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3. Dandona P, Aljada A, Bandypadhyay A: Inflammation: the link
between insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes. Trends
Immunol 2004, 25:4-7.
4. Stallone D: The influence of obesity and its ... [6,8], and a recent study
in humans demonstrated that leptin activates neutrophils
indirectly by stimulating monocytes to release TNF-α[ 21].
We therefore asked whether...
... levels, CpG-
induced IFN-α production in vitro, and the type and dosage of
medicines taken by SLE patients (data not shown), the
immuno-suppressors, such as cyclosporine and hydroxychlo-
roquine, can ... significantly reduced in SLE
patients. Interestingly, the degree which TLR9 ligand-induced
IFN-α production in SLE PBMCs was inversely correlated with
the SLE serum-...
... N-hydroxyphtalimide (HPI) and 2,2,6,6-
tetramethylpiperidin-1-yloxy free radical (TEMPO) as
mediators, since they greatly differ both in their mechan-
ism of action and in their specificity. In fact, HPI is
representative ... bis-hydroxymethylated. The purity
of these compounds (> 96%) was checked by
1
HNMR
and HPLC.
Spectrophotometric determination of laccase activity
The...
... anti-TNF
monoclonal antibody therapy in rheumatoid arthritis and risk
of malignancy and serious infection? Commentary on the
meta-analysis by Bongartz et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2006, 8:111.
Letter
Response ... commentary by Dixon and Silman on the systematic
review and meta-analysis by Bongartz
et al
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Eric L Matteson
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, Alex J Sutton
2
and Iain Buchan...
... time
intravenously and the second time orally, which can
prolong the QT interval but his ECG in the intensive
care unit was monitored continuously and torsades de
pointes did not occur. During ... Intravenously
Human albumin 25% (Plasbumin) 50 mL × 2 Intravenously
Furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg × 2 Intravenously
Tigecycline (Tygacil) 50 mg × 2 Intravenously
Iron (Anemifer) 100 mg × 1 In...
... Likewise your body also relaxes gently. (In
between the music, the instructions come very gradually
and slowly). The tension of your body reduces step by step
and you are melting more and more. The ... counselors, and staff members in
Sri Lanka, who took part in the study. The research conducted in this study
was supported by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgeme...
... to
the Accident and Emergency department with a 7-hour
history of vomiting and central abdominal pain radiating
to the back. There were no respiratory, cardiovascular or
urinary symptoms, and ... accompanying
images. A copy of the written consent is available for
review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no compet...
... Beijing, 100053, China.
3
The Center for Integrative Medicine,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland, 21207, USA.
Authors’ contributions
KKSH and LL conceived the study design and interpreted ... teaching
institutions: 20 to the School of Traditional Chinese
Medicine in San Francisco (United States) and 6 to
Guang’anmenHospitaloftheChinaAcademyofTradi-
tional Chine...
... testing day and P on the other. The order of
treatment was determined randomly by the inde-
pendent pharmacists, who created the randomization
scheme by drawing treatment assignments from a
blinded ...
sickness induced by actual motion in migraineurs, we
embarked upon a comparable study of visu-
ally-induced motion sickness. We were especially
interested in replicati...
... β-glucosidases in the intestine and can be adminis-
tered orally [27].
Therefore, the aim of the present study was to
evaluate the inhibitory effect of some thioglycosides
synthesized in our laboratory ... suggesting that differences in the
aglycon binding site play an important role in the in-
hibitory effect of this substance. In contrast, differ-
ences in t...