... activates plaqueresiding CD4+ T cells to increase TNF-related apoptosisinducing ligand (TRAIL) expression, which results in killing of plaque stabilizing cells and a potential increase in the risk of ... metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, and this correlates with increases in homocysteine and high sensitivity CRP [94] Treatment of insulin-resistant states may improve CVD profiles in SLE Our group ... recognizing epitopes of various molecules, including oxidized LDL, and by secreting IFN-γ, which then leads to increased in ammatory cytokine production This chronic production of in ammatory cytokines...
... analysis, and helped to draft the manuscript RPM participated in genotyping and data analysis TRV, JAMF and LR participated in the acquisition and interpretation of data BF was involved in the acquisition ... reduction in plaque formation and macrophages, Th1 and smooth muscle cell accumulation, and increased expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-10 [4,30,31] Furthermore, studies using an ... in the acquisition and interpretation of data andin revising it critically for important intellectual content JM and MAGG made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study,...
... in Mumbai (Bombay), India International Journal of Epidemiology, 37 pp.524–535 , Qian, J et al., 2010 Smoking and smoking cessation in China, 1993–2003 - Trends in smoking and quitting in China ... treaty, and addresses issues around fighting tobacco 17 including restricting sales and advertising and making public places smoke-free It also provides instruction for reducing the demand for ... overweight and obesity, and changes in body mass index of Chinese adults in Shanghai BMC Public Health, 8, p.389 IOM (Institute of Medicine), 2010 Promoting cardiovascular health in the developing world:...
... Kidney Int 2000; 58: 346-352 45 Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Adhikarla R, Young B, Ronco C, Levin NW Inflammation and dietary protein intake exert competing effects on serum albumin and creatinine in hemodialysis ... malnutrition, inflammation and oxidative stressin patients with CKD In order to reduce cardiovascular mortality, nutritional, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant intervention will need to be assessed in ... behind this includes appetite suppression and increased catabolism by inflammatory cytokines (38) Cai and colleagues have implied serum albumin as potential scavenger of free radicals Decrease in...
... Enrollment of cases in hospital, clinical examination and recording, data interpretation and manuscript preparation; BD: Field investigation, Clinical examination and recording, data interpretation, ... showing INDIAN PEDIATRICS JUNE 10, 2012 [E-PUB AHEAD OF PRINT] KAR, et al HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE eosinophilia and two cases with neutrophilia Routine and microscopic examination of stool and ... subjects for investigation Routine blood examinations including complete blood count, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, urine routine and microscopy and stool routine and microscopy were done in all...
... discussion in European labour andsocial law andin strengthening the role of critical legal thinking This invigorates the hope that social justice may remain both an aim and a methodology in the ... significant and gradually increasing shares of sovereignty was, in actuality, instrumental in reaffirming the decisive economic and political role of the state and the national interest And there ... metamorphoses represent, in their turn, a reflection of or response to – in certain instances more direct and explicit andin others more indirect and even unconscious, andin the case of some aspects...
... before the beginning of the two rainy periods, e.g in June and September Those vaccinations should, in our opinion, be in addition to the already individually performed vaccinations of single animals, ... of the diseaseand thereby indicating the best time points of administering the vaccine Thus, individually vaccination is already performed on the large ruminant population, but with vaccines of ... before the beginning of the two rainy periods, e.g in June and September Those vaccinations should, in our opinion, be in addition to the already individually performed vaccinations of single animals,...
... analysis and spirometry module (M-CaiOV, DatexOhmeda, Helsinki, Finland) of the anesthetic patient monitoring system (S-3, Datex-Ohmeda, Helsinki, Finland) MAC determinations were made according to ... which blocks spinal cord pain transmission by releasing monoamines, 5-HT and norepinephrine (NE), thereby causes analgesia [9] Philbin and Lowenstein reported that the cardiovascular changes observed ... Jeong and Nam and Seo [18] reported upon local and general anesthetic effects of EA at several acupoints located in the head, neck, trunk and extremities, and upon the combined use of EA and sedatives...
... function and dysfunction in the cell: its relevance to aging and aging-related disease Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2002, 34, 1372-1381 Ohkawa H, Ohishi N, Yagi K Assay for lipid peroxides in animal ... levels indicates a decrease in the tissues’ ability to handle excessive free radicals [2] However, an increase in catalase activity enhances the scavenging ability of erythrocytes to handle the ... significantly reduced (p < 0.05) in all groups compared to the control group Similar finding have been reported in other study during oxidative stress [24] No significant changes in GST activity was seen...
... artificial increase of auxin on the root level can induce changes of the cytokinin content in the shoot In discussing the elevated content of cytokinin ribosides in shoots of seedlings grown on STRESS- AlCl3 ... endogenous cytokinins might be affected in declining trees suffering from nutritive stress We used Norway spruce seedlings growing on hydroculture media with different composition as an easy to handle ... cytokinin promoted effects could then cause an increased flux of auxin from the shoot to the root As this hypothesis seems compatible with the finding of increased levels of cytokinins in needles...
