... content in cerebrospinalfluid (CSF) and serum of rats is affected by LPS administered by intraperitoneal or intracerebroventricular injection, as well as whether astrocyte cultures and acute ... glutathione and an increase in GFAP Together, these data contribute to our understanding of the effect of LPS on astrocytes, particularly on S100B secretion, and help us to interpret cerebrospinalfluid ... contributions Conception and design of experiments: MCG, LST, MCL and CAG Acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data: MCG, LST, MCL, FG, CDR, EN, DSE and LR Writing and/ or critical review...
... study of anticardiolipin antibodies and interleukin-6 in cerebrospinalfluidand blood of Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and central nervous system involvement Autoimmunity 1994, ... Cerebrospinalfluid interleukin-6, prostaglandin E2 and autoantibodies in patients with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus and central nervous system infections Scand J Rheumatol 1994, 23:57-63 ... products and TGF-β in patients with cerebral lupus (a) Cerebrospinalfluid (CSF) content of soluble amyloid β-protein (Aβ42) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with and without...
... Ma´ kowiak c Fluid Dynamics of Packed Columns Jerzy Ma´ kowiak c Fluid Dynamics of Packed Columns Principles of the Fluid Dynamic Design of Columns for Gas/Liquid and Liquid/Liquid Systems Translated ... of columns with random and structured packings in the vacuum and normal pressure range of up to approx bar and for specific liquid loads of up to 100 m3 m−2 h−1 for gasliquid systems This range ... applications and tasks relevant in the absorption and desorption of highly and/ or moderately soluble gases as well as in rectification under vacuum and normal pressure The importance of absorption and...
... assay included a standard curve derived from positive and negative controls Negative controls consisted of 2% BSA and human serum, free of sHLA-I and sHLA-II Positive control standards were prepared ... the cerebrospinalfluid (unbroken line) and saliva (dotted Figure line) in multiple sclerosis patients Demonstration of the distribution curves for soluble HLA-II levels in the cerebrospinalfluid ... http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/2/1/13 Table 1: Concentrations of sHLA-II in cerebrospinalfluid (CSF) and saliva in multiple sclerosis patient subgroups and controls (unit/ ml) CSF Saliva Study group Number Mean...
... Coomassie-stained gels of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Samples shown were taken from a systemic sclerosis patient with lung fibrolavage fluid sis (SScFib+) (a) and a systemic sclerosis patient without lung ... in designing the experiments and conducted 2-DE and immunoblotting MM was involved in data analysis and performed statistical analysis CL and CV selected patients and revised all clinical charts ... damage and in the development of lung fibrosis [25] Among various enzymatic and non-enzymatic mechanisms that protect cells and tissues from oxidants [26,27], glutathione transferases [28] and SODs...
... Vol No Hirohata et al and central nervous system dysfunction Am J Med 1983, 74:837-844 Hirohata S, Hirose S, Miyamoto T: Cerebrospinalfluid IgM, IgA, and IgG indexes in systemic lupus erythematosus ... designed the study and participated in experimental procedures, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and manuscript preparation YA and MT contributed to the collection and analysis of ... nervous system disease activity Arch Intern Med 1985, 145:1843-1846 Hirohata S, Miyamoto T: Elevated levels of interleukin-6 in cerebrospinalfluid from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and...
... SS, and AB collected CSF samples and made the subject evaluations DF and RWP were responsible for the biochemical analyses The study was planned and interpreted and the data were reviewed and ... blood andcerebrospinalfluid occur early in HIV-1 infection AIDS (London, England) 1989, 3(5):277-283 Brew BJ, Bhalla RB, Paul M, Gallardo H, McArthur JC, Schwartz MK, Price RW: Cerebrospinalfluid ... in cerebrospinalfluidand serum of individuals infected with HIV-1 AIDS (London, England) 1989, 3(5):285-288 Sonnerborg AB, von Stedingk LV, Hansson LO, Strannegard OO: Elevated neopterin and...
... described by Kuipers and colleagues [17] Primer system number targets (Table 1) a different sequence in the C trachomatis omp1 gene and was developed by Gérard and colleagues [9], and the conditions ... performed transportation of samples HZ and JK conceived of the study and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the manuscript 14 ... tissue [18] At present no standardized approach for Chlamydia-directed PCR has been described The aim of the present study was to define a standardized and optimized test system to evaluate clinical...
... in serum and CSF in the bacterial meningitis group are summarized in Table Cortisol and cytokines in cerebrospinalfluidand serum Cortisol and cytokine CSF concentrations in all groups and levels ... (Behring), with normal range between and mg/ml Analysis of cytokines in cerebrospinalfluidand serum Concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 and TNF-α in CSF and serum (only in patients with ... haemolyticus (n = 1) and Haemophilus influenzae (n = 1) Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Cytology and chemistry of cerebrospinalfluid Routine cytological and clinical chemistry...
