... the gastrointestinal tract They originate from the submucosa as a solitary or sessile lesion with an inflammatory basis They can occur throughout the intestinal tract but most frequently in the ... by Vanek as a ‘gastric submucosal granuloma with eosinophilic infiltration’ in 1949 [5] Histologically, IFPs are characterized by vascular and fibroblast proliferation with an eosinophilic inflammatory ... is the most common clinical finding Adult intussusception is a very rare condition, accounting for 1% of all adult bowel obstruction and occurs in only 5% to 16% of all intussuscepted cases [2]...
... the gastrointestinal tract They originate from the submucosa as a solitary or sessile lesion with an inflammatory basis They can occur throughout the intestinal tract but most frequently in the ... by Vanek as a ‘gastric submucosal granuloma with eosinophilic infiltration’ in 1949 [5] Histologically, IFPs are characterized by vascular and fibroblast proliferation with an eosinophilic inflammatory ... is the most common clinical finding Adult intussusception is a very rare condition, accounting for 1% of all adult bowel obstruction and occurs in only 5% to 16% of all intussuscepted cases [2]...
... relaxing agonist, in the range 10–7 to 10–5 M [12] In healthy volunteers who inhale bronchoconstricting substances such as histamine there is a reflex increase in the frequency and depth of spontaneous ... circle in which asthmatic airwayobstruction causes a reflex increase in the frequency of DIs, and DIs in turn make the obstruction worse [6] Fish et al observed that airwayobstructionin asthma ... Fredberg breathing engenders a potent dilating effect, and that it is this dilating effect that accounts for the limited degree of narrowing that can be attained in the healthy airway during maximal...
... isopropanol in 4% ethanol and 8% acetic acid The presence of gelatinases (MMP and 9) was shown by clear bands (no staining) corresponding to MMP standards (MMP and 9) run in leftmost lane on the gel ... MMPs in this model will be important to determine the mechanism of action of this effect How MMPs are activated in the tissue is another important question An understanding of this injury mechanism ... pH changes After five minutes, the pH was returning toward normal, and within 20 minutes there was some recovery of mucus clearance time Anin vitro study [13] examined the effect of pH changes...
... induction of eotaxin release by interleukin-13 or interleukin-4 in human airway smooth muscle cells is synergistic with interleukin-1β and is mediated by the interleukin-4 receptor α-chain Am J Respir ... of eosinophils on the AHR induction has been recently proposed in a mouse model [9] These findings suggest that other mechanism(s) than eosinophilic inflammation would be involved in inducing AHR ... 30 minutes After washing with PBS, biotinylated rabbit anti-goat IgG Ab was applied and incubated at 37°C for 30 minutes After washing, avidin-biotin alkaline phosphatase complex was applied and...
... paralyzed during mechanical ventilation Routine nursing care included ETT suctioning every two hours and as needed to maintain a patent airway All patients were older than 18 years of age and met ... stridor in infants and children [25] In a comparison study, one 2-mg dose of nebulized budesonide was as effective as a single intravenous dose of dexamethasone (0.6 mg/kg) in treating symptoms in children ... protocol Patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours and exhibiting a CLV of less than 110 ml before planned extubation were therefore included in the trial Many investigators have...
... phenomenon can be overcome by delivering the machine breath with the cuff inflated and then deflating the cuff just before expiration [13] The author declares that they have no competing interests ... warranted This author believes the focus should continue to be on targeting patients at greatest risk Although the study by Francois and coworkers [12] examined an ‘unselected’ cohort, the 22% incidence ... postextubation airwayobstructionin adults: a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled study Crit Care 2007, 11: R72 Cheng KC, Hou CC, Huang HC, Lin SC, Zhang H: Intravenous injection of methylprednisolone...
... clinical responses and complications after SEMS placement in patients with benign airwayobstruction and malignant disease are listed in Table Patients with benign airwayobstruction had a clinical ... SEMSs have been widely used in benign and malignant airwayobstruction and can be successfully implanted with a flexible bronchoscope with conscious sedation and local anaesthesia [9,10] Unlike ... with those with malignancy Presenting symptoms resolved in three-fourths of the patients with benign airwayobstruction and in half of the patients with malignant airwayobstruction after SEMS...
... follows: - Explaining a need or intention 15 - Describing something - Asking questioning - Confirming information - Justifying an opinion - Making suggestions - Clarifying understanding - Making comparisons ... different language skills including reading, listening, speaking and writing skills Among these skills, both teachers and learners find it hard to use an effective way in teaching and learning speaking ... second language learning and teaching There are many definitions of speaking Speaking is “the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal symbols, in a variety...
... than three people sharing the same room Children inan increasingly urban world FOCUS ON Urban Disparities On average, children in urban areas are more likely to survive infancy and early childhood, ... worker examines an infant inan incubator at Qingchuan County Maternity and Child Care Centre, Sichuan Province, China Poorest 20% Cambodia Nepal Maternal and newborn health Honduras More than 350,000 ... Population Division Children inan increasingly urban world containing the city proper, suburbs and continuously The definition of ‘urban’ varies from country to country, and, DEFINITIONS Urban (area)...