... data and was involved in writing the manuscript, focusing on the statistical analyses BD was involved in the design of the present study and gave his intellectual input during the drafting process ... competing interests Authors' contributions VvH was responsible for the conception and design of the present study, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation and was involved in drafting the ... higher homocysteine levels and, thereby, increasing the risk of CVD [20,24] On the other hand, Choi and colleagues [21] reported a lower cardiovascular mortality in RA patients using MTX, which...
... (Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants inCardiovascular Disease) project, in which the highest rates of myocardial infarction were seen in Finland, Poland, and the UK and lowest in ... including swollen and tender joint counts Information concerning extra-articular features and comorbidities, including CV events, was established by a record review, a detailed clinical examination, ... coronary disease, or stroke) was 9.3%, with considerable variation between countries (less than 5% in Argentina and France and greater than 10% in Finland, Germany, Poland, the UK, and the USA)...
... designed interventional studies involving larger and more representative groups of individuals should also be forthcoming Finally, if the link between hyperuricemia andcardiovasculardisease ... Coherence Remaining questions about its role incardiovasculardisease given its antioxidant properties [50] Oxidative stress is considered a factor in atherosclerosis andcardiovascular disease, ... uric acid andcardiovascular disease: recent developments, and where they leave us? Am J Med 2005, 118:816-826 Edwards NL: The role of hyperuricemia and gout in kidney andcardiovascular disease...
... defining illnesses In this perspective, anti-smoking campaigns may be crucial in making antiretroviral treatments more effective Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing ... HIV-infected individuals is increasingly influenced by deaths that would have occurred regardless of HIV infection Although based on small numbers, differences in the magnitude of SMRs according ... one seen, in HIVinfected persons, for smoking-related cancers Our group has recently shown, in Italian AIDS cases, a 4-fold higher risk in men and a 6-fold higher risk in women of developing lung...
... prospective cohort study of HIV-infected and uninfected Rwandan women investigating the effectiveness and toxicity of antiretroviral therapy In 2005, 710 HIV-infected and 226 HIV-uninfected women were enrolled ... supported in part by the AIDS International Training and Research Program (Fogarty International Center, NIH D43-TW001403) and the Center for AIDS Research of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and ... medical and psychosocial history and symptoms, and experience of trauma during the 1994 Rwandan genocide A physical examination and body impedance analysis (BIA) were performed, and fasting blood...
... severe proteinuria and hematuria Her erythrocytes were dysmorphic, and there were some cylinders present (hyaline and granulated) Proteinuria of 6.76 g/ 24 h and albuminuria of 3112.4 μg/min were ... yersiniosis, leptospirosis, Chlamydia, and different viral infections The pathophysiology seems almost the same in all of these infections, including Legionnaires’ disease [4,6] In our case, interstitial ... Legionella organism in the histological and ultrastructural examination, but the patient history and clinical findings implied a direct bacterial involvement in the pathogenesis of the disease The elevation...
... the serine protease thrombin to be functional [173] A functional serinevaline-valine-tyrosine-glutamate-leucine-arginine (SVVYGLR) domain has a cryptic structure in intact osteopontin and its ... components, including collagen, elastin and fibronectin [13] In addition, elastase has a pro-inflammatory effect It degrades inter-endothelial VE-cadherin and inter-epithelial E-cadherin, promoting permeability ... dramatic and rapid increase in vein graftassociated thrombin activity [9] Because this finding was paralleled by an apparent increase in LMW FGF-2 and disappearance of HMW FGF-2 in the vein graft...
... backgrounds have dramatically increased fast food and soft-drink consumption [74] Even more concerning, in light of increasing rates of household income in China, is that Chinese children of all backgrounds ... 1999–2000 indicates that prevalence of overweight and obesity has substantially increased in all age groups andin all rural and urban areas across China, with obesity prevalence increasing by >2-fold ... insulin resistance [79] This was indeed demonstrated in a clinical trial which found significantly greater weight loss with a low-GL diet among those with underlying hyperinsulinemia and insulin...
... patients[35] Inflammation caused by IL6 and TNFα whilst modulating a response to TB infection could cause an increase in insulin resistance thus decreasing insulin production causing an increase in blood ... since 1950 Searches were undertaken in MEDLINE and EMBASE, plus screening of reference lists in identified articles Potentially relevant reports, bulletins and guidelines were also screened, including ... examples of chronic and infectious disease Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests, that there are no conflicts of interest and/ or financial disclosures...
... nursing care to problem solving training on levels of depressive symptoms in postpartum women Patient Education and Counselling 2006, 63:64-73 19 Aydin N, Inandi T, Karabulut N: Depression and ... including in Europe [25], Africa [26], and America [27] The reliability and validity study of the scale in Turkish was established [28] using the SCID as a gold standard, finding sensitivity and ... settings, and a comprehensive range of covariates Random sampling of antenatal clinics was not feasible in this setting because of difficulties in enumeration of these An approach was taken instead...