... unknown origin and seven had cephalgia Cerebrospinalfluid analysis CSF samples were analyzed by routine laboratory methods to determine glucose and protein levels, total leucocyte count and differential ... levels and CSF WBC count in meningitis and encephalitis patients, whereas no association was found between CSF MIF levels and the systemic inflammatory response (blood WBC count) Moreover, Arjona and ... bovine serum albumin and 5% sucrose) for 90 minutes at room temperature After another three washes, standards (recombinant human MIF [R&D Systems] in triplicates) or CSF and blood samples (at...
... precursor as NCP, and it plays important roles in the regulation of pain transmission and learning and memory processes in the central nervous system It is widely present in the spinal cordand brain ... noradrenaline and serotonin as neurotransmitters and terminate on nociceptive neurons in the spinal cord as well as on spinal inhibitory interneurons which store and release opioids and exert both ... Physiologic amino acids in Cerebrospinalfluid Development of a new method for quantitative analysis of physiological amino acids in cerebrospinalfluid without pretreatments and evaluation of this...
... the fluid because of taste preference), the timing and volume of consumption and the taste and temperature of the fluid should be further improved so that all patients can pleasantly drink for fluid ... sodium, and urinary creatinine Vital signs were analyzed using the repeated-measures analysis of variance and the Dunnett test (two-sided at =0.05) Blood and urine values and FENa values before and ... airway After the airway was secured, systemic anesthesia was maintained with propofol at mg/kg per h Blood, urine, and esophageal-pharyngeal fluidand gastric fluid (EPGF) samples were obtained...
... some PC to connect to remote PC and send device control command To that, we open a chat window from YM and send a message which contains standard control commands (ex: D01: ON#, Reload# ) to ... send an SMS message to 3.2.4 Structure of ACK command from phone to PC Type: type command of command needed to ack IV Details of the links in the system 4.1 UART connection Circuit of conversion ... string text from PC, it will split the command based on the characters ' # 'and' * ' After separating out each command, PIC will in turn implement the commands #ping* Use ping to check connection...
... Short-term and Heavy rainy, SDG: Short-term and Drainage, LSD: Long-term and Stagnant, LHT: Long-term and Heavy rainy, LMK: Long-term and Monsoon flood, PDL: Persistent and Drainage, PHS: Persistent and ... supply and (c) sanitation systems and attitudes for (d) water treatment at home, (e) children’s defecation habits and (f) hygiene practices Note: Communities code name, SRM: Short-term and Rainy, ... LHT LMK PDL PHS PSM NCD Hand washing with soap before eating Hand washing without soap before eating No hand washing before eating Hand washing after defecation with soap Hand washing after defecation...
... energy management and environmental standards In addition, the approach was applied and validated through a case study Materials and methods A successful wastewater utility management system combines ... management and pollution controls Contamination of raw water source Implement and enforce water and land protection zones Water stress/ insufficient water allocation Study water yields; draft and conclude ... include blower and oxidation ditch, pump and trickling filter, and clarifier Based on the literature review, specifications, operating time, and capacity, it was estimated that blower and oxidation...
... Microcontroller and Embedded Systems: Using Assembly and C Mazidi, Mazidi and McKinlay Chung-Ping Young 楊中平 Home Automation, Networking, and Entertainment Lab Dept of Computer Science and Information ... Numbering and coding systems Digital primer Inside the computer Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering National Cheng Kung University, TAIWAN NUMBERING AND CODING SYSTEMS Decimal and ... Microcontroller and Embedded Systems: Using Assembly and C Mazidi, Mazidi and McKinlay Chung-Ping Young 楊中平 Home Automation, Networking, and Entertainment Lab Dept of Computer Science and Information...
... NEMS and MEMS, a spectrum of challenging problems remains Electromagnetics andfluid dynamic, quantum phenomena, electro-thermo-mechanics and optics, biophysics and biochemistry, mechanical and ... (N), • cylindrical (C) and • asymmetrical (A) Using the possible electromagnetic systems and geometry, actuators and sensors (motion nano- and microstructures as well as nano- and microdevices) can ... integrated circuit and micromachining silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenic technologies have been developed and used to manufacture ICs and motion microstructures (microscale actuators and sensors)...
... stability letting r r u qs = and uds = (open-loop system) , r r r u qs ≠ , u qs = −kω ω r and uds = (closed-loop system) Solution r r For open-loop system we have u qs = and uds = Hence, r diqs dt ... between the i =0 assigned command and events ri(t) andsystem outputs yi(t), and the end-toend error vector is e( t ) = r (t ) − y (t ) ; j • ∑ x (t ) is the state, event, and decision variable vector; ... closed-loop systems use the data from different sensors, feedback commands (controls) are generated and executed, and intelligent updates and evolution are performed The feedback for sensor and control...