f y lee c k leow and w y lau 2001 appendicitis in the elderly australian and new zealand journal of surgery volume 70 issue 8 pp 593 596 published online 24 dec 2001
... maintained by the ANZICS ARCCCR and derived from surveys of ICU resources and activity The information related to the timing of commencement of an MET into hospitals in ANZ which were not involved ... MET In hospitals (n = 24) for which information was available, the incidence of CAs was lower inthe year after the introduction ofthe MET service compared with the year before its introduction ... before -and- after studies TheAustralianandNewZealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Research Centre for Critical Care Resources (ARCCCR) maintains a database recording information on critical care...
... pointes Unlikely Risk of liver injury in conjunction with lipid-lowering agents; risk of bleeding complications in conjunction with antiplatelet agents, warfarin, niacin Induction of CYP3A4 increases ... preclinical, pharmacokinetic, and clinical data Clin Therapeutics 1997, 19:1294-13 08 Ereshefsky L: Pharmacokinetics and drug interactions: update for new antipsychotics J Clin Psychiatry 1996, ... J: Influence of age, renal, and liver impairment on the pharmacokinetics of risperidone in man Psychopharmacology 1995, 122:223-229 DeVane CL, Nemeroff CB: Clinical pharmacokinetics of quetiapine:...
... Cockayne syndrome, and trichothiodystrophy In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW ed The Genetic Basis of Human Cancer New York: McGraw-Hill; 19 98: 245-74 Kraemer KH Sunlight and skin cancer: another link ... results The presence of heterogeneity can result from differences inthe selection of controls, age distribution, prevalence of lifestyle factors, histologic type of lung cancer, stage of lung cancer ... causes CS)) and XPV have been identified [6] XPA, ERCC3/XPB, ERCC2/XPD, ERCC4/XPF and ERCC5/XPG have a defect in TCR and GGR, while XPC and XPE have a defect in GGR only ERCC6 and ERCC8 are also known...
... the work with mice conformed to guidelines approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ofthe University of Tokyo MAPK p-Akt Akt BECs LECs Fig Isolation and characterization of ... pZErO-2 and sequence-verified The pCGX vector was constructed by replacing the EcoRI–HindIII fragment of pCAGGS [25] (kindly provided by J.-I Miyazaki, Osaka University, Japan) with the following fragments: ... cells were washed twice with 500–1000 lL MACS buffer, resuspended in 100 lL MACS buffer containing microbeads, and incubated on ice for 15 Following a rinse with MACS buffer, the cells were suspended...
... and ⁄ or unknown regulatory factors may interact with the c- met 3¢-UTR in SKHep 1C3 cells, as indicated by the strong inhibition of luciferase activity occurring with or without the presence of ... 20) containing primers and probes for the miR of interest The PCR mixtures were incubated at 95 C for 10 min, and this was followed by 40 cycles of 95 C for 15 s and 60 C for 60 s PCRs were ... analysis Seventy-two hours after transfection, the 170 kDa c- met precursor form was inhibited by 89 % (Fig 3D), indicating that the translatability of c- met mRNA was strongly affected The increased...
... conduction velocity, it can also be influenced by changes in axon diameter, myelin capacitance, and axoplasmic conductance [29,30] An increase in any of these factors with the exception of myelin ... Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2010, 5 :8 http://www.jbppni.com/content/5/1 /8 Page of 11 Figure The latency of muscle contractions A: an overlay of muscle twitches from control (black) and SCI ... the latency ofthe M-response, F is the latency ofthe F- wave The ms term is a correction for the delay in re-excitation ofthe motoneuron [21] We recorded the time from the start ofthe stimulus...
... the two PCPs who initially declined to participate confirmed that they agreed with the study findings andthe key features ofthe intervention The overall stepwise approach andthe results of ... discussions ofthe issues inelderly care and gradually work out the key features ofthe intervention It was an approach that both addressed the issues and took current practices into account The ... primary/secondary care interface) At the end ofthe process, nearly all participants agreed with the key features ofthe intervention, including the two PCPs who initially declined to participate inthe qualitative...
... [26- 28] There they interact with naïve antigen-specific B cells [29] T- and B-cell interaction results inthe clonal expansion of B cells, which takes place inthe plasma foci ofthe T cell rich ... significant role inThe functions of dendritic cells involve cancer, infectious diseases and tolerance Novel approaches in vaccine design can occur by targeting dendritic cells Competing interests ... Montmain G, Dieu MC, Bain C, Favrot MC, Caux C, Blay JY: Inhibition ofthe differentiation of dendritic cells from CD34(+) progenitors by tumor cells: role of interleukin-6 and macrophage colony-stimulating...
... behalf ofthe infant for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal Abbreviations DCT: ... antenatal care ofthe mother, carried out the literature search and wrote the manuscript SK, KR, JBS and GK helped in managing the case andin providing the final draft ofthe manuscript All ... serological and clinical findings Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1977, 56: 185 - 188 Hackney DN, Knudtson EJ, Rossi KQ, Krugh D, O’Shaughnessy RW: Management of pregnancies complicated by anti -c isoimmunisation...
... mathematical model is as follows: P = frequency of prescription The range ofthe overall prevalence of psychotropics in France was estimated using the lowest andthe highest hypothesis ofthe ... "year effect" andthe "geographical effect", the levels of consumption according to class of drug, age (in years) and gender for the CNAM-TS in 2004 was then estimated We have to calculate the estimation ... sample of French adolescents during a "civil service" day for all French subjects aged 17 and 18 This day replaces the former mandatory military service check-up, and concerns both boys and girls The...
