present, as is scar The extensive bone remodeling...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:21