... presentation The patient was a 19-year-old Japanese unmarried office worker with no personal or familial history of psychiatric problems On presentation he complained of deterioration of his ... Masaomi Iyo1,3 Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan Department of Psychiatry, Sodegaura Satsukidai Hospital, Chiba, Japan Division of Clinical Neuroscience, ... defined as patients at ultra- high risk (UHR) of psychotic disorder, from transitioning to psychosis However, the mechanism of such an effect is still unknown Methods: We report the case of a 19-year-old...
... magnifications at a field view of 50 μm × 50 μm (low magnification) and 33 μm × 33 μm (high magnification) are used in this study to produce optimal observations of the collagen orientation Using ... prevention of the initial lesion of AC surface and increase of the durability of the AC This is consistent with the fact that loss of the most superficial layer of AC accelerates worn off AC [13] ... chondrocytes near the articular surface to the joint cavity, Fig 2(F) In spite of increase of age, approximately 50% of the cartilage specimens demonstrate little surface disruption (approximate ICRS grade...
... “Systems of equations of hyperbolic-parabolic type with applications to the discrete Boltzmann equation,” Hokkaido Mathematical Journal, vol 14, no 2, pp 249–275, 1985 Jiang Xu: Department of Mathematics, ... independent of τ,T,U Proof The proof of Proposition 4.1 is divided into two steps First, we estimate the L∞ ([0,T],H σ+ε ) norm of U, and the L2 ([0,T],H σ+ε ) one of u Then, we estimate the L2 ... limit of the multidimensional isothermal Euler equations,” Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, vol 359, no 2, pp 637–648, 2007 [2] S Junca and M Rascle, “Strong relaxationof the...
... Measurement of depth-dependence and anisotropy of ultrasound speed of bovine articularcartilage in vitro Ultrasound Med Biol 2004, 30:953-963 Suh JK, Youn I, Fu FH: An in situ calibration of an ultrasound ... quantitation of superficial degradation ofarticularcartilage Ultrasound Med Biol 2004, 30:783-792 Zheng YP, Mak AF: An ultrasound indentation system for biomechanical properties assessment of soft tissues ... evaluation ofarticularcartilage degeneration using a novel ultrasound water jet indentation system Ann Biomed Eng 2008 Nov 15 [Epub ahead of print] Zheng YP, Mak AF, Lau KP, Qin L: An ultrasonic...
... aliquots of cDNA were amplified by PCR, with initial denaturation at 94°C for min, followed by cycles of 30 s of denaturation at 94°C, 30 s annealing at variable primer specific temperatures (Table ... number of samples evaluated However, the standard deviation of the MTP samples was similar to that of the LTP, suggesting that the lower number of MTPs studied did not contribute to the lack of statistical ... highly differentiated cells of cartilage, are responsible for maintaining a homeostatic balance between production and degradation ofcartilage ECM [14,15] The metabolic status of the chondrocyte...
... different aspects of transplant integration with cartilage and bone have to be appreciated With respect to integration ofcartilage with cartilage, the nature and status of the tissue that comprises ... Although the fabrication of neocartilage with an appropriate zonal organization has been attempted [204,205], exact reproduction of the different zones of native articular cartilage, including ... challenges associated with cellbased cartilage repair procedures is integration of the graft tissue with the host Depending on the nature of the cartilage Page of 15 (page number not for citation purposes)...
... transplantation The objective of this study was to investigate the initiation of immediate bonding ofarticularcartilage blocks by means of combining cartilage degradation and cross-linking reagents ... combination with degrading pre-treatment The combinations of EDC/NHS Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Transglutaminase, a naturally occurring enzyme in articular cartilage, catalyses ... Biomechanics of integrative cartilage repair Osteoarthritis Cartilage 1999, 7:29-40 McGowan KB, Sah RL: Treatment ofcartilage with beta-aminopropionitrile accelerates subsequent collagen maturation...
... cartilageat site B was greater than that at site E (Figure 4) Cartilageat site B is located on the lateral condyle, and site E cartilage is located on the lateral tibial plateau exposed by the lateral ... evaluation Before ultrasound evaluation, cartilageat the seven sites was evaluated macroscopically using the ICRS articularcartilage Figure Anatomical location of the knee Site A, femoral lateral ... between signals of grade cartilage was significantly less than that of grade cartilage (Figure 3e), but that of grade cartilage and grade cartilage did not differ from that of grade cartilage Although...
... massive degenerative changes culminating in a complete loss ofarticularcartilage tissue and degeneration of the menisci The cartilageof the lateral compartment and the patellofemoral joint ... The formation of osteophytes was present at the margins of the articular surface in all joint compartments The articularcartilage showed signs of degeneration, with fissuring and loss of superficial ... destruction of Page 10 of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) the articularcartilage differed between DMOG-treated joints and control joints Degeneration of the articularcartilage and...
... Measurement of depth-dependence and anisotropy of ultrasound speed of bovine articularcartilage in vitro Ultrasound Med Biol 2004, 30:953-963 Suh JK, Youn I, Fu FH: An in situ calibration of an ultrasound ... quantitation of superficial degradation ofarticularcartilage Ultrasound Med Biol 2004, 30:783-792 Zheng YP, Mak AF: An ultrasound indentation system for biomechanical properties assessment of soft tissues ... evaluation ofarticularcartilage degeneration using a novel ultrasound water jet indentation system Ann Biomed Eng 2008 Nov 15 [Epub ahead of print] Zheng YP, Mak AF, Lau KP, Qin L: An ultrasonic...
