... factor (NGF) is another algogen that has been commonly implicated as an important cause of both neuropathic and malignant cancer pain For example, Zhu et al found that human pancreatic cancers with ... growth factors [1,16,17] The later two classes of molecules have the particularly appealing characteristic of potentially specific inhibition asa means of alleviating cancer pain In many cancers, ... A, Hotta T, Morita T, Yamamura S, Hosaka N, Kobayashi H, Hirata Y: Tumors of peripheral nerves: correlation of symptoms, clinical signs, imaging features, and histologic diagnosis Skeletal radiology...
... Scaphoid stressfracture in a 13 year old gymnast: A case report J Hand Surg (Am) 2000, 25(4):710-3 Hanks GA, Kalenak A, Bowman LS, Sebastanelli WJ: Stressfractureof the carpal scaphoid, a ... sports As non union ofa scaphoid fracture can cause degenerative arthritis of the radio-carpal articulation any sports person presenting with wrist pain should be investigated for a scaphoid fracture ... manuscript as the main author RSUY was involved in reviewing the literature and proof reading of the manuscript RSUY has approved the final manuscript TMK, the Senior author was responsible for...
... aging A number of early explanations of aging, such as Orgel’s error catastrophe theory and the somatic mutation theory, were based on the idea that aging results from the accumulation of synthetic ... (2000) Autophagy asa regulated pathway of cellular degradation Science 290, 1717–1721 23 Marzella, L., Ahlberg, J & Glaumann, H (1981) Autophagy, heterophagy, microautophagy and crinophagy as the ... life maintenance Mitochondria are the main source of ROS formation, as well as the main target for free radical attack The accumulation of defective mitochondria within aging cells suggests that...
... Strassel, C., Baas, M.J., Salamero, J., ChasserotGolaz, S., Cazenave, J.P., De La Salle, C & Lanza, F (2001) Biosynthesis and intracellular post-translational processing of normal and mutant platelet ... reported for a calpain-derived fragment of platelet GPV [12] Singly transfected GPV is retained intracellularly as an N-mannose rich 70 kDa form and is released into the cell supernatant asa ... Immunoprecipitation and SDS/PAGE Materials and cell lines The mAbs V.1 and V.5 against GPV, ALMA.12 against GPIba, ALMA.16 against GPIX and RAM.1 against GPIbb, were developed in our laboratory [19]...
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... often associated with temporal traumas rather than nasal packing [1], but occasionally nasal packing, which can lead to peritubal lymphatic stasis, is a cause of hemotympanum [11] Dysfunction of ... arteriosclerotic vascular diseases are possible systemic factors [5,6] Also regular uptake of anticoagulants can cause spontaneous bilateral hemotympanum [7] The vascular supply of nasal mucosa originates ... topical sprays or dust, inflammatory nasal diseases, septal deformities, tumors and vascular aneurysms can be the local factors [5,6] Coagulation deficits, Osler-Weber-Rendu disease and arteriosclerotic...
... activation and an attenuated innate response has been correlated with the non-pathogenic nature of SIV infection in sooty mangabeys [39] Incomplete removal of apoptotic material asaresultof accelerated ... Hamilton, USA) was free of lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus and was obtained as previously described [57] FV was propagated in vivo and prepared as 10% w/v homogenate from the spleen of 12-day infected ... USA) Fisher’s exact test was used specifically for the non-parametric comparison of P murina-infected and non-infected mice Additional data files The following additional data files are available...
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... situations, such as that reported in Figs and 5, the importance of maintaining the local level of IL-1Ra became dramatically apparent, as were the advantages of gene transfer asa means of protein ... IL-1Ra gene therapy has demonstrated impressive efficacy in animal models of RA and OA, and a phase I human trial has recently confirmed that the human IL-1Ra cDNA can be safely transferred to and ... cellular level, the advantage of gene transfer asa means of drug delivery arises from the sustained availability of IL-1Ra that this method permits Materials and method Materials Ham’s F12 medium,...
... peripheral blood, detached from vessel walls asaresultof injury via mechanical strain or disease or inflammation via paracrine or endocrine factors The correlation of CEC and cardiovascular disease ... surgery Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 90: 1134-41 26 Takagi H, Tanabashi T, Kawai N, Umemoto T Off-pump coronary artery bypass sacrifices graft patency: meta analysis of randomized trials J Thorac Cardiovasc ... Descriptive statistics were computed for variables of interest and analyzed using univariate ANOVA Continuous data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measures Significance was assumed with a p-value...