... than three people sharing the same room Children inan increasingly urban world FOCUS ON Urban Disparities On average, children in urban areas are more likely to survive infancy and early childhood, ... worker examines an infant inan incubator at Qingchuan County Maternity and Child Care Centre, Sichuan Province, China Poorest 20% Cambodia Nepal Maternal and newborn health Honduras More than 350,000 ... Population Division Children inan increasingly urban world containing the city proper, suburbs and continuously The definition of ‘urban’ varies from country to country, and, DEFINITIONS Urban (area)...
... and DeSalvo (2004) find that predominantly African American neighborhoods in Louisiana had 2.4 fast-food restaurants per square mile compared with 1.5 restaurants per square mile in predominantly ... African Americans and Hispanics than among nonHispanic whites H5: Reported fast-food consumption is higher among African Americans and Hispanics than among non-Hispanic whites Methods Participants ... Plan New York: CBI Publishing Company Fishbein, Martin and Icek Ajzen (1975), Belief, Attitude, Intention, and Behavior: An Introduction to Theory and Research Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley ——— and...
... length and an increased mechanical stiffness [8] Since glenohumeral deformations arise in infancy [9], information on the relation and interaction between muscles characteristics and deformation in ... shoulder in OBPL is related to shoulder muscle size Such information may be clinically relevant since it is on these muscles that treatment in OBPL infants and young children to correct deformities and ... Evans-Jones G, Kay SP, Weindling AM, Cranny G, Ward A, Bradshaw A, et al.: Congenital brachial palsy: incidence, causes, and outcome in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Arch Dis Child...
... can be an early sign of impending upperairway compromise and/or thyroid storm, which can endanger the mother and fetus unless prompt and aggressive therapy is initiated Consent Written informed ... Pemberton’s sign in this patient is also convincing evidence in favor of obstruction of venous and lymphatic drainage as a more likely cause of this patient’s upperairway edema before pregnancy To the ... Scoloveno MA, Weingarten CT: Maternity Nursing: Care of the Childbearing Family Stamford, Conn: Appleton & Lange; 1999 Mestman JH: Hyperthyroidism in pregnancy Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 1998,...
... magnetic resonance imaging scan with T1-weighted coronal magnetic resonance imaging scan with fat saturation and gadolinium enhancement The cortical mass is seen as a low signal with an enhancing rim ... ureterocele of the upper moiety insertion, PUJO, calculi, intrinsic tumours and external compression Upper moiety obstruction is seen secondary to ectopic ureterocele and ureteral insertion in the case ... the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images...
... prostaglandins as mediators in exercise-induced asthma: the inhibitory effect of terfenadine and flurbiprofen alone and in combination Eur Respir J 1990, 3:540-547 Dahlén B, Roquet A, Inman MD, ... value) of the % fall in FEV1 and the AUC % fall in FEV1 min-1 for the whole group and for adults and children separately are given in Table 3, together with mean and highest falls in FEV The variation ... significant difference in the HR, % of predicted maximum at and minutes on the day of the highest percent fall in FEV of 82.0% ± 5.0 and 87.4% ± 5.0 in adults, and 82.4% ± 5.1 and 86.9% ± 5.1 in children...
... laminins in ASM remodelling in vivo, by treating the animals with the specific soluble laminin-competing peptide Tyr-Ile-Gly-Ser-Arg (YIGSR), a binding motif present in the b1 chain of laminins ... present in ECM proteins like fibronectin, collagens and laminins [24,25] The specific role of laminins in ASM remodelling in vivo, however, remains to be determined Therefore, using a guinea pig ... expression in the airways [19] Laminins appear to be essential for lung development and are important determinants of ASM function Laminin a1 and a2 chains are required for pulmonary branching and differentiation...
... Subcutaneous prostaglandin E2 restrains airway mast cell activity in vivo and reduces airway eosinophilia and lung Th2 cytokine overproduction in a house dust mite-induced mouse model of asthma Int ... assisted in the analysis and interpretation of the data, and prepared the manuscript RT participated in the experimental design, planned and performed all of the experiments, and helped in the writing ... rather than a dissociation The use of an antisense oligonucleotide targeted to COX-2 administered intranasally in HDM-sensitized mice has uncovered a key element in establishing the mechanisms involved...
... primary analysis was a longitudinal analysis of methacholine-PC20 using the PROC MIXED procedure in SAS assuming a power spatial variance-covariance structure, with random slopes and intercepts ... response to inhaled corticosteroids, we genotyped 10 common IPO13 variants in a cohort of children with asthma participating in a clinical trial evaluating the long-term efficacy of inhaled anti-inflammatory ... silencing prevents GC transport across the cytoplasmic-nuclear membrane inairway epithelium and abrogates GC-induced anti-inflammatory responses, suggesting that IPO13 is a critical nuclear transporter...