... Abnormalities of the intracellular metabolism of the hydrophobic surfactant
proteins SP-B and SP-C and their precursors may be causally linked to chronic childhood diffuse
lung diseases. The profile of ... Access
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Expression profiles of hydrophobic surfactant proteins in children
with diffuse chronic lung disease
Matthias Griese*
1
, Silja Schum...
... 17 cytokines were within
normal ranges. Cytokines in pulmonary secretions at fi rst
revealed high levels of IL-8, monocyte chemotactic
protein (MCP)-1 and macrophage in ammatory protein-
1b ... clinical and
pathological manifestations of in uenza infection. Of
those cytokines, Bermejo-Martin and colleagues [4]
reported in Critical Care that T-helper 1 ( 1) and 17
hypercyt...
... respectively, instead of the calyx
cells. Further, the expression of IEP proteins is not
synchronized with that of CkPDV capsid proteins; IEP
proteins were observed approximately one day after the
initiation ... significant amino-acid sequence homology of these
proteins except within the EGF-like motif. Other PDV gene
family containing the cysteine motifs structurally analogou...
... between soluble Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen- 4 (sCTLA-4) and clinical index of disease activity Bath Ankylosing Spond-ylitis Disease Activity Index in 165 patients with spondylarthropathiesCorrelation ... between soluble Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen- 4
(sCTLA-4) and clinical index of disease activity Bath Ankylosing Spond-
ylitis Disease Activity Index in 165 patients with s...
... changes in the clinical rating of rhinitic symptoms if
they during follow up.
The potential effect of allergen immunotherapy in
decreasing the incidence of asthma was evaluated only in
those ... closely associated with inflamma-
tory changes in the bronchial airways of subjects with
allergic rhinitis, that may advance to clinical asthma.
Another significant finding of th...
... it
is administered intravenously as a continuous infusion or a single
bolus. The influence of etomidate administration on the
incidence of relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with septic
shock ... etomidate. Interestingly, in the study by Annane et al. [2], in
which low doses of hydrocortisone and fluodrocortisone
reduced the risk of death in patients with septic sh...
... anti-inflamma-
tory effects in addition to lowering blood glucose. Although the
role of intensive insulin therapy in patients with severe sepsis
remains uncertain, insulin may have other beneficial effects in
this ... of
DM.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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... cues.
The m ain finding of the study was that children with and
without ADHD differed in brain activity when saccades
were elicited by acoustic cues. Children with ADHD had a
higher source activity than ... assumption of a general oculomotor inhibition deficit
in younger children. Finally the subtype of ADHD might
be an influencing factor on performance in saccade tasks....
... meas-
ure of cervical proprioceptive acuity. Disturbed
kinesthetic sensitivity has been implicated in functional
instability of joints, and their susceptibility to re-injury,
chronic pain, and ... quantify
participant pain at the time of investigation. All partici-
pants completed a VAS questionnaire regarding intensity
of pain in their cervical region, by marking continuous,
10...
... pathway,
because of overloading of the SRP pathway. The re-routing
of (G-10L)prePhoE to the Sec translocon via the SRP
instead of the SecB pathway could be explained by the
increased hydrophobicity of the hydrophobic ... a-helix
propensity. Apparently, the a-helix propensity of cysteine
compensates for its low hydrophobicity, resulting in a better
interaction of the (G-10C)9...