lipid indices of 100 sle patients in singapore

... lupus in Singapore at the time of study Findings from this study would give an idea of the prevalence of hyperlipidemia in SLE in Singapore 26 To explore possible contributing factors to hyperlipidemia, ... activity, cytokine levels and lipid profiles will also yield useful information As for assessing consequences of hyperlipidemia in SLE, the records of the original 100 Singaporean SLE patients were ... CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO ABNORMAL LIPID PROFILES IN SLE 4) AIMS AND METHODS 5) HOW COMMON IS HYPERLIPIDEMIA IN SLE? LIPID ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH SLE 6) WHAT ARE THE RISK HYPERLIPIDEMIA IN SLE? ...

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... narrow in the absence of nucleotides [49], which suggests that the rigidity of the actin binding region is maintained during the interaction of S1 with actin In the apo-enzyme, the exibility of the ... exibility of the 50 kDa upper domain is further increased The relative internal uctuation of the 50 kDa upper domain and actin binding domain was suppressed, which reected the stiffening of the ... [46] In the absence of actin, the phosphate product is trapped in the nucleotide binding pocket and its dissociation from the motor domain is slow (% 0.05 s)1) The binding of actin to myosin can...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 15:21

... member of the Anacardiaceae family, is a native of the arid zones of Central and West Asia and distributed throughout the Mediterranean basin In Turkey, the pistachio is grown mainly in the city of ... been investigated yet In our study, we investigated the effects of pistachio nuts on International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) scores, penile color Doppler ultrasound (PCDU) and serum lipid ... effects in patients with ED Furthermore, the lipid parameters showed statistically significant improvements after this diet Introduction Penile erection is a hemodynamic process involving increased...

Ngày tải lên: 29/07/2014, 02:21

... prognostic indicator in fulminant hepatitis in patients without encephalopathy upon admission [10,11] In the present study, we examined 11 proinflammatory genes in patients receiving therapy in the ... determinant of ARDS in adults [34-36]; von Willebrand factor (VWF), as an independent marker of poor outcome in patients with early ALI [37-39]; and interleukin (IL-6), which is upregulated in inflammation ... expressing VWF In the signaling pathway, VWF interacts with integrins in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and has functions in the complement and coagulation cascades, linking downstream to the inflammatory...

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... associated with increases in the number of contrast-enhancing lesions on brain MRI in clinically isolated syndrome patients following a first clinical demyelinating event [21] MS patients were ... model of MS [35] Cholesterol is a major component of myelin and statins may hinder remyelination by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis in the brain [36,37] The studies of statin treatment in MS ... conducted in the subset of patients who were not on statins to assess the contributions of lipid profile variables in the absence of statin treatment To correct for the multiple testing involved,...

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... of cytokine profiles with clinical manifestations of scleroderma To determine whether circulating plasma cytokine profiles were associated with clinical involvement in SSc, plasma cytokines in ... distinct differences in the plasma cytokine profiles in patients representing different clinical manifestations of SSc Discussion Patients with higher circulating IL-6 were more likely to have interstitial ... circulating cytokine levels are different in healthy males and females and are dependent on age Changes in plasma cytokines in scleroderma patients Circulating cytokine levels were determined in plasma...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... Commitment to intervention at baseline Size of team attending kick off meeting Composition of team attending kick off meeting PCP-Primary Care Provider of 8 of 21 of MD, RNs QM, Admin, NPs or PAs ... perceptions of organizational readiness to change, and discussed the aggregate findings in the context of preparing system change They were trained in the installation and use of reminders and ... treatment including check boxes for direct ordering of medications (e.g., statins) In both cases, providers have the option of checking a box indicating that the diagnosis of IHD is inaccurate,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... Commitment to intervention at baseline Size of team attending kick off meeting Composition of team attending kick off meeting PCP-Primary Care Provider of 8 of 21 of MD, RNs QM, Admin, NPs or PAs ... perceptions of organizational readiness to change, and discussed the aggregate findings in the context of preparing system change They were trained in the installation and use of reminders and ... treatment including check boxes for direct ordering of medications (e.g., statins) In both cases, providers have the option of checking a box indicating that the diagnosis of IHD is inaccurate,...

