... mixed with offal provided by local elk and deer hunters The animals had ad lib access to food and water, and were occasionally provided with elk and deer heads, hoofs and legs to play with and chew ... number of litters produced, number of mating seasons with behavioral data and number of breeding attempts with endocrine data Female Year born Origin Number of breeding attempts Number of litters ... National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Zoo, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Center for Wildlife Conservation and grants from the private foundations of J A Ahlstrand and Roland Nilsson We are...
... M: Roles of plasma membrane Ca++ – ATPase in the relaxation and contraction ofhepatic sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae – effects of prostaglandin E1 and endothelin In: Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid ... The liver sinusoids under various pathological conditions A TEM and SEM study of rat liver after respiratory hypoxia, telecobalt-irradiation and endotoxin application In: Kupffer and other liver ... CS, Abril ER, Earnest DL, Watson RR: Effects of ethanol and cocaine alone or in combination on the hepatic sinsusoids of mice and rats In: Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid (Edited by: Knook DL, Wisse...
... greatly expanded to include the production of all manner of arrayed probes: cells, glycans and carbohydrates, to name but a few The significance of the microarray to the field of infectious diseases ... array capable of correctly identifying four of the orthopoxvirus species Similarly, arrays have been developed for the detection and distinction of hantaviruses [8] and are capable of distinguishing ... in the context of drug treatments, one can easily imagine the application of such a technique to the detection of infectious diseases A system such as this, capable of creating profiles based on...
... College of London London, UK Professor, Department of Medicine Liver Unit University of Calgary Calgary, Canada Hongqun Liu Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Liver Unit University of ... physiology of the gastrointestinal circulation and should facilitate our understanding of the vascular dysfunction that accompanies acute and chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract andliver ... (alk paper) Liver Diseases Complications Ascites Kidneys Diseases [DNLM: Liver Diseases complications Ascites etiology Ascites therapy Kidney Diseases etiology Liver Diseases physiopathology WI...
... cirrhosis patients These findings demonstrate minimal hepatic insufficiency, absence of biochemically active liverdiseaseand absence of clinical hepaticencephalopathy in our cirrhosis population There ... designed to evaluate the melatonin profile of cirrhotic patients and correlate melatonin abnormalities to cirrhosis severity in the absence of clinical hepaticencephalopathy http://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/content/7/1/6 ... abnormalities in every day life activities, in the absence of clinical encephalopathy [6-12] Liver diseases are often associated with hormonal disorders, and metabolic changes in cirrhosis can result in...
... without evidence of intrinsic kidney disease The aim was to investigate the single and combined haemodynamic and renal effects of plasma expansion by infusion of albumin andof the decrease in ... definition of hepato-renal syndrome Chronic or acute liverdisease with advanced hepatic failure and portal hypertension Low glomerular filtration rate, as indicated by serum creatinine of more ... withdrawal and expansion of plasma volume with 1.5 litres of isotonic saline Proteinuria less than 500 mg dl-1 and no ultrasonographic evidence of obstructive uropathy or parenchymal renal disease...
... acid measurements Hepaticencephalopathy Patients were evaluated by the same physician (LC) before and after each dialysis session for the presence and severity ofhepaticencephalopathy according ... 74.5 ± 6.0) and the Model for End-stage LiverDisease score was 24.3 ± 4.1 Hepaticencephalopathy was detected in five patients (grade I in four patients and grade II in one patient) and the number ... oxide or a number of cytokines and chemokines probably involved in the pathogenesis ofhepaticencephalopathy [35,36] Thus, the ability of albumin dialysis to remove other toxins and proinflammatory...
... CA) and allowed to spread for 45 at 37°C and 5% CO2 Enzyme immunoassay of IL-18 concentration in hepatic blood and supernatants of cultured cells Serum samples were obtained from hepatic (suprahepatic ... for a more complete understanding of its mechanisms of action and therefore, for a better assessment of its antitumor efficacy The experimental hepatic colonization of B16 melanoma (B16M) is a ... D) Representative microscopic pictures ofhepatic tissue sections from vehicle- and RVL-treated mouse livers Tumor-affected hepatic tissue in blue (H) andhepatic metastases in brown due to melanogenic...
... (ie1, ie2, and ie3) of WSSV were identified in infected shrimps [7] Identification of the IE genes and latency-associated genes can lead to better understanding of the life cycle of WSSV, shedding ... ultrafiltration and infectious titers of both stock viruses were determined by plaque assay and adjusted to be 1010 plaque-forming units (PFU)/ml Infection of SF9 cells and transduction of shrimp primary ... Section of subcuticle epithelium; 2) Section of hemocytes; 3) Section of stomach chamber lining cells and/ or maintenance of latent infection at the primary infection site like monocytes and early...