... draft ofthe study, andinthe conception ofthe study MCL participated inthe histopathological analysis, andinthe coordination ofthe study KHL participated inthe draft ofthe study, and contributed ... relative for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal References Hirato J, Nakazato Y: ... Journalof Medical Case Reports 20 08, 2: 288 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/ 288 A B C D Figure Non-contrast computed tomography scan showing a hypointense mass inthe pineal...
... Microbiol Ecol 2003, 46:349-352 Page 18 of 19 86 Wilson WH, Carr NG, Mann NH: The effect of phosphate status on the kinetics of cyanophage infection inthe oceanic cyanobacterium Synechococcus ... on Synechococcus sp WH 780 3 could infect Synechococcus sp WH8103, whereas ofthe phages isolated on WH8103 ~91% could also infect WH 780 3 This may reflect a restriction-modification phenomenon The ... changes inthe genetic diversity of Synechococcus , as determined by RFLP analysis of a 403 bp rpoC1 gene fragment, which was reduced to one dominant genotype in July The abundance of cooccurring cyanophages...
... Knobil K, Yates JC, Calverley PM: Effect of pharmacotherapy on rate of decline of lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from the TORCH Study Am J Respir Crit Care Med 20 08, ... S, Knobil K, Rabe KF, Morris A, Schachter N, Locantore N, Canonica WG, Zhu Y, Barnhart F: The efficacy and safety of cilomilast in COPD Drugs 20 08, 68( suppl 2):3-57 Zheng JP, Yang L, Wu YM, Chen ... draft versions of this paper, assembling tables and figures, collating author comments, copy-editing, factchecking, referencing, and graphic services was provided by David Cutler and Mark Wade...
... both the lung (airways and parenchyma) andthe systemic circulation [32-34] The intensity ofthe inflammatory process inthe airways andinthe systemic circulation is associated with severity of ... currently the 4th-leading cause of mortality andthe 12th-leading cause of disability, by the year 2020 it will be the 3rd-leading cause of death andthe 5thleading cause of disability worldwide ... to confirm these observations In view ofthe growing incidence of smoking andthe COPD inthe female population, there is an urgent need to promote smoking abstinence and cessation inthe female...
... Recklies AD, Ling H, White C: Inflammatory cytokines induce production of chitinase-3-like protein by articular chondrocytes J Biol Chem 2005, 280 :41213-41221 Ling H, Recklies AD: The chitinase ... 0. 78) indicating that the effect on serum concentrations of YKL-40 with g.-32 9C/ T is caused by LD These findings are in line with CEU HapMap data (Figure 5) To investigate the association ofthe ... Bank, Aalborg, Denmark were included inthe study The donors were known not to take any medication and were clinically healthy at the time of blood drawing The over-2representation of female controls...
... achieve sufficient caloric intake Interruption of enteral feeding may lead to insufficient nutrition It is therefore important to know whether enteral feeding can be continued in a position other ... dose-dependent way via DA2 receptors ofthe gastric wall and independently of extrinsic innervations [20,21] This reduction in gastric emptying can be counteracted by cisapride [21] The use of cisapride in ... shock, for congestive heart failure and patient for each ofthe following: pancreatitis, serotonin syndrome and aortic surgeryThe indication for the prone position was PaO2/FiO2 ratio
... 2005, 9 :in press Frykberg ER: Terrorist bombings in Madrid Crit Care 2005, 9 :in press Martinez C, Gonzalez D: The World Trade Center attack: doctors inthe fire and police services Crit Care 2001, ... earthquake in Armenia: time to teach the public life-supporting first-aid? Crit Care 2001, 5:312-314 Hammond J, Brooks J: The World Trade Center attack: helping the helpers: the role of critical incident ... Critical Care February 2005 Vol No England et al Competing interests CE, ER and KL are employees of BioMed Central and receive a fixed salary As editor -in- chief, JLV receives a fixed honorarium...
... especially intheelderly [10,32] In our study, the sensitivity ofthe diagnostic performance ofthe emergency physician varied from 0.67 for acute asthma to 0 .86 for CAP, andthe accuracy ofthe ... Available online http://ccforum.com/content/10/3/R82 the main cause, followed by exacerbation of COPD [10] All studies that evaluated the accuracy of physical examination in diagnosing causes of dyspnea ... prognosis was improved when early diagnostic and treatments were accurate [10,11] The objectives of this study were therefore to determine the causes of ARF inelderly patients, the accuracy ofthe initial...
... available at the end ofthe article secondary coreceptor, which is either ofthe chemokine receptors CCR5 or CXCR4 (reviewed in [5-7]) Crystallographic and biochemical studies of gp120 have provided ... 1) The coreceptor specificity ofthe cloned Envs was determined by entry assays in Cf2th-CD4/CCR5 and Cf2thCD4/CXCR4 cells [35,36] with Env-pseudotyped luciferase reporter viruses, as described ... correlations between the aperture width ofthe CD4bs cavity and ability ofthe Envs to mediate cell-cell fusion, scavenge low-levels of cell-surface CD4, bind directly to soluble CD4, and bind to the Env...
... the clinical course of HIV-1 infection, the depletion ofthe CD4+ T cell compartment is mainly explained by apoptosis of uninfected cells due to indirect mechanisms including Fas/FasL interaction, ... a flow cytometer (FACSCanto, BD Biosciences) Cytofluorimetric analysis of caspase-3 activation Treated and control cells were pelleted and washed twice with PBS andthe percentage of cells with ... occur in uninfected bystander T cells through indirect mechanisms, such as the Fas/Fas ligand and CXCR4/CD4-mediated pathways [5,6] However, acutelyinfected CD4+ T cells are susceptible to dying...