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... mechanisms in animals, making them more susceptible to clinical mastitis In tiestall systems, an increased frequency of lying down and rising may lead to increased risk of teat tramping, leading to increased ... Clinical disease in dairy cows in relation to housing systems In the Proceedings of the 6th Int Congr Anim Hygiene Sweden, Skara 1988:18 Koskiniemi K: Observation on the incidence of teat injuries ... movement of heifers to their calving facility and their day of calving 2) to identify common udder pathogens of clinical mastitis in first-calving heifers and multiparous cows on the day of calving in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... study of the dose-response to epinephrine during lipid treatment of bupivacaine overdose in rats indicated that while epinephrine routinely resulted in more rapid return of RPP than lipid (only) in ... merits of ILE in the setting of standard resuscitation protocols Weinberg et al studied lipid compared to epinephrine in a rat model of bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrest [11] Ten minutes after initiating ... when lipid is rapidly infused in cases of LAST Initially coined in 1998 by Weinberg [2], the lipid sink’ phenomenon is the most widely accepted mechanism of action for ILE Lipid emulsion infusion...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... also utilize host lipids for survival 1.1.8 Lipids in mycobacterial survival In Mtb, 30% of the genome codes for genes involved in lipid metabolism, of which 250 genes are involved in fatty acid ... nearly anything else in the history of humanity The timeline of disease extends as far back as recorded history The oldest known example of TB was found in the tubercular decay in the spines of an ... is minimum six months of a combination of four antibiotics containing rifampicin, isoniazid (INH), pyrazinamide (PZA) and ethambutol (EMB) for the first two months, followed by only rifampicin...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:07

... adipocytokines Examples of adipokines include adiponectin, leptin, resistin, visfatin, apelin, chemerin, omentin Adipokines allow for the communication of AT with other organs of the body such as ... adiponectin post partum in both MP and PP cows and, as indicated by a surrogate marker of insulin sensitivity (RQUICKI) also resulted in decreased insulin sensitivity The decline in blood adiponectin ... insulin sensitizing effect of adiponectin is mainly through inhibition of hepatic glucose production and increased fatty acid oxidation (Lihn et al., 2005) The metabolic and insulin sensitizing...

Ngày tải lên: 19/11/2015, 16:40

... N-terminal extracellular domain, whereas the intracellular C terminal domain binds to APPL1 (an adaptor protein containing a pleckstrin homology domain, a phosphotyrosine binding domain and a leucine ... cell surface protein T-cadherin (Hug, 2004) T-cadherin is believed to be one of the AdipoQ binding proteins because of its missing intracellular domain and its lack of expression in hepatocytes ... detection of AdipoQ since the membranes are established to bind proteins as well as antibodies The open binding sites of the membrane were blocked by incubating with Tris-buffered saline containing...

Ngày tải lên: 20/11/2015, 15:49

... processes in times of a positive EB in late lactation and the beginning of the dry period On a cellular level, alterations of nutrient and energy requirements of an individual coincide with changes of ... and wk 15 of the experiment Non-lactating, non-pregnant dairy cows were fed a diet with increasing portion of concentrate (reaching 60% of dry matter within wk) This diet was maintained for further ... during lipogenesis leads to an increase in the intercapillary distance of hypertrophied adipocytes, resulting in decreased blood flow of the tissue and consequently reduced oxygen supply Insufficient...

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... cause of the rise in U.S prices is inflation in emerging markets, but its true origin is in Washington There is a second, purely domestic avenue by which near-zero interest rates in U.S interbank ... American system of bank intermediation is essentially broken is reflected in the sharp fall in interbank lending: Interbank loans outstanding in March 2011 were only a third of their level in May 2008, ... caused a surge in consumer price index (CPI) inflation of more than 5% in major emerging markets such as China, Brazil and Indonesia, with the dollar prices of primary commodities rising more than...

Ngày tải lên: 27/10/2012, 16:53

... differences in emission per capita kept declining in last 40 years The SD indicator declines from 0.9489 in 1960 to 0.4370 in 2004, and the Theil indicator declines from 0.3491 in 1960 to 0.0629 in 2004 ... degree of Management Science and Engineering from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in December 2007 E-mail address: joyslele@vip.sina.com ISSN 2076-2895 (Print), ISSN 2076-2909 (Online) ©2011 International ... steadily in emitting levels So the inner-differences are increasing in lower income countries (and regions) The SD and Theil indicators rose from 0.7589 and 0.2781 in 1975 to 0.9075 and 0.3490 in 1987,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10

... degree in Agricultural Machinery Engineering from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran He is currently an Associate Professor in Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering in University of Tehran ... Use Pattern Analysis of Sunflower Production in Golestan Province of Iran In Proceedings of International Agricultural Engineering Conference 2010 Sept 16-20, Shanghai, China 2010, 369-375 Kallivroussis ... currently an Associate Professor in Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering in University of Tehran His current research interest is mechanics of agricultural machinery E-mail address:...

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