... embolism was found to be caused by hypoplasia of her inferior vena cava, with a bilateral occlusion of her vena iliaca communis A diagnostic evaluation showed that a collateral pathway with ectatic ... diagnosis of radicular complaints A review of the recent literature and the case of our patient shows that the presence of epidural varicosis, without also being aware ofa vascular abnormality, ... cause of the pathology in the inferior vena cava lead to significantly better results [11] This is not always possible where there is hypoplasia and /or aplasia of the inferior vena cava, so, as...
... past tuberculosis, leading to a blockage of lymphatic drainage and resulting in vulval elephantiasis Conclusions Vulval elephantiasis is very rare, and vulval elephantiasis asa consequence of ... skin flaps that was managed by aspiration and pressure bandaging She also experienced episodes of serous discharge from the site that was self limiting and was managed by pressure bandaging Case ... normal She was taken up for surgery after the correction of her anemia A wide local excision with a primary closure was performed Part of the fibro-fatty tissue of her labia majora was preserved...
... Hospital with a 3-day history of abdominal pain, vomiting, absolute constipation and abdominal distension The abdominal pain initially started asa dull generalised discomfort, but later became ... past medical history of only hypercholesterolaemia http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/8 tified, the decision was made to perform a diagnostic laparotomy and manage the patient accordingly ... on clinical judgement based on the history and physical examination of the patient The cardinal symptoms and signs are colicky abdominal pain, vomiting, absolute constipation and abdominal distension,...
... to have foot pain He was not taking any medication except for the NSAIDs, and had no known allergies Likewise, his family history was unremarkable, and he had a normal social history Gait analysis ... Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease in children Paediatr Drugs 2003, 5:363-72 In cases of patients with unusual pain such asa metatarsalgia of the fore foot, an algorithm for ... Köhler, Morton neurinoma, instability of the metatarsophalangeal joint, claw toes, fractures of the fore foot, tumors, verrucae plantares and arthritis of the metatarsophylangeales (articular gout,...
... Surgical therapy may involve duodenojejunoanastomosis or gastrojejunoanastomosis aimed at bypassing the area of obstruction Alternative surgical management may be removal of the ligament of Treitz ... reviewed, and given that the standardized mortality ratio of patients with anorexia nervosa compared with the general population is 11.6 for all causes of death and 56.9 for suicide, anorexia nervosa ... superior mesenteric artery and the aorta (Figure 2) The patient underwent immediate nasogastric tube decompression, resulting in relief of her epigastric pain and drainage of approximately 100 ml of...
... (onychoosteodysplasia) is a hereditary condition with dysplastic or absent nails and absent or hypoplastic kneecaps (nailpatella syndrome) Other characteristic features include iliac horns and abnormality of ... literature For example, Lame [5] and Granieri and Bacarini [7] described a total of six cases, all consisting ofa bony structure of at least two bony elements and at least one (pseudo-) articulation ... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:139 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/139 removal was consistent with a rib, as in our patient The authors postulated that the abnormal bone originated...
... physiological state and, at rest, has a maximum measurement of mm It drains the secretions from the head, body and tail of the exocrine pancreas, and ends at the major duodenal papilla (hepatopancreatic ... 55:543-547 Kamisawa T, Tu Y, Egawa N, Tsuruta K, Okamoto A, Kamata N: MRCP of congenital pancreaticobiliary malformation Abdom Imaging 2007, 32:129-133 Lehman GA: Acute recurrent pancreatitis Can J Gastroenterol ... emergency ultrasound showed lithiasis of the gallbladder, dilation of the main bile duct (9 mm), and a 12 mm hypoechogenic area adjacent to the head of the pancreas It was initially diagnosed asa cystic...
... the analyses of the interview data and prepared the first draft of the article All authors contributed to the design of the study as well to the drafting and revision of the manuscript All authors ... infection Additionally, comparison of data from study records and the qualitative interview revealed a high level of consistency in reported behavior and agreement between data sources Authors' contributions ... contact resulting from violence has previously been documented asa route of HIV transmission, the details of this case support the conclusion that an assault was very likely the source of infection...