... Ikeuchi K, Tsutsumi S, Nakamura T: Estimation of the mechanical property of meniscus using ultrasound: examinations of native meniscus and effects of enzymatic digestion J Orthop Res 2007, 25:884-893 ... Mori K, Hattori K, Habata T, Yamaoka S, Aoki H, Morita Y, Takakura Y, Tomita N, Ikeuchi K: Measurement of the mechanical properties of regenerated articularcartilage using wavelet transformation ... Vol 11 No Kuroki et al that the ultrasound information our technique provides will help clinicians to understand degeneration ofarticularcartilage – even if the information is obtained from an...
... intra -articular administration of gelatin hydrogel containing 0, 80, and 400µg of the specific EP2 agonist, ONO-8815Ly, respectively) Degeneration of the articularcartilage was evaluated at or ... at the concentration of 0.1 µM Discussion The effect of PGE2 on the progression of OA is still a matter of debate In some reports, PGE2 was shown to destroy articularcartilage by degrading cartilage ... defects The purpose of the current study is to analyze the effect of this agonist on articularcartilage in a model of traumatic degeneration Methods: The model of traumatic degeneration was established...
... of OA and may be beneficial in the detection of patients at risk of rapidly progressing disease Articularcartilage is an avascular tissue that functions at an oxygen tension lower than that of ... inhibition ofcartilage and chondrocyte degeneration Results Macroscopic and radiographic examination of the articularcartilage after experimentally induced OA Articularcartilageof the femoral ... combined treatment with ALLN and TRAIL caused a significant dissipation of MTP relative to negative controls When ROS generation was examined, the results showed that pretreatment of the cells...
... Christiane Malke Taxation of European Companies at the Timeof Establishment and Restructuring GABLER RESEARCH Christiane Malke Taxation of European Companies at the Timeof Establishment and ... examination 1.3 Organization of the thesis Relevance of the European Company in practice 2.1 Basic features of the European Company 2.2 Examination of statistical data ... practice 13 ber states which had not transposed the directive in time. 53 When looking at the ratio of SEs and the population of the member states,54 the rather small member state Luxembourg is...
... transitional moments of one pair of amide bonds at one location in the triple helix (a) The transitional moments of one pair of amide bonds at one location in the triple helix The distribution of numerous ... small concentration of connecting fibrils in cartilage' s radial zone [27] Further experiments have been planned to investigate the nature of the 3D fibril orientation in articularcartilage Conclusion ... experiments were repeated at these three orientations Figure shows the anisotropy profiles of amide I and amide II for these three orientations It is clear that both amide vibrations have distinct...
... host chromatin At the late steps of the virus replication cycle, we found that overexpression of isoforms EED3 and EED4 had a significant negative effect on virus production, and that virus assembly ... 29.2 Figure Crystallogenesis of histidine-tagged isoform of EED Crystallogenesis of histidine-tagged isoform of EED (A), Platelet-like crystals of EED3-H6 protein of 441 residues, obtained in ... 2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) at a temperature of 292 K A 1:1 ratio of protein to reservoir solution was used Protein purification Isolation of His-tagged proteins from bacterial cell lysates was carried...
... spatial information because the destructive nature of the [GAG] measurements required that time course information be inferred from averages of separate animals/samples harvested at different time ... at a given time point was computed as the mean [GAG] calculated across all cartilage- containing pixels of the image The rate of [GAG] accumulation (i.e the tissue’s recovery rate) was calculated ... of the capacity ofcartilage to repair osteoarthritis-like degradation The rate of GAG replenishment observed in this study compares well with published synthesis data Using sulfate incorporation...
... up-regulation of PACT at the onset of osteoarthritis [15], we investigated whether PKR mediates TNF-α-induced degradative pathways in chondrocytes Our data demonstrate that TNF-α treatment of bovine ... PKR that may be important in cartilage degradation Others have shown that ceramide stimulates aggrecanase-mediated degradation of proteoglycans in articular cartilage, but the mechanism of action ... potential role of PKR in cartilage degradation Results from the current study have led us to hypothesise that TNF-α-induced degradative pathways in cartilage may be mediated via activation of PKR TNF-α...
... embryonic tissues indicate that the activation of the canonical β catenin pathway plays an important role in joint specification [30,42] and in the regulation of chondrocyte differentiation inhibiting ... explants treated with NaCl (Figure 6c,d) To test the effects of the activation of the canonical WNT pathway in adult human articular cartilage, we determined the expression of the cartilage markers ... a response of the articularcartilage to different types of injuries In addition to the upregulation of BMP-2 mRNA, we have documented a consistent injury-associated down-regulation of the secreted...
... annealing at a temperature of 60°C for 30 seconds, elongation at 72°C (the elongation time depended on the size of the fragment, that is the number of bp divided by 25 yielded the time in seconds) ... with 100 ng of total RNA in an i-Cycler (Biorad, Munich, Germany) The temperature profile included an initial denaturation for 15 minutes at 95°C, followed by 37 cycles of denaturation at 95°C for ... promotes catabolic pathways in the cartilage itself, thereby leading to a progressive breakdown of the ECM ofarticularcartilage Recent investigations have revealed the participation of free radicals...