... 0.5 μl of reverse-transcription product, 0.1 mM of each primer and μl of QuantumRNA™ 18S internal standard (Ambion, Austin, TX) at a primer:competimer ratio of 4:6 for CYP 3A2 and 2C11 and 3:7 ... the level of SHP in the liver during adenovirus infection, distribution patterns and phosphorylation status of PXR and RXRα in vitro and in vivo will further support these hypotheses and are currently ... profile [15,16], and an inactive control, AdlacZ inactivated by exposure to riboflavin and UV light, were included to study the effect of the immune response against virus capsid proteins and...
... (ie1, ie2, and ie3) of WSSV were identified in infected shrimps [7] Identification of the IE genes and latency-associated genes can lead to better understanding of the life cycle of WSSV, shedding ... ultrafiltration and infectious titers of both stock viruses were determined by plaque assay and adjusted to be 1010 plaque-forming units (PFU)/ml Infection of SF9 cells and transduction of shrimp primary ... Section of subcuticle epithelium; 2) Section of hemocytes; 3) Section of stomach chamber lining cells and/ or maintenance of latent infection at the primary infection site like monocytes and early...
... hypothesis of homing and activation of specific B cells in the glands B cell malignancies and Sjögren’s syndrome In contrast to the focal sialadenitis of the minor (labial) salivary glands, the ... there was evidence of clonal expansion of VκA27–Jκ5 and VκA19–Jκ2 rearrangements in the patient’s parotid gland as well as of Vλ1C–Jλ3 rearrangements in both blood and parotid gland An increase ... than other regions of the VH molecule Evidence of clonal expansions The major salivary glands are known to be the site of preferential B cell expansions and in some cases of lymphoproliferation...
... histological evaluation of the number of foci, the presence of IL-18 in inflammatory foci and ducts, the degree of organization of the mononuclear aggregates, and the presence of germinal centers ... salivary lymphoid organization of the periductal lymphocytic infiltrates Degree of gland of patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in salivary gland of patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) Paraffinembedded ... distribution of IL-18 expression and identification of IL-18-producing cells in salivary glands of patients with SS and chronic sialoadenitis IL-18 expression in inflammatory foci On the basis of the...
... transfusions because of hematological diseases often develop cytopenia and high fever resembling these signs in HPS Lack of specific disease markers often delays diagnosis of HPS and ASD, with potentially ... Center of Excellence Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (to Y Ishigatsubo), Research on Specific Diseaseof the Health Science Research Grants of ... having active disease Remission of the diseases was defined as disappearance of these findings after therapy Ten patients with ASD met the criteria of Cush [26] and Yamaguchi [27] and their colleagues...
... agree that DIV syndromes have a better long-term prognosis mostly because of lesser renal involvement Arthralgias and skin vasculitis are prominent features in these patients, and the clinical ... to the presence of ANCAs directed at more than one neutrophil cytoplasm antigen as a characteristic feature of DIV [4,5] Others have observed a characteristic development of ANAs and antihistone ... to be worse because of the development of more extensive lesions The development of DIV in conjunction with propylthiouracil or methimazol therapy in patients with Grave’s disease is likely to...
... AC and FS performed acquisition of data and the analysis of images MS and KM participated in the study's coordination and helped to draft the manuscript JR and PW conceived of the study, and ... injury and subsequent obstruction of centrilobular venules and sinusoids are the key events in the pathogenesis of radiation injury of the liver The pathological lesion resembles veno-occlusive disease ... safety and clinical consequences of multiple applications of single-fraction irradiation of small liver volumes We utilized a methodology previously described in a study on the tolerance dose of hepatic...
... the history and physical examination, Ramsay Hunt syndrome was diagnosed The diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt syndrome was explained to our patient and his father, advice on eye care was given and a referral ... beginning of sickness and had adhered to the suggested eye care and physiotherapy Discussion History taking and physical examination remain largely the basis of diagnosing RHS [6] As the diagnosis of ... attributed to bystander involvement of the vestibulocochlear nerve [6], which Table Chronology of events from onset of illness Day Event(s) Sore throat Sore throat - - Resting head on hands at supper...
... complex process of puberty, affecting the development of facial, body, and pubic hair, deepening of the voice, and muscle development Physiologically, androgens regulate spermatogenesis and help maintain ... ladder of 100 bp; = exon with a size of 528 bp; = exon with a size of 172 bp; = exon with a size of 378 bp; = exon with a size of 516 bp; = exon with a size of 289 bp Melo et al Journal of Medical ... incapacity or reduced capacity of the AR to transactivate androgen-responsive genes in target cells, and leads to abnormal differentiation and development of male internal and external genitalia, leading...